Good news from around Europe
‘We’re fully financed’ says Northvolt’s sister company Stegra Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/stegra-h2-green-steel-northvolt/
London startup raises $410m in one of Europes biggest ever Series A rounds as it joins weight loss drugs frenzy Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/verdiva-bio-biggest-series-a-raise/
The reality of joining a startup as a founder four years late Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/joining-startup-founder-four-years-late/
Xocean raises $119M to capture ocean data with uncrewed surface vessels Xocean, an Irish marine robotics startup that provides ocean data to the energy and hydrography industries using uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has raised €115 million ($119 million) as it looks to expand coverage to additional sectors. Founded in 2017,
VLC tops 6 billion downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles VLC media player, the popular open-source software developed by nonprofit VideoLAN, has topped 6 billion downloads worldwide and teased an AI-powered subtitle system. The new feature automatically generates real-time subtitles — which can then also be translated in many languages — for
Apple might be working on a new ‘Invites’ app The year has just begun, and Apple might already be in “Sherlocking” mode to create a new app for iOS called Invites. Details are still thin on what this app might look like, but it could potentially be a competitor to
Grand Games, the Turkish startup behind Magic Sort, drinks up $30M Gaming startups, specifically those building casual mobile games, are very hot in Turkey right now, and today another one is announcing a sizable round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/grand-games-the-turkish-gaming-startup-behind-pouring-game-magic-sort-drinks-up-30m/
Defiant is a new European VC firm that uses data and products to make better investments Defiant is a new early stage VC firm focused on B2B SaaS and fintech coming out of stealth today. Joseph Pizzolato (pictured right) and Cam Rail (pictured left), the duo at the helm of
RoboK secures €1.1 million for safety in UK logistics with AI-powered PALLETS initiative RoboK, a Cambridge-based AI startup spun out of the University of Cambridge, has raised €1.1 million in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to develop an AI solution aimed at enhancing safety and efficiency in ports
VitVio secures €1.8 million for AI-powered operating rooms in hospitals VitVio, a London-based startup at the forefront of integrating AI into healthcare, has raised €1.8 million in pre-seed funding to transform surgical operating theaters by improving efficiency, enhancing patient outcomes, and reducing costs. The funding round was led by LDV