Month: July 2025

Estonian-founded fintech Lightyear secures $23M Series B to launch AI-powered investment tools Lightyear, an Estonia and UK-based investment app, has secured a $23 million in a Series B funding round. The round was led by NordicNinja, with backing from Superangel, SpecialistVC, and several existing investors and business angels.  About Lightyear 

Flo Health faces multi-billion dollar lawsuit over claims it unlawfully shared data with Meta Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/flo-health-meta-court-case-privacy/

These are the most active VCs currently in Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/most-active-vcs-in-europe-h1/

EV charging startup Electra defies climate tech downturn with €433m loan Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/electra-433m-debt-raise/

UK startup funding drops almost a quarter in H1 2025 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-startup-funding-drop-h1-2025/

Northvolt employees could soon return to work under new owner, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/northvolt-employees-return/

How a Y Combinator food-delivery app used TikTok to soar in the App Store BiteSight is a food-delivery app that lets users watch videos of food before ordering. It also lets customers see what their friends have ordered and bookmark places to try out. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/how-a-y-combinator-food-delivery-app-used-tiktok-to-soar-in-the-app-store/

VC Victor Lazarte is leaving Benchmark to launch his own firm Lazarte has only been at Benchmark for two years. He backed startups like Mercor, HeyGen, and Decart AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/vc-victor-lazarte-is-leaving-benchmark-to-launch-his-own-firm/

Intel continues to pull back on its manufacturing projects Intel canceled multiple manufacturing projects in Europe and delayed its Ohio chip plant for the second time this year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/intel-continues-to-pull-back-on-its-manufacturing-projects/

X to test using Community Notes to find the posts everyone likes X is piloting a new feature that will help to identify the platform’s best posts. The system is similar to how Community Notes fact-checking works. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/24/x-to-test-using-community-notes-to-find-the-posts-everyone-likes/