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Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?'
Podcast
June 25, 2026
Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?'
While the UK's tech scene booms, political uncertainty looms
# Venture capital
What it actually takes to scale AI in Europe: ‘The best founders aren’t building for the next funding round’
Sponsored by
June 25, 2026
What it actually takes to scale AI in Europe: ‘The best founders aren’t building for the next funding round’
As the European AI market moves past its honeymoon phase, what does it take to build a durable, capital-efficient business?
Sponsored by: Tencent
# Artificial intelligence
Health unicorn Alan raises €480m Series G round led by Prosus
News
June 25, 2026
Health unicorn Alan raises €480m Series G round led by Prosus
Fresh funding round values French healthtech platform at €5.5bn
# Healthtech
N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup
News
June 25, 2026
N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup
The German neobank had a rocky 2025 with management and regulatory issues
# Fintech
Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO
News
June 25, 2026
Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO
Dada hopes her move to become a VC-operator will “kick off a trend” among European investors
# Venture capital
Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
Exclusive
June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
It’s the first time the UK’s state economic development bank has committed capital specifically for underrepresented groups
# Diversity and inclusion
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
Pro
Exclusive
June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
The UK’s involvement in the superfund now rests on the incoming British prime minister and the European Union
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy
Pro
Analysis
June 25, 2026
Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy
Some investors report seeing more nuclear startups in the market, but big challenges remain
# Nuclear energy
Forget FAANG. Europe needs to bet on BRIOCHE!
Opinion
June 25, 2026
Forget FAANG. Europe needs to bet on BRIOCHE!
Bolt, Revolut, Iceye, Oura, Celonis, Helsing and ElevenLabs are helping reshape Europe’s tech future
# European tech sovereignty
17 techies share their advice for thriving in the hybrid AI-human office
Opinion
June 24, 2026
17 techies share their advice for thriving in the hybrid AI-human office
Sifted polls CEOs, investors, researchers, consultants, HR pros and operators for ways to stay ahead of tech that’s always improving
# Startup life
Car subscription company Finn becomes Germany’s newest unicorn
News
June 24, 2026
Car subscription company Finn becomes Germany’s newest unicorn
The Munich-based platform — which Sifted crowned as Europe’s fastest-growing startup in 2025 — zooms to milestone with a €140m Series D
# EVs
Records broken as eight European startups raised $1bn+ rounds in 2026
Pro
Sifted data
June 24, 2026
Records broken as eight European startups raised $1bn+ rounds in 2026
$1bn+ rounds support scaling for Europe’s key AI companies
# Venture capital
Startups are relocating the wrong person
Opinion
June 24, 2026
Startups are relocating the wrong person
Too many companies handle the paperwork while ignoring the human context around a new hire, says Lovable’s head of people
Maryanne Caughey
'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture
Pro
Interview
June 24, 2026
'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture
Head of the fintech giant’s B2B talent platform breaks down Nik Storonsky’s vision
# Fintech
DeepMind handpicked this startup for its robotics accelerator. Now it’s raised an $11.7m seed round
Pro
Exclusive
June 24, 2026
DeepMind handpicked this startup for its robotics accelerator. Now it’s raised an $11.7m seed round
Acumino builds robot models for dexterous tasks in industrial automation and is looking to scale the number of deployments it has with customers
# Robotics
Drones startup Stark confirms €500m raise backed by Sequoia and Founders Fund
News
June 23, 2026
Drones startup Stark confirms €500m raise backed by Sequoia and Founders Fund
The announcement confirms details exclusively reported by Sifted
# Defence tech
Why Europe is rebuilding its tech stack
Sifted Talks
June 23, 2026
Why Europe is rebuilding its tech stack
Europe is waking up to the need to build sovereign tech, but can it actually compete with the US?
Sponsored by: Proton
# European tech sovereignty
Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?
Pro
Analysis
June 23, 2026
Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?
Over the past decade, Andy Burnham has overseen one of Europe’s fastest-growing tech hubs as mayor of Greater Manchester
# Government
What Brexit got wrong — and right — for UK startups
Pro
Analysis
June 23, 2026
What Brexit got wrong — and right — for UK startups
British tech startups among the few bright spots
# Policy and regulation
How global hiring became a growth strategy for European business
Sponsored by
June 23, 2026
How global hiring became a growth strategy for European business
Driven by the evolution of AI and flexible working, companies are increasingly looking beyond their local talent pool
Sponsored by: Native Teams
# Hiring and workforce
Tandem Health CEO: ‘We’re not dependent on OpenAI or Anthropic’
Pro
Interview
June 23, 2026
Tandem Health CEO: ‘We’re not dependent on OpenAI or Anthropic’
The medical scribe startup is pushing into Europe, with the UK as its largest market
# Healthtech
What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?
Pro
Explainer
June 22, 2026
What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?
The former Manchester mayor is widely expected to become the country's next prime minister
# Government
How these fintech founders crowdfunded €8m in less than an hour
Pro
Interview
June 22, 2026
How these fintech founders crowdfunded €8m in less than an hour
Green digital bank Green-Got broke Crowdcube’s fastest fundraise record
# Fintech
‘Owning and controlling the entire AI stack is essential’: Europe is doubling down on its own AI infrastructure
Sponsored by
June 22, 2026
‘Owning and controlling the entire AI stack is essential’: Europe is doubling down on its own AI infrastructure
Driven by the need for sovereignty, European countries are investing in homegrown data centers, computing hardware and foundation models to break reliance on foreign tech giants
Sponsored by: J.P. Morgan Innovation Economy
# Artificial intelligence

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Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?'

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N26 hits profitability following leadership shakeup

Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO

Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot

Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund

Europe’s investors eye nuclear startups amid ‘massive scramble’ for sovereign energy

Forget FAANG. Europe needs to bet on BRIOCHE!

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Car subscription company Finn becomes Germany’s newest unicorn

Records broken as eight European startups raised $1bn+ rounds in 2026

Startups are relocating the wrong person

'Europe needs this revolution': How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley's performance culture

DeepMind handpicked this startup for its robotics accelerator. Now it’s raised an $11.7m seed round

Drones startup Stark confirms €500m raise backed by Sequoia and Founders Fund

Why Europe is rebuilding its tech stack

Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?

What Brexit got wrong — and right — for UK startups

How global hiring became a growth strategy for European business

Tandem Health CEO: ‘We’re not dependent on OpenAI or Anthropic’

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How these fintech founders crowdfunded €8m in less than an hour

‘Owning and controlling the entire AI stack is essential’: Europe is doubling down on its own AI infrastructure