# China

Revolut pitched China expansion to investors, internal documents show
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July 29, 2025
Revolut pitched China expansion to investors, internal documents show
The neobank said it was ‘hiring, licensing, scoping’ across the Middle East and Asia
Tom Matsuda
DeepSeek gives Europe's AI startups a reality check
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January 28, 2025
DeepSeek gives Europe's AI startups a reality check
The Chinese startup upended the LLM market in a matter of days
Miriam Partington, Daphné Leprince-Ringuet, Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Anne Sraders and Martin Coulter
As DeepSeek upsets the market, investors take stock: 'The only real losers are European LLM-makers'
News
January 28, 2025
As DeepSeek upsets the market, investors take stock: 'The only real losers are European LLM-makers'
The Chinese startup's success has shifted focus onto AI's application layer
Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Miriam Partington and Martin Coulter
UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?
Analysis
January 16, 2025
UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?
'It's an open game for us, if the money's not going to the US,' says one VC.
Freya Pratty
EU pushes to shield deeptech startups from Chinese takeovers
News
January 24, 2024
EU pushes to shield deeptech startups from Chinese takeovers
European Commission floats increasing EU funding for dual-use technologies
Cristina Gallardo
China launches charm offensive over Spain’s deeptech
News
January 19, 2024
China launches charm offensive over Spain’s deeptech
China makes “surprising” appearance at Spanish deeptech conference
Cristina Gallardo
European chip startups plan future without China
Analysis
January 8, 2024
European chip startups plan future without China
European founders start to adapt their startups to Western trade curbs with China
Cristina Gallardo
5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit
Analysis
November 2, 2023
5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit
Didn’t make it to Bletchley Park this week? This is what you need to know
Cristina Gallardo
The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups
News
November 1, 2023
The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups
These organisations would work together to prevent harm from AI, but not everyone is convinced
Cristina Gallardo and Tim Smith
Pausing AI development now would be premature, says UK’s top AI advisor
Interview
October 4, 2023
Pausing AI development now would be premature, says UK’s top AI advisor
UK’s AI Safety Summit needs to understand the risks posed by AI, says Matt Clifford
Cristina Gallardo and John Thornhill
AI, quantum, semiconductors and biotech on EU’s list of critical tech
News
October 3, 2023
AI, quantum, semiconductors and biotech on EU’s list of critical tech
The list comes as the EU seeks to protect sovereignty in the face of China’s global rise
Cristina Gallardo
China's new Europe strategy: Smaller tech and VC investments
Analysis
March 18, 2022
China's new Europe strategy: Smaller tech and VC investments
While general investment slowed, interest in tech remains. The metaverse and fintech are among key interest areas.
Steph Bailey
Europe has now created more $1bn 'unicorn' companies than China
Analysis
August 20, 2021
Europe has now created more $1bn 'unicorn' companies than China
Europe’s bumper year has pushed it to overtake China’s total unicorn count for the first time since 2016.
Riddhi Kanetkar
The foodtech innovation VCs are missing
Analysis
July 22, 2021
The foodtech innovation VCs are missing
Dutch greenhouse operators and tech providers are behind a worldwide greenhouse boom, but VCs are yet to cotton on to the market’s potential.
Sarah Drumm
Asian money is splurging into European startups
Analysis
May 31, 2021
Asian money is splurging into European startups
Chinese investment into European tech reached an all-time high in the first quarter of this year. Why?
Julia Caesar
Big tech needs bigger regulation, France’s Cedric O says
Interview
October 27, 2020
Big tech needs bigger regulation, France’s Cedric O says
Big tech companies need to be more heavily regulated, but Europe will make its own decisions, including on TikTok, France’s secretary of state tells Sifted.
Marie Mawad in Paris
The music startup which wooed Jay-Z and Elon Musk
Interview
October 9, 2020
The music startup which wooed Jay-Z and Elon Musk
Devialet’s quest for perfect sound has won over VIP clients and secured them a global presence. Now the sound engineering startup is expanding further with earbuds.
Marie Mawad in Paris
The video game startups on Tencent’s Europe list
News
August 18, 2020
The video game startups on Tencent’s Europe list
Tencent is on a shopping spree of video game startups in Europe, and buying a stake in France’s Voodoo is its latest move. Here’s who else made the Chinese conglomerate’s list.
Marie Mawad in Paris
Could Meero’s founder be the next Emmanuel Macron?
Interview
June 11, 2020
Could Meero’s founder be the next Emmanuel Macron?
Meero’s flamboyant founder Thomas Rebaud has been thinking a lot about employees, doing deals — and politics.
Marie Mawad in Paris
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Interview
March 9, 2020
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Blue Ocean Robotics finds success amid “the worst years of robotics history”.
Kitty Knowles
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Analysis
March 2, 2020
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.
Kitty Knowles
European fintechs are lagging behind China, McKinsey partner warns
News
October 16, 2019
European fintechs are lagging behind China, McKinsey partner warns
Europe hosts a pool of unicorns, but most challengers still “lack ambition”, says McKinsey partner
Isabel Woodford
One former Google exec says there's no hope for Europe’s artificial intelligence sector
Interview
December 14, 2018
One former Google exec says there's no hope for Europe’s artificial intelligence sector
Former exec at Apple and Microsoft, ex-president of Google China and prominent venture capitalist and AI expert, Kai-fu Lee, says Europe isn’t even in the running for bronze AI medal
Carly Minsky

# China

Revolut pitched China expansion to investors, internal documents show

DeepSeek gives Europe's AI startups a reality check

As DeepSeek upsets the market, investors take stock: 'The only real losers are European LLM-makers'

UK VCs want to mop up Chinese capital leaving the US. Should they?

EU pushes to shield deeptech startups from Chinese takeovers

China launches charm offensive over Spain’s deeptech

European chip startups plan future without China

5 takeaways from the UK AI safety summit

The UK and US are setting up national AI safety institutes — what that means for startups

Pausing AI development now would be premature, says UK’s top AI advisor

AI, quantum, semiconductors and biotech on EU’s list of critical tech

China's new Europe strategy: Smaller tech and VC investments

Europe has now created more $1bn 'unicorn' companies than China

The foodtech innovation VCs are missing

Asian money is splurging into European startups

Big tech needs bigger regulation, France’s Cedric O says

The music startup which wooed Jay-Z and Elon Musk

The video game startups on Tencent’s Europe list

Could Meero’s founder be the next Emmanuel Macron?

The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

European fintechs are lagging behind China, McKinsey partner warns

One former Google exec says there's no hope for Europe’s artificial intelligence sector