# United Kingdom

Should you get a personal AI assistant?
Analysis
October 21, 2026
Should you get a personal AI assistant?
I asked techies about these busy little bots and heard a mix of praise and criticism
Éanna Kelly
Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning
Pro
News
October 20, 2026
Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning
Graepel previously helped build AlphaGo at DeepMind
Freya Pratty
The 'blurry' world of defence tech revenue
Pro
Analysis
October 16, 2026
The 'blurry' world of defence tech revenue
VCs report some founders are misrepresenting or not being transparent about defence revenue
Anne Sraders
Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech
Podcast
October 15, 2026
Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech
Few people have seen tech policy from as many angles as Clegg
John Thornhill and Freya Pratty
Tandem Health tops Sifted’s ranking of 100 standout AI startups in Europe
News
October 15, 2026
Tandem Health tops Sifted’s ranking of 100 standout AI startups in Europe
The top AI challengers are a healthcare platform, an enterprise agent builder and an industrial automation firm
Éanna Kelly
What US Big Tech taught me about leading a startup — and what I had to unlearn
Opinion
October 14, 2026
What US Big Tech taught me about leading a startup — and what I had to unlearn
The best leaders know what to borrow from the behemoths and what to leave behind
Ben Chisell
Stryker to invest $400m in CMR Surgical, with option to buy it outright
News
October 12, 2026
Stryker to invest $400m in CMR Surgical, with option to buy it outright
The listed medtech will act as exclusive US sales agent for CMR’s robot-assisted surgery system
Tom Nugent
Inside the London startup turning veterans, Amazon alumni and an ex-VC into factory owners
Pro
Interview
October 9, 2026
Inside the London startup turning veterans, Amazon alumni and an ex-VC into factory owners
Automated manufacturing startup Isembard recently opened what it says is the largest factory in the UK capital since the second world war
Tom Nugent
How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you
Analysis
October 7, 2026
How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you
Four VCs on growth benchmarks, storytelling, AI-generated decks and the red flags that kill a deal
Éanna Kelly
The age of the scaleup fund
Analysis
October 2, 2026
The age of the scaleup fund
Investors predict more, and bigger, funds aimed at tackling the European growth funding gap
Anne Sraders
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch
Analysis
October 2, 2026
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch
Sifted's annual event is our litmus test for where European tech is heading in the coming 12 months
Tom Nugent
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
News
October 1, 2026
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Digital health companies make strong showing in Sifted's third Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
Exclusive
September 30, 2026
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
France recently sought to block the UK’s participation in the fund
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund
Pro
Analysis
September 30, 2026
The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund
From Octopus Ventures to Molten Ventures, here are the investors that could land the mandate to manage the pot
Anne Sraders, Tom Nugent and Freya Pratty
Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators
Analysis
September 30, 2026
Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators
Think you know Sifted’s journalists? Well, you don’t. Not really. But that’s about to change
Éanna Kelly
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Opinion
September 25, 2026
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Harry Stebbings, Henry Hayes, Nick Clegg and the other speakers I’m looking forward to seeing
Éanna Kelly
‘Pushing the frontier is best done outside’: DeepMind alum Simon Kohl on leaving Big Tech
Pro
Interview
September 24, 2026
‘Pushing the frontier is best done outside’: DeepMind alum Simon Kohl on leaving Big Tech
Kohl left DeepMind three years ago to launch Latent Labs, an AI lab dedicated to drug design and discovery
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Northern Gritstone CEO: Exiting to US acquirers isn’t a failure
Pro
Interview
September 24, 2026
Northern Gritstone CEO: Exiting to US acquirers isn’t a failure
Duncan Johnson talks scaling the north of England tech ecosystem, Gritstone’s new San Francisco office and why portfolio exits are coming
Tom Nugent
Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140m round
News
September 23, 2026
Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140m round
Anthropic’s Anthology Fund — a partnership between the AI giant and Menlo Ventures — has backed Basecamp
Freya Pratty
‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?
Analysis
September 23, 2026
‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?
Fuse Energy boss Alan Chang says the tech is helping him achieve "the ultimate meritocracy" — but some are sceptical that AI can do this job well
Éanna Kelly
Exclusive: Connect Ventures raises $55m in first close of fifth fund to chase deeptech founders
Pro
Exclusive
September 23, 2026
Exclusive: Connect Ventures raises $55m in first close of fifth fund to chase deeptech founders
“You have to go where the best founders are going," managing partner Sitar Teli tells Sifted.
Anne Sraders
London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch
Pro
List
September 21, 2026
London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch
London Demo Day, the annual event where university-founded startups pitch for capital, returned this month
Oshin Narang
New solo GP firm backing early-stage AI and deeptech startups hits first close of maiden fund
Pro
Exclusive
September 21, 2026
New solo GP firm backing early-stage AI and deeptech startups hits first close of maiden fund
Project Ventures, founded by Shahryar Barati, will back pre-seed and seed startups with ties to Imperial College London
Tom Nugent
What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts
Analysis
September 16, 2026
What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts
Is a suit overkill? Patagonia fleece still king? What about branded merch? I’ve got answers
Éanna Kelly

# United Kingdom

Should you get a personal AI assistant?

Ex-DeepMind researcher Thore Graepel launches new startup Metis Reasoning

The 'blurry' world of defence tech revenue

Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech

Tandem Health tops Sifted’s ranking of 100 standout AI startups in Europe

What US Big Tech taught me about leading a startup — and what I had to unlearn

Stryker to invest $400m in CMR Surgical, with option to buy it outright

Inside the London startup turning veterans, Amazon alumni and an ex-VC into factory owners

How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you

The age of the scaleup fund

Sifted Summit day two: dispatch

Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies

The VCs that could run the UK’s £1bn Scale-Up Fund

Sex, money, power — or seeing EU Inc come into force? I put the big questions to Sifted Summit’s moderators

5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit

‘Pushing the frontier is best done outside’: DeepMind alum Simon Kohl on leaving Big Tech

Northern Gritstone CEO: Exiting to US acquirers isn’t a failure

Anthropic and Nvidia back Basecamp Research in $140m round

‘You cannot hide from AI’: Should we fear AI-led performance reviews?

Exclusive: Connect Ventures raises $55m in first close of fifth fund to chase deeptech founders

London Demo Day 2026: startups to watch

New solo GP firm backing early-stage AI and deeptech startups hits first close of maiden fund

What should you wear to a tech interview? The essential dos and don’ts