# Plural

Exclusive: Nvidia bet Hiverge quietly raises $19.4m backed by Plural

Founded by researchers from DeepMind and the University of Cambridge, Hiverge’s multi-use platform optimises algorithms for AI

Missile startup Hypersonica raises €100m from Lightspeed, General Catalyst as missile defence takes off

The Series B raise reportedly values the startup at around €700m.

Who has the best LinkedIn photo in European tech?

We investigated the profile pics of Europe's founders and investors. The results are unlikely to move markets

European defence tech gets a reality check

As the continent rearms, startups face growing pains around money, talent and sovereignty

Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes

London neolab Inherent has coordinated an open letter — and removed non-competes in its own contracts

The European founders who’ve set up funds

Nik Storonsky, Taavet Hinrikus, Daniel Ek: we list the founders who have set up funds

Callosum raises $100m seed led by Atomico to tackle AI compute bottlenecks

UK startup’s platform helps developers route workloads across different models and chips to reduce costs

UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules

Pressure is mounting on the UK government to make garden leave optional for employees

Europe’s 50 most active equity investors in H1 2026

Exclusive: Plural backs $43m round for next-generation battery startup Ore Energy

Dutch startup says its long-duration tech can help meet AI data centres’ power needs

Google backs Proxima Fusion in €411m raise

Google has previously said it wants to “send a demand signal to the market for fusion energy”

Exclusive: Plural leads $26m round for industrial AI startup Gigaton

Gigaton is part of a wave of companies focused on applying AI to the physical world

European robotics mapped: 90 startups driving the next wave of automation

From Paris to Zurich, Sifted's market map of Europe’s robotics landscape categorises 90 startups building across the industrial, logistics, defence and healthcare industries

Air defence startups Frankenburg and Tytan raise €30m each from Plural, NATO Innovation Fund

Anti-drone startups announce funding rounds on fourth anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine

Operator-led VC firm Plural targeting up to €1bn for new fund

Four years after launch, Plural would be managing one of Europe’s largest funds

The VCs due to fundraise in 2026

From Project A and Partech to Plural and Hoxton Ventures, Sifted lists the VCs that may be fundraising in 2026

Plural moves parent company from UK to Estonia

Founded in 2022, Plural was launched by Estonian Wise cofounder Taavet Hinrikus and serial entrepreneur Ian Hogarth

‘Too few investors have actually run businesses’: Former Uber exec joins Plural as partner

After 13 years at Uber, Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty joins Plural as partner and opens the firm’s first office in Paris

Helsing-backer Plural is eyeing ‘mundane’ defence startups

Founding partner Sten Tamkivi is eyeing more logistics-oriented startups after the firm’s big bet on AI defence unicorn Helsing