# Deeptech

The latest news and analysis on Europe’s deeptech startups, including artificial intelligence, biotech, blockchain, quantum and SaaS.

The other funding gap: it’s not just unicorns that are leaving Europe
Opinion
March 20, 2023
The other funding gap: it’s not just unicorns that are leaving Europe
Promising early-stage deeptech founders increasingly feel they can’t build something big in Europe
Sven Jungmann
'There’s going to be a bloodbath' — is generative AI a bubble?
Analysis
March 20, 2023
'There’s going to be a bloodbath' — is generative AI a bubble?
Generative AI is creating a slew of startups that aren't really solving problems
Tim Smith
‘They’ll all go to the US’: What the EU’s AI law means for European startups
Analysis
March 16, 2023
‘They’ll all go to the US’: What the EU’s AI law means for European startups
Brussels wants to pass "world-leading" regulation — but startups worry it'll be more hindrance than help
Zosia Wanat
'Basically mindblowing' — What GPT-4 can do, according to one startup that's had access to it
News
March 15, 2023
'Basically mindblowing' — What GPT-4 can do, according to one startup that's had access to it
Icelandic startup Miðeind ehf was part of one of six beta-testing projects for OpenAI’s new model
Tim Smith
12 quantum startups to watch in Europe, according to investors
Analysis
March 10, 2023
12 quantum startups to watch in Europe, according to investors
From tools to shake up drug discovery to synthetic diamonds for microelectronics, here are the quantum startups VCs have got on their radars
Tim Smith
Matterwave announces €75m first close of industrial deeptech fund
News
March 7, 2023
Matterwave announces €75m first close of industrial deeptech fund
The fund will back industrial deeptech startups across Europe with tickets from €1m-4m
Tim Smith
AI startup Unitary raises $8m from Plural to automate content moderation
News
March 7, 2023
AI startup Unitary raises $8m from Plural to automate content moderation
The content moderation market could be worth $32bn by 2031
Steph Bailey
Could renewable nuclear power become a reality in the next decade?
Analysis
March 6, 2023
Could renewable nuclear power become a reality in the next decade?
Swedish fission startup Leadcold wants to create the next green industry in Europe
Mimi Billing
Europe’s AI weaknesses could matter less in generative world, says Insight Partners
Interview
March 6, 2023
Europe’s AI weaknesses could matter less in generative world, says Insight Partners
Insight Partners' Lonne Jaffe gives his take on the state of European AI innovation, which he says could benefit from generative models
Tim Smith
The Web3 gender gap, by the numbers
Analysis
March 3, 2023
The Web3 gender gap, by the numbers
Only 13% of Web3 founding teams include a woman
Sponsored by: BCG X
From ChatGPT and AI to the metaverse: The edtech trends which could mark 2023
Analysis
March 1, 2023
From ChatGPT and AI to the metaverse: The edtech trends which could mark 2023
What does the future of education look like — and is it an inclusive one?
In partnership with: Esade
Want to drive using mind control? This brainwave-reading tech could make it happen
News
March 1, 2023
Want to drive using mind control? This brainwave-reading tech could make it happen
Spinout Cogitat has been awarded a £500k grant from Innovate UK to develop its AI-powered technology that it says can read your brainwaves
Tim Smith
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
News
March 1, 2023
Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds
€15m of the fund will go to the AI technology transfer fund and is part of a wider push from the Czech government to create a better environment for the country’s AI scientists to commercialise their research
Zosia Wanat
How SEE’s dev shops went from making the world’s software to selling their own
Analysis
February 28, 2023
How SEE’s dev shops went from making the world’s software to selling their own
Huge companies used to outsource engineering to southeastern Europe. Now the region's dev shops are becoming software giants of their own
Josipa Majic
What is generative AI anyway? Everything we know so far
Analysis
February 27, 2023
What is generative AI anyway? Everything we know so far
All of Sifted's coverage on this transformative tech
Alex Oscroft
Text-to-video GenAI for staff training startup Colossyan raises Series A
News
February 27, 2023
Text-to-video GenAI for staff training startup Colossyan raises Series A
Bored of your learning and development training? Colossyan is looking to shake things up after securing a $5m Series A round
Sadia Nowshin
Bpifrance: Inside the machine powering French tech’s rise
Analysis
February 27, 2023
Bpifrance: Inside the machine powering French tech’s rise
Understanding how Bpifrance spent €67bn in 2022 to fund innovation can be daunting. But its role boosting quantum-computing startup PASQAL demonstrates the breadth of its support
Chris O’Brien
I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?
Analysis
February 27, 2023
I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?
I went looking for a plucky aeronaut who can give me the Ryanair treatment
Éanna Kelly
Hermann Hauser invests and takes board seat at quantum computing startup planqc
News
February 24, 2023
Hermann Hauser invests and takes board seat at quantum computing startup planqc
What persuaded one of the godfathers of European computing to throw his weight behind this small German startup?
Tim Smith
Who are the few 'real' defence investors in Europe? Sifted asked the experts
Analysis
February 23, 2023
Who are the few 'real' defence investors in Europe? Sifted asked the experts
17 European investors known to be doing defence investments
Mimi Billing
The AI race is heating up — but Europe is sitting on the bleachers
Analysis
February 23, 2023
The AI race is heating up — but Europe is sitting on the bleachers
AI innovations are the hot topic of the moment — so why aren’t investors flocking to European deeptechs?
Sadia Nowshin
Which SaaS products are getting cut?
Analysis
February 22, 2023
Which SaaS products are getting cut?
Which types of SaaS products are getting hurt most in the downturn, and which are thriving?
Tim Smith
Europe’s quantum startups, mapped
Analysis
February 22, 2023
Europe’s quantum startups, mapped
Hot on the heels of the US, Europe has more than 147 startups working with quantum technologies. Here are the biggest and best
Steph Bailey
Europe’s OpenAI alumni
Analysis
February 21, 2023
Europe’s OpenAI alumni
Who are the former OpenAI employees coming to build artificial intelligence tools in Europe?
Tim Smith

# Deeptech

The other funding gap: it’s not just unicorns that are leaving Europe

'There’s going to be a bloodbath' — is generative AI a bubble?

‘They’ll all go to the US’: What the EU’s AI law means for European startups

'Basically mindblowing' — What GPT-4 can do, according to one startup that's had access to it

12 quantum startups to watch in Europe, according to investors

Matterwave announces €75m first close of industrial deeptech fund

AI startup Unitary raises $8m from Plural to automate content moderation

Could renewable nuclear power become a reality in the next decade?

Europe’s AI weaknesses could matter less in generative world, says Insight Partners

The Web3 gender gap, by the numbers

From ChatGPT and AI to the metaverse: The edtech trends which could mark 2023

Want to drive using mind control? This brainwave-reading tech could make it happen

Czech Republic to invest in AI university spinouts via a new €55m fund of funds

How SEE’s dev shops went from making the world’s software to selling their own

What is generative AI anyway? Everything we know so far

Text-to-video GenAI for staff training startup Colossyan raises Series A

Bpifrance: Inside the machine powering French tech’s rise

I’m not a billionaire — will I ever go to space?

Hermann Hauser invests and takes board seat at quantum computing startup planqc

Who are the few 'real' defence investors in Europe? Sifted asked the experts

The AI race is heating up — but Europe is sitting on the bleachers

Which SaaS products are getting cut?

Europe’s quantum startups, mapped

Europe’s OpenAI alumni