# Artificial intelligence

EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business
News
August 4, 2026
EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business
The Scaleup Europe Fund, run by EQT, will be making its first investments in the coming weeks
Anne Sraders
Bending Spoons strikes $2.25bn Airtable deal in first acquisition since IPO
News
August 4, 2026
Bending Spoons strikes $2.25bn Airtable deal in first acquisition since IPO
Italian rollup giant expanding beyond consumer apps with another major enterprise software acquisition
Martin Coulter
How to build secure and user-friendly AI: ‘If data sits in a silo, it only sees part of the picture’
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August 4, 2026
How to build secure and user-friendly AI: ‘If data sits in a silo, it only sees part of the picture’
The secret to successful AI isn't choosing the perfect model, but safe and organised company data
Sponsored by: Box
The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?
Pro
Analysis
August 3, 2026
The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?
Expect products as soon as Q3 from some, while others are focused on longer-term goals
Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Blossom Capital is dipping into defence. Here’s what the VC is looking for
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Interview
July 31, 2026
Blossom Capital is dipping into defence. Here’s what the VC is looking for
The firm invested in three defence startups in the last year
Anne Sraders
The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped
Pro
Market map
July 31, 2026
The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped
From nuclear to geothermal to tidal power, Sifted maps the European startups developing new sources of electricity for the continent’s growing data centre buildout
Jonathan Sinclair
EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme
News
July 30, 2026
EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme
Companies and investors can now bid to build AI data centres backed by hundreds of millions of euros in public funding
Martin Coulter
AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst
News
July 28, 2026
AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst
Leading AI founders from ElevenLabs, Legora and Synthesia also participated
Martin Coulter
Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund
News
July 28, 2026
Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund
Sifted previously reported that at least two investors were leaving their full-time partner roles ahead of the upcoming fund
Anne Sraders and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Multiverse Computing targeting €500m round at unicorn valuation
News
July 27, 2026
Multiverse Computing targeting €500m round at unicorn valuation
Based in Donostia in Spain, Multiverse “compresses” large AI models to reduce computing requirements
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Why automated CV screening is failing — and what to replace it with
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July 23, 2026
Why automated CV screening is failing — and what to replace it with
As AI-generated CVs make traditional screening ineffective, organisations must look beyond local tech hubs and adopt competency vetting to find genuine AI talent
Sponsored by: WorkMotion
Mistral wanted to beat Anthropic. Now it’s becoming Palantir
Pro
Data
July 23, 2026
Mistral wanted to beat Anthropic. Now it’s becoming Palantir
Data exclusively seen by Sifted shows the company has made a rapid internal pivot
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Meet the team helping Yann LeCun build AI startup AMI Labs
Pro
Analysis
July 23, 2026
Meet the team helping Yann LeCun build AI startup AMI Labs
Dozens of Meta alumni have followed LeCun to join the buzzy world models startup
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Ellie Apostolidi
9 neocloud startups to watch, according to investors
Pro
Investor survey
July 23, 2026
9 neocloud startups to watch, according to investors
Investors from Episode 1 Ventures, Giant Ventures, Oldenburg Capital Partners, Northzone and Antler share their picks of the neocloud startups to watch
Tom Nugent
OpenAI models hack Hugging Face systems during internal testing
News
July 22, 2026
OpenAI models hack Hugging Face systems during internal testing
The French-American startup disclosed an ‘intrusion’ in its systems last week
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Samsung in talks to back Mistral’s Series D, say reports
News
July 22, 2026
Samsung in talks to back Mistral’s Series D, say reports
Sifted previously reported that Swedish investment firm EQT is also in talks to lead or co-lead the round via the Scaleup Europe Fund
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
7 ways the AI bubble could actually burst
Pro
Investor survey
July 22, 2026
7 ways the AI bubble could actually burst
Chinese AI startup Moonshot’s latest model has sparked concerns that the AI bubble could pop soon. What could trigger it?
Anne Sraders, Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Freya Pratty
Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning
Podcast
July 21, 2026
Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning
The EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund, managed by EQT, is in talks to lead or co-lead the AI darling's round
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
CuspAI lands $450m round to accelerate AI materials discovery
News
July 20, 2026
CuspAI lands $450m round to accelerate AI materials discovery
Cambridge-based AI startup hits $2.6bn valuation with latest fundraise
Martin Coulter
From chatbots to ‘digital teammates’: The shift towards multiplayer AI
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July 17, 2026
From chatbots to ‘digital teammates’: The shift towards multiplayer AI
To increase productivity, companies must stop relying on 'single-player' chatbots and embrace 'multiplayer' AI agents
Sponsored by: Dust
Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round
Pro
Exclusive
July 16, 2026
Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round
If the deal goes through, it could mark the €5bn superfund's first investment
Freya Pratty and Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
From pilot to production: How scaling companies are making AI work
Sifted Talks
July 16, 2026
From pilot to production: How scaling companies are making AI work
Experts unpack how companies can deploy AI without destroying margins or losing team trust
Sponsored by: Box
Munich robotics startup Microagi raises $55m, Germany’s largest ever seed round
News
July 16, 2026
Munich robotics startup Microagi raises $55m, Germany’s largest ever seed round
The startup teaches robots how to work in factories and homes
Éanna Kelly
‘We want to make bookkeeping less painful’: How Visma and its AI portfolio are reshaping accounting
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July 16, 2026
‘We want to make bookkeeping less painful’: How Visma and its AI portfolio are reshaping accounting
Visma is using its accounting portfolio to make manual bookkeeping a thing of the past
Sponsored by: Visma

# Artificial intelligence

EU’s €5bn tech superfund officially open for business

Bending Spoons strikes $2.25bn Airtable deal in first acquisition since IPO

How to build secure and user-friendly AI: ‘If data sits in a silo, it only sees part of the picture’

The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?

Blossom Capital is dipping into defence. Here’s what the VC is looking for

The European startups racing to power the AI boom, mapped

EU opens applications for €10bn AI gigafactory scheme

AI rollup startup Dwelly raises $170m backed by EQT and General Catalyst

Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund

Multiverse Computing targeting €500m round at unicorn valuation

Why automated CV screening is failing — and what to replace it with

Mistral wanted to beat Anthropic. Now it’s becoming Palantir

Meet the team helping Yann LeCun build AI startup AMI Labs

9 neocloud startups to watch, according to investors

OpenAI models hack Hugging Face systems during internal testing

Samsung in talks to back Mistral’s Series D, say reports

7 ways the AI bubble could actually burst

Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning

CuspAI lands $450m round to accelerate AI materials discovery

From chatbots to ‘digital teammates’: The shift towards multiplayer AI

Exclusive: EQT’s €5bn Scaleup Fund in talks to lead Mistral round

From pilot to production: How scaling companies are making AI work

Munich robotics startup Microagi raises $55m, Germany’s largest ever seed round

‘We want to make bookkeeping less painful’: How Visma and its AI portfolio are reshaping accounting