# Deeptech

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

OpenAI and SoftBank mull UK investment for Trump’s Stargate AI project, reports say
News
April 17, 2025
OpenAI and SoftBank mull UK investment for Trump’s Stargate AI project, reports say
European governments have been clamouring for AI investment in recent months
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Wayve plays advantage as tariffs threaten self-driving vehicles market
Analysis
April 17, 2025
Wayve plays advantage as tariffs threaten self-driving vehicles market
Tariffs pose a lower threat to Wayve’s pipeline than most autonomous vehicle startups
Miriam Partington and Martin Coulter
Figma warns Lovable to stop using the term ‘Dev Mode’ in trademark row
News
April 16, 2025
Figma warns Lovable to stop using the term ‘Dev Mode’ in trademark row
In a letter shared online, the US tech company said it needed to protect its ‘intellectual property’
Mimi Billing
Battery startup Nyobolt raises $30m after warning it could run out of cash
News
April 16, 2025
Battery startup Nyobolt raises $30m after warning it could run out of cash
IQ Capital and LocalGlobe’s sister growth fund Latitude led the round for the Cambridge-based startup
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Exclusive: General Catalyst leads £4.4m seed round into AI agents startup Portia AI
News
April 16, 2025
Exclusive: General Catalyst leads £4.4m seed round into AI agents startup Portia AI
Ex-Stripe exec and Google product lead team up for new agentic AI venture
Martin Coulter
Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics
News
April 15, 2025
Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics
The French-American industry leader will sell humanoid robot Reachy 2
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Synthesia plots AI agent play as it hits $100m ARR
News
April 15, 2025
Synthesia plots AI agent play as it hits $100m ARR
The UK-based AI video startup raised a $180m round in January this year
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Exclusive: ElevenLabs, OpenAI and DeepMind angels back startup that makes films with AI
News
April 14, 2025
Exclusive: ElevenLabs, OpenAI and DeepMind angels back startup that makes films with AI
Wonder, a creative studio which uses GenAI to make films, has raised $3m in pre-seed funding
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Trump tariffs force European hardware startups into crisis mode: ‘Planning is now impossible’
News
April 11, 2025
Trump tariffs force European hardware startups into crisis mode: ‘Planning is now impossible’
Senior leaders are scrambling to navigate supply chain uncertainty and rethink expansion plans as tariffs wreak market chaos
Kai Nicol-Schwarz, Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Tom Nugent
Europe’s iPhone challengers spy opportunity in tariffs fallout
News
April 11, 2025
Europe’s iPhone challengers spy opportunity in tariffs fallout
Disruption to Apple’s supply chain gives smaller phone makers a chance to grab a slither of market share
Martin Coulter
Inside General Catalyst, European tech’s kingmaker
Pro
Analysis
April 11, 2025
Inside General Catalyst, European tech’s kingmaker
The US VC has made big bets on European champions like Mistral and Helsing — but it’s lost nearly its entire Berlin-native investing team
Anne Sraders
Europe’s open-source startups lose out on funding frenzy: ‘The US is a generation ahead’
Analysis
April 10, 2025
Europe’s open-source startups lose out on funding frenzy: ‘The US is a generation ahead’
Almost two-thirds of commercial open source software companies are based in the US
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Wayve inks first major commercial deal with global carmaker
News
April 10, 2025
Wayve inks first major commercial deal with global carmaker
It comes as the autonomous driving startup looks to ramp up sales focus and expand globally this year
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
25 scientist-founders to watch in European deeptech
Analysis
April 9, 2025
25 scientist-founders to watch in European deeptech
“Europe may have previously fallen behind — but the European deeptech renaissance begins now”
Sponsored by: Deep Tech Momentum
Anthropic in European hiring push as AI talent crunch hits region
News
April 8, 2025
Anthropic in European hiring push as AI talent crunch hits region
The GenAI leader plans to hire more than 100 new recruits across the continent
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
10 AI startup operators to watch in Europe
Pro
Analysis
April 8, 2025
10 AI startup operators to watch in Europe
Based on Sifted reporting and conversations with top VCs, here are some of the brightest AI operators
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Where can AI help (or not) in recruitment?
Analysis
April 7, 2025
Where can AI help (or not) in recruitment?
Recruiters say they're already using tools to automate part of the hiring process, but some tasks still require a human touch.
Miriam Partington
Osney Capital launches debut £50m fund for cyber security startups
News
April 7, 2025
Osney Capital launches debut £50m fund for cyber security startups
The London-based firm says it plans to invest in 30 companies
Martin Coulter
Mistral inks €100m deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM
News
April 6, 2025
Mistral inks €100m deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM
The deal will see Mistral help the leading logistics company develop new use cases and build AI models and agents
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Elon Musk’s xAI no longer working with German startup Black Forest Labs
News
April 3, 2025
Elon Musk’s xAI no longer working with German startup Black Forest Labs
The startup courted controversy helping Musk’s Grok chatbot generate fake images
Miriam Partington and Freya Pratty
AI proptech startup Tract shuts down, founders admit ‘stupid’ mistakes
News
April 3, 2025
AI proptech startup Tract shuts down, founders admit ‘stupid’ mistakes
Overspending on contractors and ‘a trip to America’ contributed to company’s downfall, cofounders say
Martin Coulter
AI language startup DeepL could IPO in 2026, sources say
News
April 3, 2025
AI language startup DeepL could IPO in 2026, sources say
Sources say the company is aiming to go public by early 2026
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Tom Matsuda
Tom Blomfield’s AI recipe app trolled with bogus meals
News
April 2, 2025
Tom Blomfield’s AI recipe app trolled with bogus meals
The Monzo founder’s Recipe Ninja was flooded with instructions for items such as a ‘uranium bomb’ and ‘actual cocaine’
Amy Lewin and Martin Coulter
Quantum startup IQM in talks to raise more than €128m
News
April 2, 2025
Quantum startup IQM in talks to raise more than €128m
IQM is currently Europe’s second-best funded hardware startup
Miriam Partington and Kai Nicol-Schwarz

# Deeptech

OpenAI and SoftBank mull UK investment for Trump’s Stargate AI project, reports say

Wayve plays advantage as tariffs threaten self-driving vehicles market

Figma warns Lovable to stop using the term ‘Dev Mode’ in trademark row

Battery startup Nyobolt raises $30m after warning it could run out of cash

Exclusive: General Catalyst leads £4.4m seed round into AI agents startup Portia AI

Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics

Synthesia plots AI agent play as it hits $100m ARR

Exclusive: ElevenLabs, OpenAI and DeepMind angels back startup that makes films with AI

Trump tariffs force European hardware startups into crisis mode: ‘Planning is now impossible’

Europe’s iPhone challengers spy opportunity in tariffs fallout

Inside General Catalyst, European tech’s kingmaker

Europe’s open-source startups lose out on funding frenzy: ‘The US is a generation ahead’

Wayve inks first major commercial deal with global carmaker

25 scientist-founders to watch in European deeptech

Anthropic in European hiring push as AI talent crunch hits region

10 AI startup operators to watch in Europe

Where can AI help (or not) in recruitment?

Osney Capital launches debut £50m fund for cyber security startups

Mistral inks €100m deal with French shipping giant CMA CGM

Elon Musk’s xAI no longer working with German startup Black Forest Labs

AI proptech startup Tract shuts down, founders admit ‘stupid’ mistakes

AI language startup DeepL could IPO in 2026, sources say

Tom Blomfield’s AI recipe app trolled with bogus meals

Quantum startup IQM in talks to raise more than €128m