# Artificial intelligence

Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise
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October 2, 2025
Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise
Milan-based Domyn is targeting LLMs for defence and AI gigafactory builds
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Cherry Ventures and Accel lead $35m Series A in AI observability startup Dash0
News
October 2, 2025
Cherry Ventures and Accel lead $35m Series A in AI observability startup Dash0
The platform has over 300 paying customers including Starling and Porsche
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say
News
October 1, 2025
Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say
The fundraise would see Legora’s valuation more than double in just four months
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
AI cloud startup Nscale raises $433m days after billion-dollar Series B
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October 1, 2025
AI cloud startup Nscale raises $433m days after billion-dollar Series B
The startup has emerged as a key player in the AI infrastructure space
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Paris-based Serena closes €200m fund for AI and climate tech
News
October 1, 2025
Paris-based Serena closes €200m fund for AI and climate tech
The French VC firm plans to close €250m total by 2026
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
French drone maker Harmattan AI seeks billion-dollar valuation with fresh raise
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September 30, 2025
French drone maker Harmattan AI seeks billion-dollar valuation with fresh raise
The Paris-based defence startup is said to have won backing from German VC Atlantic Labs
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Ex-Sequoia partner Matt Miller launches $400m fund Evantic
News
September 29, 2025
Ex-Sequoia partner Matt Miller launches $400m fund Evantic
Sifted first revealed Miller was raising funds for his own venture in April
Anne Sraders and Kai Nicol-Schwarz
A swim in the Seine with H Company’s new boss, former Palantir exec Gautier Cloix
Interview
September 29, 2025
A swim in the Seine with H Company’s new boss, former Palantir exec Gautier Cloix
The man charged with managing the Paris startup’s lofty expectations isn’t afraid to jump in
Éanna Kelly
Builder.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal plots new AI startup
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September 26, 2025
Builder.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal plots new AI startup
The new venture comes months on from Duggal stepping down as CEO of Builder
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
UK AI data centre startup Nscale raises $1.1bn round backed by Nvidia and Nokia
News
September 25, 2025
UK AI data centre startup Nscale raises $1.1bn round backed by Nvidia and Nokia
Demands for sovereign compute is rising across the globe
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
What every startup needs to know about building with AI
Sifted Talks
September 24, 2025
What every startup needs to know about building with AI
How can we design intelligent systems that are not just powerful, but also responsible and resilient?
In partnership with: Vanta
Defence startup Auterion founder: ‘It’s a winner takes all’ for drone software
Interview
September 24, 2025
Defence startup Auterion founder: ‘It’s a winner takes all’ for drone software
The US and Germany-based startup just raised $130m to build out its autonomous swarming software for drones
Anne Sraders
Gigi founder Clara Gold: ‘The notion of “female founder” pisses me off’
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The big interview
September 24, 2025
Gigi founder Clara Gold: ‘The notion of “female founder” pisses me off’
Gold just raised funds with Khosla Ventures as she prepares to relocate the company to the US
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
‘Busier than I’ve ever seen it’: VCs pile into companies squeezing every inch of performance out of compute
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Analysis
September 23, 2025
‘Busier than I’ve ever seen it’: VCs pile into companies squeezing every inch of performance out of compute
European startups are raising money to slash compute costs and increase the energy efficiency of AI usage
Tom Nugent
‘The Premier League is over there’: OpenAI and Sequoia-backed social network Gigi raises extension round to move to the US
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September 22, 2025
‘The Premier League is over there’: OpenAI and Sequoia-backed social network Gigi raises extension round to move to the US
After multiple pivots Gigi is focusing on leveraging AI to connect professionals
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
OpenAI’s Laura Modiano on the rise of the technical founder-CEO
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Interview
September 22, 2025
OpenAI’s Laura Modiano on the rise of the technical founder-CEO
Sifted sits down with Modiano to discuss the challenges, cultural shifts and the M&A landscape in Europe’s startup scene
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
What VCs think is overrated — and overlooked
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Analysis
September 19, 2025
What VCs think is overrated — and overlooked
Investors from Firstminute, Project A, Cherry Ventures and NGP share what they think is hot — and not
Anne Sraders
AI scaleup Wayve to raise $500m from Nvidia
News
September 18, 2025
AI scaleup Wayve to raise $500m from Nvidia
The fresh capital will take Wayve’s total funds raised to $1.8bn
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Nvidia to invest £2bn into UK AI startups
News
September 18, 2025
Nvidia to invest £2bn into UK AI startups
It’s been a bumper week for US tech giant funding in the UK
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Lovable CEO pledges 50% of future earnings to combatting ‘bad AI’
Exclusive
September 18, 2025
Lovable CEO pledges 50% of future earnings to combatting ‘bad AI’
The unicorn founder took to the stage in Stockholm
Mimi Billing
Can anything stop Synthesia?
Podcast
September 18, 2025
Can anything stop Synthesia?
The London-based unicorn has been a big hit among its enterprise users
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
Cohere CEO on competing in Europe: ‘We’re happy to pay extremely high salaries’
Interview
September 18, 2025
Cohere CEO on competing in Europe: ‘We’re happy to pay extremely high salaries’
The US and Canada-based startup just announced a new office in Paris as it looks to expand across Europe
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Nvidia to invest £500m in UK AI factory startup Nscale
News
September 17, 2025
Nvidia to invest £500m in UK AI factory startup Nscale
Nscale previously announced it would invest £2.5bn into UK AI infrastructure over the next three years
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Pleo CTO Meri Williams on why AI won’t replace junior engineers
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The big interview
September 17, 2025
Pleo CTO Meri Williams on why AI won’t replace junior engineers
Williams chats to Sifted about how AI might not be the silver bullet people were hoping for
Miriam Partington

# Artificial intelligence

Italy’s answer to OpenAI eyes €1bn fundraise

Cherry Ventures and Accel lead $35m Series A in AI observability startup Dash0

Swedish legaltech Legora raising $100m at a $1.7bn valuation, reports say

AI cloud startup Nscale raises $433m days after billion-dollar Series B

Paris-based Serena closes €200m fund for AI and climate tech

French drone maker Harmattan AI seeks billion-dollar valuation with fresh raise

Ex-Sequoia partner Matt Miller launches $400m fund Evantic

A swim in the Seine with H Company’s new boss, former Palantir exec Gautier Cloix

Builder.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal plots new AI startup

UK AI data centre startup Nscale raises $1.1bn round backed by Nvidia and Nokia

What every startup needs to know about building with AI

Defence startup Auterion founder: ‘It’s a winner takes all’ for drone software

Gigi founder Clara Gold: ‘The notion of “female founder” pisses me off’

‘Busier than I’ve ever seen it’: VCs pile into companies squeezing every inch of performance out of compute

‘The Premier League is over there’: OpenAI and Sequoia-backed social network Gigi raises extension round to move to the US

OpenAI’s Laura Modiano on the rise of the technical founder-CEO

What VCs think is overrated — and overlooked

AI scaleup Wayve to raise $500m from Nvidia

Nvidia to invest £2bn into UK AI startups

Lovable CEO pledges 50% of future earnings to combatting ‘bad AI’

Can anything stop Synthesia?

Cohere CEO on competing in Europe: ‘We’re happy to pay extremely high salaries’

Nvidia to invest £500m in UK AI factory startup Nscale

Pleo CTO Meri Williams on why AI won’t replace junior engineers