# European Tech

Europe’s generative AI startups, mapped

Europe already has around 150 startups working with generative AI. Here's the list

Software for pests and tractors: These rollups want to buy it

The software rollup wave is coming to Europe

The list: All the software rollups in Europe

More and more software rollups are emerging in Europe

We moved to Europe because Silicon Valley is dead. You should too.

Whether you are an engineer or entrepreneur, an entry-level angel or big-time VC, moving to Europe makes professional sense

Britain rejoining Horizon Europe is disaster averted, nothing more

Leaving the EU-funded research and innovation programme was a travesty and the reverberations will be felt for decades to come

EU innovation boss nominee keen to open up Horizon Europe

Iliana Ivanova’s comments seem to suggest a will to reinclude UK and Swiss startups in the key funding programme

I was stuck on a boat for 48 hours with dozens of VCs and founders. Here’s what happened.

Is setting sails and pulling giant ropes together the most extreme form of networking ever?

As generalist VCs slow their B2C bets, where is European consumer tech headed?

Some consumer VCs are broadening their remit, while others are doubling down as the competition lets up

World’s most active Web3 investor lays off 'roughly 20%' of staff

Outlier Ventures’s layoffs come as Web3 funding has dropped significantly

The unassuming Polish cofounder behind the biggest SaaS IPO ever is reinvesting in his home country

After leading Snowflake to huge success, Marcin Żukowski wants to give back to Poland. But becoming a public role model hasn't been smooth sailing

See the pitch deck solar SaaS startup PVcase used to raise a $100m Series B

Five H1 European tech myths debunked

Gen AI is all-conquering, French tech has taken over, hardware can’t catch a break: Sifted Intelligence busts some of the persistent narratives in startup circles

Data roaming outside the EU still sucks — but the AUTO1 founder’s new startup wants to fix it

Betterroaming is tackling the hurdles of roaming globally

The quiet offshore fund used by Roman Abramovich to back UK tech

The Russian billionaire used an offshore fund based in the British Virgin Islands to back UK tech.

Do VCs need a geopolitical policy?

With geopolitical tensions rising and tech sovereignty on the European agenda, more VCs are scanning for geopolitical risks

Nato launches tech accelerator to bring Silicon Valley ethos to Europe’s armies

The military alliance wants to revamp the continent’s defence forces with €50m a year for more engineers, more software and more AI

Is the era of VCs making money from 'bullshit' closing? 4 takeaways from Sifted Sessions Berlin

Sifted took a trip to the German capital to uncover how DACH startups are adapting to the tech reset

Former SpaceX VP's fund lands €60m from European Investment Fund

EU’s VC arm bets on Munich-based Alpine Space Ventures, which is targeting a €160m cash pot, to give European spacetech a rocket boost

Embattled Cazoo to restructure $630m debt burden

The debt facility is one of the reasons, insiders say, why the share price continues to trade so low

7 ways to stay ahead of GenAI

I won’t give up my job without a fight: here’s how to beat the chatbots

What the 'Father of Alexa' did next

William Tunstall-Pedoe built the AI that powered Amazon's voice assistant — and his new startup has just raised $20m to counter problems "intrinsic" to ChatGPT

Octopus Energy CEO Greg Jackson on ChatGPT, hydrogen heating and climate subsidies

The green energy supplier is answering a third of all customer enquiries with AI

Can France save the metaverse?

It’s actually only the French metaverse if it’s created in the metaverse region of France. Otherwise, it’s a sparkling virtual world

Is the EU's response to the chips race leaving its startups behind?

A €43bn plan to boost semiconductor manufacturing seems to benefit incumbents over startups