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Quantum startup IQM in talks to raise more than €128m
Finnish quantum startup IQM is aiming to secure more than the €128m it raised at its…
SoftBank and Tencent back surgical robotics startup CMR Surgical in $200m round
UK-based CMR Surgical has raised over $200m in debt and equity to accelerate the commercial expansion…
Europe’s largest all-women led VC Revaia closes €250m growth fund
Europe’s largest all-women led VC fund Revaia, which was founded in 2019 by Elina Berrebi and…
11 family offices for startups to tap into in the Nordics
The Nordics are home to plenty of wealthy families who’ve made their money from everything from…
Fairmat raises €51.5m Series B to recycle carbon composites ‘infinitely’
Fairmat, a Paris-based company that says it has developed a technology to recycle carbon fibre composites…
How Startups Can Harness AI Responsibly for Growth
AI opens doors for startups to scale operations, streamline processes, and unleash innovation in ways that…
CaaStle board confirms financial distress, furloughing employees
CaaStle, a startup that launched in 2011 as a plus-sized clothing subscription service and later became…
Europe gets a rocket boost but ‘we’re still 10 years behind SpaceX’
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX pulled off yet another feat of technical wizardry last year — not…
Meet Ponte Labor, a startup matching Hispanic immigrants to jobs using WhatsApp
While working on their MBAs at Harvard Business School, Colombian immigrants Stephanie Murra and Lorenza Vélez…
England captain Harry Kane backs ticketing startup Seat Unique
England men’s football captain Harry Kane has invested in London-based premium ticketing platform Seat Unique, as…
Stop calling them tech companies
When I started angel investing in the late 1990s, a tech investment included a significant technology…
DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs poaches talent from embattled AI rivals
DeepMind spinout Isomorphic Labs has poached a significant chunk of its headcount from rivals Exscientia and…
Meet the UK and Ireland’s fastest-growing fintechs by revenue
Startups in the fintech sector make up more than a third of entries in Sifted’s 2025…
Bang for buck: The UK startups making the most revenue with the smallest teams
This year’s Sifted 100 leaderboard of the fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland is younger…
What is behind the underinvestment in water tech?
Water’s ubiquity might be its own worst enemy. Why worry about something that is usually so…
Web Summit’s Paddy Cosgrave settles multi-million euro legal battle
Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave has settled a multi-million euro legal battle with two of the…
Baillie Gifford writes up investment in Bending Spoons by 89%
Scottish asset management company Baillie Gifford has marked up Italian app developer and acquirer Bending Spoons…
Nuclear energy startup Marvel Fusion raises €50m as race to develop tech heats up
Germany’s Marvel Fusion has raised €50m as it looks to outcompete startup rivals racing to develop…
UK startups scale back hiring plans ahead of tax hikes
UK startups are trying to save cash by scaling back hiring plans, ahead of increases to…
The Future of Organizations Is Bionic for Now
The following is an excerpt from RE-HUMANIZE: How to Build Human-Centric Organizations in the Age of…