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RobCo hits unicorn valuation in employee share sale
News
October 5, 2026
RobCo hits unicorn valuation in employee share sale
The German robotics startup doubled its valuation from earlier in the year as it sets sights on further US expansion
# Robotics
The best AI opportunities for investors may not look like AI companies
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October 5, 2026
The best AI opportunities for investors may not look like AI companies
It's less about finding the next company with AI in its name and more about finding businesses that can use the technology to create a meaningful advantage
Paid for and produced by: STNL Media Invest Holding
# Artificial intelligence
8 pre-seed rounds led by Tier 1 US investors in AI-native companies
Pro
Sifted data
October 5, 2026
8 pre-seed rounds led by Tier 1 US investors in AI-native companies
Silicon Valley’s biggest venture firms are increasingly hunting for European AI startups before they’ve barely got off the ground
# Venture capital
Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
List
October 5, 2026
Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
Last week, London saw hundreds of Europe's tech ecosystem descend on Shoreditch for the fifth annual edition of Sifted Summit
# Startup life
Why a $100m Series B startup decided to test the LSE’s new private market
Pro
Interview
October 5, 2026
Why a $100m Series B startup decided to test the LSE’s new private market
UK unicorns Moneybox and Wayve completed auctions on the platform in July
# HR tech
Who are Europe’s fastest-growing companies?
Podcast
October 2, 2026
Who are Europe’s fastest-growing companies?
London-based wellness marketplace Healf was crowned winner
# Venture capital
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
# Venture capital
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
# Startup life
Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge
News
October 1, 2026
Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge
The sale would have valued the London-based fintech at between £8bn-10bn
# Fintech
Harry Stebbings: ‘I regret 996 in many ways’
Interview
October 1, 2026
Harry Stebbings: ‘I regret 996 in many ways’
Speaking on stage at Sifted Summit, the 20VC podcast host and investor walks back earlier commitment to the intense working practice
# Venture capital
Sifted Summit day one: dispatched
Features
October 1, 2026
Sifted Summit day one: dispatched
Featuring Zeynep Yavuz Wilson, Sir Nick Clegg, UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan and Max Junestrand
# Events
Exclusive: Dig Ventures raises $120m to back Europe’s AI infrastructure startups
Exclusive
October 1, 2026
Exclusive: Dig Ventures raises $120m to back Europe’s AI infrastructure startups
The firm plans to back around 30 European pre-seed and seed companies
Martin Coulter
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
# Venture capital
ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22bn with tender offer
News
September 30, 2026
ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22bn with tender offer
New price tag comes little over six months since AI voice startup was valued at $11bn
# Artificial intelligence
Smart ring maker Oura delays IPO amid 'market uncertainty'
News
September 30, 2026
Smart ring maker Oura delays IPO amid 'market uncertainty'
Smart wearables scaleup had been targeting a valuation of around $15bn
# Wearables
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
# Venture capital
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
News
September 30, 2026
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
Max Junestrand says taxation of employee equity across Europe makes it ‘impossible to actually scale here’
# Artificial intelligence
H Company cofounder Charles Kantor launches new AI neocloud startup
News
September 30, 2026
H Company cofounder Charles Kantor launches new AI neocloud startup
Kantor left the buzzy AI startup just over a year ago after raising $220m in seed funding
# Artificial intelligence
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
News
September 30, 2026
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
Kanishka Narayan’s comment come after UK founders and investors backed an open letter calling to restrict the use of extended notice periods and garden leave.
# Policy and regulation
A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
Opinion
September 30, 2026
A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi
The Swedish founder on her love of sleep masks, the Daily AI Brief and bike rides with husband and AI luminary Anton Osika
# Startup life
AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me
Analysis
September 30, 2026
AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me
A Dutch startup’s chatbot brought my ‘eau de LLM’ fragrance to life — can it waft its way into the perfume world?
# Startup life
How to build stress intelligence into your business model
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September 30, 2026
How to build stress intelligence into your business model
Preparing employees to cope with pressure can have a huge impact on companies’ bottom line
Sponsored by: WONE (Walking on Earth)
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
# Venture capital
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
# Startup life

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Sifted Summit day two: dispatch

Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge

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Sifted Summit day one: dispatched

Exclusive: Dig Ventures raises $120m to back Europe’s AI infrastructure startups

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

ElevenLabs doubles valuation to $22bn with tender offer

Smart ring maker Oura delays IPO amid 'market uncertainty'

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

Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’

H Company cofounder Charles Kantor launches new AI neocloud startup

UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes

A day in the life… with Imagi founder Dora Palfi

AI helped make my new cologne. Smells like success to me

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