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Revolut's UK lending push is a ‘watershed’ moment. Can it take on the big banks?
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Analysis
October 26, 2026
Revolut's UK lending push is a ‘watershed’ moment. Can it take on the big banks?
Europe's most valuable fintech is moving deeper into traditional banking territory, but experts warn a big customer base won’t guarantee success
# Payments
EQT Ventures and QuantumLight back wealthtech platform Nevis in $70m raise
News
October 26, 2026
EQT Ventures and QuantumLight back wealthtech platform Nevis in $70m raise
European investors EQT Ventures and QuantumLight back AI-powered financial assistant
# Fintech
Revolut CEO slams ‘dangerous’ VCs, says he removed them from board
News
October 26, 2026
Revolut CEO slams ‘dangerous’ VCs, says he removed them from board
Founder of fintech giant advises entrepreneurs to ensure venture backers have ‘no seat at the table’
# Fintech
Evertrace acquires Veck to strengthen early founder detection
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October 26, 2026
Evertrace acquires Veck to strengthen early founder detection
The acquisition brings Veck’s startup discovery capabilities and customers to Evertrace, which now works with more than 300 venture capital funds worldwide
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# Startup life
AI takes the easy decisions; leaders must get comfortable with the hard ones
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October 26, 2026
AI takes the easy decisions; leaders must get comfortable with the hard ones
When agents handle the routine calls, what remains for humans is harder, riskier and more exposed
Paid for and produced by: London Business School
# Artificial intelligence
Strawberry's Charles Maddock on lessons from Anton Osika, US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC
Podcast
October 26, 2026
Strawberry's Charles Maddock on lessons from Anton Osika, US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC
Strawberry is backed by General Catalyst and EQT Ventures, and this week launched its first full product, Strawberry 1.0
# AI agents
Sovereignty comes to pan-European spinout event Stage Two
Features
October 26, 2026
Sovereignty comes to pan-European spinout event Stage Two
The annual Berlin shindig sees academic founders from across the continent pitching their ideas to VCs
# University spinouts
Exclusive: Heartcore Capital leads $17m raise for AI agent startup Nous
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October 26, 2026
Exclusive: Heartcore Capital leads $17m raise for AI agent startup Nous
Mosaic Ventures, Chalfen Ventures, Joyance Partners and Bain Future Back Ventures also backed the round
# AI agents
Follow Jensen’s money not his mouth
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Opinion
October 26, 2026
Follow Jensen’s money not his mouth
Despite the region’s promise, the Nvidia CEO is right that there are many things that need fixing in Europe
# Venture capital
Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents
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October 26, 2026
Exclusive: General Catalyst-backed Strawberry launches first full product, 'the European alternative' to US agents
Strawberry founder Charles Maddock chats the new release, his US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC
# Artificial intelligence
Scaleup capital drives a fifth straight quarter of growth, as Paris and Munich outstrip London
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Sifted data
October 26, 2026
Scaleup capital drives a fifth straight quarter of growth, as Paris and Munich outstrip London
European tech notched the highest quarterly total for funding on record in Q3, the third quarter in a row the figure has been broken
# Venture capital
Alex Depledge departs UK treasury job, criticising 'sideshow' treatment of scaleups
News
October 25, 2026
Alex Depledge departs UK treasury job, criticising 'sideshow' treatment of scaleups
The government's entrepreneurship advisor said she will step down the day after the Budget
# Government
Oslo tech struggles to break out of Stockholm's shadow
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Analysis
October 23, 2026
Oslo tech struggles to break out of Stockholm's shadow
Despite the tough market, VCs see promise for Norwegian deeptech
# Deeptech
Nvidia funds European startups. They spend it on Nvidia
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Analysis
October 23, 2026
Nvidia funds European startups. They spend it on Nvidia
The chip giant's latest European shopping spree saw it tour London, Stockholm, Paris and Berlin
# Artificial intelligence
14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
October 23, 2026
14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs
Sifted asked investors from 2100, Vento, United Ventures, Italians Founders for their top picks
# Venture capital
Palantir chief: Europe must ‘accept some dependency’ on US tech
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October 22, 2026
Palantir chief: Europe must ‘accept some dependency’ on US tech
UK and Europe chief Louis Mosely rejects continent’s push for tech sovereignty
# European tech sovereignty
Meet Aaron Rosenberg: The man DeepMind researchers call before they quit
Podcast
October 22, 2026
Meet Aaron Rosenberg: The man DeepMind researchers call before they quit
Once Demis Hassabis’s deputy, Aaron Rosenberg now leads Radical Ventures’ UK presence
# Venture capital
Ireland’s AI scene has buzz. Now it needs breakouts
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Analysis
October 22, 2026
Ireland’s AI scene has buzz. Now it needs breakouts
Familiar names dominated the recent AI summit in Dublin, but a scrappier crowd is betting on tech that’s ‘easy to explain to your mam’
# Startup life
Sifted’s first Onstage Demo Day
Features
October 22, 2026
Sifted’s first Onstage Demo Day
19 startups took the stage to pitch an investor and operator audience
# Events
More startup ‘mafias’ are coming in Norway, predicts VC
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Interview
October 22, 2026
More startup ‘mafias’ are coming in Norway, predicts VC
Though Oslo's tech scene trails its neighbour Stockholm, some local VCs see promise in physical AI
# Venture capital
Italian startups are growing up: bigger early-stage rounds and more late-stage money, data shows
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Sifted data
October 22, 2026
Italian startups are growing up: bigger early-stage rounds and more late-stage money, data shows
Bigger seeds, a rebound in growth rounds and a record year for late-stage equity point to a maturing pipeline
# Funding
Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed
News
October 22, 2026
Yann LeCun and Arthur Mensch back Zurich robotics startup in $30m pre-seed
Enact Intelligence, cofounded by a 1X and Physical Intelligence alum, has raised Switzerland’s largest ever pre-seed round
# Robotics
Exclusive: Former H Company CTO seeks $30m for new startup
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October 21, 2026
Exclusive: Former H Company CTO seeks $30m for new startup
Pierre-Louis Cedoz left H at the start of September to launch a new venture with two of his former colleagues
# Artificial intelligence
Legora raises fresh $550m at $8.8bn valuation
News
October 21, 2026
Legora raises fresh $550m at $8.8bn valuation
Fast-growing legaltech startup wins backing from Atreides Management and JP Morgan
# Legaltech

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Evertrace acquires Veck to strengthen early founder detection

AI takes the easy decisions; leaders must get comfortable with the hard ones

Strawberry's Charles Maddock on lessons from Anton Osika, US ambitions – and how Legora’s Junestrand helped land GC

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Alex Depledge departs UK treasury job, criticising 'sideshow' treatment of scaleups

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14 Italian early stage startups to watch, according to VCs

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Meet Aaron Rosenberg: The man DeepMind researchers call before they quit

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Sifted’s first Onstage Demo Day

More startup ‘mafias’ are coming in Norway, predicts VC

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