# AI agents

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
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Anthropic wants to eat my startup’s lunch. Here’s why I’m not worried
Opinion
September 29, 2026
Anthropic wants to eat my startup’s lunch. Here’s why I’m not worried
Claude for Financial Advisors generated conversation — but not unqualified excitement
Hardy Michel
Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Exclusive
September 28, 2026
Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Humanos has raised a $3.2m seed led by Anthemis
Damisola Sulaiman
AI safety startups mapped: 37 companies building Europe's trust layer
Pro
Market map
September 24, 2026
AI safety startups mapped: 37 companies building Europe's trust layer
Amid growing alarm over the threats of a rapidly-developing technology, AI safety has become a catch-all term
Oshin Narang
A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon
Pro
Interview
September 22, 2026
A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon
General partner Anish Acharya talks the hottest AI trends, the "advantage" European startups have over SF and the European consumer
Anne Sraders
N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'
Pro
Interview
September 22, 2026
N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'
Jan Oberhauser on the surge in demand for AI agents and how companies can now do more with a much lower headcount
Éanna Kelly
‘It’s the modern nuclear arms race’: safety expert Denis Shilov on slowing down AI
Pro
Interview
September 18, 2026
‘It’s the modern nuclear arms race’: safety expert Denis Shilov on slowing down AI
Shilov launched Paris-based startup White Circle in 2025 to help companies deploying AI to keep the behaviour of the models they use under control
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Inside London's weirdest neolab
Pro
Interview
September 18, 2026
Inside London's weirdest neolab
Inherent was founded by DeepMind alumni and has been backed with $50m from Index and Radical
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?
Pro
Analysis
September 17, 2026
Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?
Founders report mixed interest in safety discussions from their investors
Freya Pratty, Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Martin Coulter
US VC FirstMark: ‘Europe is underrated’ right now among American investors
Pro
Interview
September 11, 2026
US VC FirstMark: ‘Europe is underrated’ right now among American investors
The New York firm has backed startups like Legora, Harmattan AI and Synthesia
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
Pro
Exclusive
September 7, 2026
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
Filings show Jack & Jill allocated shares worth £30m at the beginning of August
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: H cofounder Laurent Sifre joins Microsoft
Pro
Exclusive
September 4, 2026
Exclusive: H cofounder Laurent Sifre joins Microsoft
Sifre was the last of five cofounders left working at the company
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
12 AI safety startups to watch, according to VCs
Pro
Investor survey
August 26, 2026
12 AI safety startups to watch, according to VCs
These startups are helping organisations trust the AI models and agents they are putting in production
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Starling unveils weekly AI rollout as fintech race intensifies
Pro
Interview
August 20, 2026
Starling unveils weekly AI rollout as fintech race intensifies
The London-based neobank has been an early AI adopter among its fintech peers
Damisola Sulaiman
Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We're a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’
Podcast
August 19, 2026
Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We're a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’
The Milan-based company is leading the EU's Europa frontier model consortium
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and John Thornhill
Legora in talks to raise at a $10bn valuation, according to reports
News
August 13, 2026
Legora in talks to raise at a $10bn valuation, according to reports
The legaltech raised its Series D at a $5.6bn valuation in March
Mimi Billing
Fintech startup Moss crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with €30m Series C
Pro
Exclusive
August 5, 2026
Fintech startup Moss crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with €30m Series C
The AI finance startup plans to build out its agentic capabilities with the funding
Damisola Sulaiman
A16z backs HappyRobot at $1.2bn valuation
News
August 4, 2026
A16z backs HappyRobot at $1.2bn valuation
The startup helps enterprises build, deploy and manage AI agents across complex workflows
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Adyen is coming for agentic payments. Can startups keep up?
Pro
Interview
July 30, 2026
Adyen is coming for agentic payments. Can startups keep up?
A handful of European startups specialising in agentic payments have emerged in recent years
Damisola Sulaiman
The next AI race will be fought over trust
Pro
Sifted View
July 27, 2026
The next AI race will be fought over trust
OpenAI's accidental hacking of Hugging Face raises questions over whether Europe's AI leaders are taking safety seriously enough
Martin Coulter
The ex-Palantir and Dropbox duo helping the likes of ElevenLabs, Notion and Wiz ship AI-generated code faster
News
July 15, 2026
The ex-Palantir and Dropbox duo helping the likes of ElevenLabs, Notion and Wiz ship AI-generated code faster
Meticulous has raised $15m from Chemistry, Menlo Ventures and a host of angels from Poolside, Dropbox, Vercel and OpenAI
Tom Nugent
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
Anne Sraders
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
Mimi Billing
Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs
Pro
Investor survey
June 9, 2026
Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs
Meet the companies laying the groundwork for the agentic economy
Damisola Sulaiman

# AI agents

H Company cofounder Charles Kantor launches new AI neocloud startup

Anthropic wants to eat my startup’s lunch. Here’s why I’m not worried

Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents

AI safety startups mapped: 37 companies building Europe's trust layer

A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon

N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees'

‘It’s the modern nuclear arms race’: safety expert Denis Shilov on slowing down AI

Inside London's weirdest neolab

Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?

US VC FirstMark: ‘Europe is underrated’ right now among American investors

Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street

Exclusive: H cofounder Laurent Sifre joins Microsoft

12 AI safety startups to watch, according to VCs

Starling unveils weekly AI rollout as fintech race intensifies

Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We're a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’

Legora in talks to raise at a $10bn valuation, according to reports

Fintech startup Moss crowned Europe’s newest unicorn with €30m Series C

A16z backs HappyRobot at $1.2bn valuation

Adyen is coming for agentic payments. Can startups keep up?

The next AI race will be fought over trust

The ex-Palantir and Dropbox duo helping the likes of ElevenLabs, Notion and Wiz ship AI-generated code faster

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

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

Agentic payments startups to watch, according to VCs