Month: July 2025

Tiny teams, big revenue — but for how long? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/tiny-teams-big-revenue/

EU Inc: ‘If Europe wants global champions, it must play to win’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-inc-interview/

Health startup Numan raises $57m as demand for weight loss drugs booms Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/numan-raise/

Beeper’s all-in-one messaging app relaunches with an on-device model and premium upgrades Multi-service messaging app Beeper, which allows people to connect to all their chat apps from one interface, is relaunching its app on Wednesday to offer a more secure version that no longer requires use of its own cloud

India eyes global quantum computer push — and QpiAI is its chosen vehicle QpiAI, an Indian startup that integrates AI and quantum computing for enterprise use cases, has raised $32 million in a new funding round co-led by the Indian government. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/india-eyes-global-quantum-computer-push-and-qpiai-is-its-chosen-vehicle/

Scale AI lays off 14% of staff, largely in data-labeling business Scale AI is cutting 14% of the company just weeks after Meta invested $14.3 billion in the startup and hired away its CEO. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/scale-ai-lays-off-14-of-staff-largely-in-data-labeling-business/

OpenAI and Anthropic researchers decry ‘reckless’ safety culture at Elon Musk’s xAI The criticisms follow weeks of scandals at xAI that have overshadowed the company’s technological advances. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/openai-and-anthropic-researchers-decry-reckless-safety-culture-at-elon-musks-xai/

GM teams up with Redwood Materials to power data centers with EV batteries GM will send batteries — new and old — to Redwood Materials, which will assemble them into large packs capable of supporting data centers and the grid. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/16/gm-teams-up-with-redwood-materials-to-power-data-centers-with-ev-batteries/

Whisper raises €1.6M for the next-gen cybersecurity platform Amsterdam-based Whisper, a cybersecurity platform, has closed a pre-seed funding round of €1.6 million.  Whisper uses knowledge graph technology to develop a platform that provides users with an unparalleled ‘God Mode’ view of the internet, predicting cyber attacks earlier, faster and more

Time to act: tell Brussels why the 28th regime matters At Tech.eu, we are firm champions of EU Inc., a grassroots pan‑European initiative launched in October 2024 by a coalition of top entrepreneurs, startup founders, and venture capitalists to establish a single, optional EU-wide legal entity for startups — referred to