# Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source
News
March 21, 2025
Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source
Mensch previously said Mistral was not for sale and planned to IPO
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
15 female founders to watch in AI
Analysis
March 21, 2025
15 female founders to watch in AI
In a space typically dominated by men, these are the women making waves in AI
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
ElevenLabs poaches Palantir engineers as AI talent race heats up
News
March 21, 2025
ElevenLabs poaches Palantir engineers as AI talent race heats up
The AI voice startup has rapidly scaled its engineering team in a bid to outpace competitors
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Exclusive: Microsoft scoops up talent from AI video startup Haiper
News
March 20, 2025
Exclusive: Microsoft scoops up talent from AI video startup Haiper
Division leader Mustafa Suleyman has been on a hiring spree in recent months
Martin Coulter
Autonomous vehicles startup Oxa partners with Nvidia to train AI models
News
March 19, 2025
Autonomous vehicles startup Oxa partners with Nvidia to train AI models
The deal marks the tech giant’s latest European AV tie up
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
UiPath acquires SoftBank-backed startup Peak as it plots AI agents play
News
March 13, 2025
UiPath acquires SoftBank-backed startup Peak as it plots AI agents play
Manchester-based Peak had raised $117m from investors
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder
Analysis
March 13, 2025
Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder
Sifted lists seven European startups in the buzzing AI app builder space
Mimi Billing, Federico Scolari and Éanna Kelly
Is Daniel Ek’s Neko Health worth $1.7bn?
Analysis
March 12, 2025
Is Daniel Ek’s Neko Health worth $1.7bn?
What makes a preventative healthtech with two clinics a unicorn?
Mimi Billing
China’s Manus AI outpaces Western rivals: ‘Europe risks being left behind’
Analysis
March 11, 2025
China’s Manus AI outpaces Western rivals: ‘Europe risks being left behind’
Some branded the AI agent’s debut ‘another Deepseek moment’
Martin Coulter
Trump is a gift to European AI
Opinion
March 11, 2025
Trump is a gift to European AI
Europe has all the tools to lead on AI — now we have a moral obligation
Rasmus Rothe and Robert Kilian
Encrypted nudes app Linq raises $1.1m to stamp out revenge porn
News
March 8, 2025
Encrypted nudes app Linq raises $1.1m to stamp out revenge porn
Backers include VC firms such as Form Ventures and Ascension
Martin Coulter
Stability AI seeks to steady ship with fresh fundraise from WPP
News
March 6, 2025
Stability AI seeks to steady ship with fresh fundraise from WPP
Earlier reports suggested the startup was looking to raise a further $30m after picking up $50m from investors in 2024
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
AI talent crisis: How European startups are looking to outcompete rivals for tech workers
Analysis
March 6, 2025
AI talent crisis: How European startups are looking to outcompete rivals for tech workers
Execs at Europe's AI darlings are cosying up to researchers, upskilling employees and turning to AI agents to overcome the worker shortage
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
European defence tech will fall behind without new AI rules
Opinion
March 5, 2025
European defence tech will fall behind without new AI rules
The continent needs to bolster its own militaries and defence capabilities if it is to safeguard its democracies
Olly Salzmann
AI analytics startup Quantexa hunts for acquisitions as it raises $175m
News
March 5, 2025
AI analytics startup Quantexa hunts for acquisitions as it raises $175m
The Series F round sees the UK company hit a $2.6bn valuation
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Six months after cofounder exodus, some H Company investors are still in the dark: 'The vision isn't clear'
Analysis
March 4, 2025
Six months after cofounder exodus, some H Company investors are still in the dark: 'The vision isn't clear'
After raising a huge seed round then losing three cofounders, the startup has been out of the public eye for months
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Builder.ai founder and 'chief wizard' Sachin Dev Duggal steps down as CEO of Microsoft-backed unicorn
News
March 3, 2025
Builder.ai founder and 'chief wizard' Sachin Dev Duggal steps down as CEO of Microsoft-backed unicorn
Sachin Dev Duggal said his departure marked 'an exciting new chapter' for the company
Martin Coulter
AI self-driving car startup Wayve eyes global expansion with Germany launch
News
March 3, 2025
AI self-driving car startup Wayve eyes global expansion with Germany launch
The SoftBank, Nvidia and Microsoft-backed company raised a record $1bn round in 2024
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
How to build with AI pt. 2
How To
March 3, 2025
How to build with AI pt. 2
Cluso cofounder Dan Parry shared his top tips to take your building with AI to the next level
Anisah Osman Britton
AI agent startup ideas VCs want you to pitch them
Analysis
February 28, 2025
AI agent startup ideas VCs want you to pitch them
Two months into 2025, investors have already pumped €600m into agentic AI startups in Europe
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
ElevenLabs releases new AI model it says outperforms rivals at Google and OpenAI
News
February 27, 2025
ElevenLabs releases new AI model it says outperforms rivals at Google and OpenAI
The launch of the startup’s first speech-to-text model comes weeks on from its $180m raise
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Meet the eight startups using AI to fight malicious AI
Analysis
February 27, 2025
Meet the eight startups using AI to fight malicious AI
The founders defending humans from AI bots, copyright theft, disinformation and deepfakes
Éanna Kelly
Lovable: Is this AI agent-maker Europe’s fastest-growing software startup ever?
Analysis
February 26, 2025
Lovable: Is this AI agent-maker Europe’s fastest-growing software startup ever?
LLM companies and top-tier VCs are snooping around the small Stockholm startup
Mimi Billing
Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable
February 25, 2025
Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable
A blog post — apparently published in error — revealed the raise
Mimi Billing

# Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO rules out IPO for now, doubles down on open-source

15 female founders to watch in AI

ElevenLabs poaches Palantir engineers as AI talent race heats up

Exclusive: Microsoft scoops up talent from AI video startup Haiper

Autonomous vehicles startup Oxa partners with Nvidia to train AI models

UiPath acquires SoftBank-backed startup Peak as it plots AI agents play

Lovable FOMO has VCs hunting for the next super fast app builder

Is Daniel Ek’s Neko Health worth $1.7bn?

China’s Manus AI outpaces Western rivals: ‘Europe risks being left behind’

Trump is a gift to European AI

Encrypted nudes app Linq raises $1.1m to stamp out revenge porn

Stability AI seeks to steady ship with fresh fundraise from WPP

AI talent crisis: How European startups are looking to outcompete rivals for tech workers

European defence tech will fall behind without new AI rules

AI analytics startup Quantexa hunts for acquisitions as it raises $175m

Six months after cofounder exodus, some H Company investors are still in the dark: 'The vision isn't clear'

Builder.ai founder and 'chief wizard' Sachin Dev Duggal steps down as CEO of Microsoft-backed unicorn

AI self-driving car startup Wayve eyes global expansion with Germany launch

How to build with AI pt. 2

AI agent startup ideas VCs want you to pitch them

ElevenLabs releases new AI model it says outperforms rivals at Google and OpenAI

Meet the eight startups using AI to fight malicious AI

Lovable: Is this AI agent-maker Europe’s fastest-growing software startup ever?

Exclusive: Creandum leads round in buzzy AI agent startup Lovable