Startups

Interview | Transport | 23 Jan

This Hungarian startup is using off-the-shelf cameras and chips to kit out its self-driving cars

The big companies are using Lidar cameras for their autonomous cars. But AImotive is taking a different approach.

How To | Startup Life | 21 Jan

The beginners guide to startup bootstrapping

Here's what you need to know before you embark on your bootstrapping journey.

Analysis | 20 Jan

After Visa’s $5bn acquisition of Plaid, will a European fintech be next?

Plaid's lucrative sale is a key vote of confidence for payment fintechs. Similar players in Europe will now be eyeing their own exit hopes.

News | 19 Jan

Meet the startup that just snagged the first investment from Europe’s biggest impact fund

Elsa Science is the "perfect example" of the kind of startup the fund is looking to back.

News | Venture Capital | 15 Jan

Britain’s tech industry shrugs off Brexit fears with record £10bn startup investment

Asian and US investors now account for 45% of all funding for UK startups.

Analysis | Food | 14 Jan

3D-printed steaks are starting to actually look like meat

Thanks to these European 3D printing startups, vegetarian meat is moving up from burger patties to actual steaks.

Opinion | Deeptech | 14 Jan

The five tech breakthroughs set to define the 2020s

Oxford professor Thomas Hellmann makes his predictions.

Analysis | Finance | 13 Jan

Islamic fintechs are on the rise — but how viable is this tailored offering?

Islamic finance is ‘going digital’ to better serve the world’s 1.8bn Muslims. Still, it's uncertain if religious fintechs can attract a critical mass, and compete with their European secular peers.

News | Education | 13 Jan

Alt-MBA school Jolt raises $14.1m to triple number of campuses

As MBA applications decline, investors are putting their money behind new types of professional development companies.

Interview | Quantum | 9 Jan

What Europe needs to survive the quantum wars

Is quantum just another technological leap that will leave Europe on the side of the road?

News | Fintech | 8 Jan

Questions for Klarna as study warns “pay later” schemes damaging millions of shoppers’ credit scores

"Buy now pay later" options are becoming more popular credit options. But new research suggests shoppers are still unaware of the dangers, predicting over 2m UK users have seen credit scores plummet

Interview | Hardware | 8 Jan

How Czech startup Prusa Research hit 17,122% revenue growth

3D printer manufacturer Prusa Research’s rapid expansion highlights the importance of engaging with your community

Analysis | Corporate accelerators | 7 Jan

End of the corporate pitch day

The Nordics’ Combient Foundry isn’t looking to invest in startups; this group of corporates wants to give them business instead

Places | Cities | 3 Jan

Why startups are relocating to Lisbon and what they’re finding behind the hype

Three founders tell us why they moved their companies to the Portuguese capital, and how they feel about it now.

Analysis | Healthtech | 31 Dec

The best of Sifted: Healthtech

Startups are reinventing how people take care of themselves. Here are Sifted's health (and sleep, and sex, and pet...) tech must-reads.

Opinion | Investment | 30 Dec

The three things that changed the face of European tech

The beginning of a new decade is a good time to reflect. And it’s clear that European tech is entering the 2020s in much better shape than it had started the 2010s.