# Artificial intelligence

How many government AI initiatives is too many?
Opinion
April 2, 2026
How many government AI initiatives is too many?
British politician Ed Vaizey asks for a more joined-up AI investment strategy from the UK government
Ed Vaizey
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
News
April 1, 2026
Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding
Its AI model Symphony outperforms big‑tech models in medical coding by more than 25% in independent clinical‑accuracy benchmarks
Mimi Billing
European fintech is going AI-native
Analysis
March 31, 2026
European fintech is going AI-native
A growing number of fintechs are making AI core to their offering from the outset
Martin Coulter
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Analysis
March 31, 2026
The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’
Paris-based Mistral released its first voice model last week amid intensifying competition
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out
News
March 30, 2026
Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out
French startup to acquire 13.8k Nvidia GPUs for its first data centre in the south of Paris
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not
Opinion
March 30, 2026
European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not
While we celebrate European founders who ‘make it’ in the US, we overlook the category-defining companies thriving because they doubled down on Europe
Lukas Saari
Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage
Sifted View
March 30, 2026
Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage
Tech sovereignty is a tough game — so maybe the region's startups should be playing differently
John Thornhill
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Exclusive
March 27, 2026
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Following a period of employee churn, the early-stage investor is making further cuts to increase efficiency
Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin
From hype to impact: How companies are scaling with AI
Sifted Talks
March 27, 2026
From hype to impact: How companies are scaling with AI
Here’s how companies are turning AI from a pilot test to a core driver of growth
Sponsored by: Zoom
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
Investor survey
March 27, 2026
11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors
Spain is emerging as the AI dark horse of Europe, with fast-growing funding and startups abounding in the space
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue
News
March 27, 2026
Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue
Brahma's tech has been used in films like Here, where it was used to make a young version of Tom Hanks
Freya Pratty
OpenAI's Laura Modiano on hackathons, Lovable and how startups can partner with the tech giant
Podcast
March 26, 2026
OpenAI's Laura Modiano on hackathons, Lovable and how startups can partner with the tech giant
Plus: what she looks for in angel investments
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs
Profile
March 26, 2026
The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs
After launching three AI startups, Lebrun has embarked on the ‘project of a lifetime’ as CEO of LeCun’s new startup
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
AI notetaking startup Granola hits unicorn status with $125m Series C
News
March 25, 2026
AI notetaking startup Granola hits unicorn status with $125m Series C
The London-based company, which transcribes meeting notes for users, is valued at $1.5bn
Tom Nugent
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
Exclusive
March 25, 2026
Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest
The company is among the fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland by revenue
Martin Coulter
‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals
Analysis
March 24, 2026
‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals
The French startup’s CEO is advocating for a revenue-based charge to remedy copyright issues in AI
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Air defence startup Egide raises €8m seed round
Exclusive
March 23, 2026
Exclusive: Air defence startup Egide raises €8m seed round
The Paris-based startup is building software and hardware to intercept drones and plans to expand to other threats
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime
Exclusive
March 23, 2026
French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime
The new fund will back up to 25 startups and spinouts in areas like semiconductors, cybersecurity, robotics and the energy transition
Anne Sraders
Air Street Capital closes $232m solo GP fund — Europe’s largest
News
March 23, 2026
Air Street Capital closes $232m solo GP fund — Europe’s largest
Nathan Benaich on when it makes sense for startups to partner with AI giants, when to raise and when to sell
Amy Lewin
15 defence startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
Investor survey
March 20, 2026
15 defence startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs
From hypersonic missiles to micro ocean robots, a host of defence startups are catching VCs’ eyes
Anne Sraders
Why the fastest AI wins aren’t coming from big enterprises
Sponsored by
March 17, 2026
Why the fastest AI wins aren’t coming from big enterprises
While corporates pour billions into AI, SMBs are deploying off-the-shelf tools and seeing returns in weeks
Sponsored by: Box
Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI
News
March 16, 2026
Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI
The first batch of AI companies chosen for Station F's new F/ai programme
Éanna Kelly
Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’
Analysis
March 13, 2026
Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’
Secondaries investors report premiums for the most in-demand names
Amy Lewin, Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’
News
March 12, 2026
UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’
The VC is planning to launch more, and larger, funds in the future
Anne Sraders

# Artificial intelligence

How many government AI initiatives is too many?

Danish AI lab Corti beats OpenAI and Anthropic in medical coding

European fintech is going AI-native

The race to dominate voice AI is heating up: ‘We have to go fast’

Mistral secures $830m loan to fund AI data centre build-out

European founders are obsessed with Silicon Valley. Here’s why I’m not

Making the most of Europe’s second mover advantage

Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn

From hype to impact: How companies are scaling with AI

11 Spanish AI startups to watch, according to investors

Meet Brahma: the quiet Synthesia rival forecasting $100m in revenue

OpenAI's Laura Modiano on hackathons, Lovable and how startups can partner with the tech giant

The ‘maverick’ founder Yann LeCun handpicked to run AMI Labs

AI notetaking startup Granola hits unicorn status with $125m Series C

Due diligence startup Eunice raises $8m backed by Moonfire Ventures and Speedinvest

‘Build code, not tax’: Mistral CEO sparks backlash with AI copyright proposals

Exclusive: Air defence startup Egide raises €8m seed round

French-Italian VC 360 Capital raises €85m for deeptech fund backed by European defence prime

Air Street Capital closes $232m solo GP fund — Europe’s largest

15 defence startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs

Why the fastest AI wins aren’t coming from big enterprises

Revealed: The 20 startups chosen for the AI accelerator backed by Sequoia, General Catalyst, Mistral and OpenAI

Inside the booming secondaries market in Europe: 'Who isn’t selling?’

UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’