Month: July 2025

Ukrainian founded mental health platform Clearly raises €760k from Purple Ventures to expand and enhance AI model Clearly, a Ukrainian international mental health platform and one of the fastest-growing players in online therapy, has raised €760,000. The round was led by Purple Ventures, with participation from Pragmatech Ventures, to continue

Revolut targets $65bn valuation with fresh fundraise, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-raise-valuation-65-billion-shares-greenoaks/

Can UK fintech get a grip on crime? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-fintech-crime/

Estonia’s Darkstar raises €15m to invest in military tech, weapons Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/darkstar-fund-defence-military-applications-weapons/

Sales’ AI makeover: how startups can get started Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-to-sales-ai/

New podcast: Europe’s AI opportunity Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/new-podcast-europes-ai-opportunity-brnd/

Why Cluely’s Roy Lee isn’t sweating cheating detectors Cluely, the startup that until recently marketed itself as a “cheat on everything” tool, is moving away from cheating. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/why-cluelys-roy-lee-isnt-sweating-cheating-detectors/

Microsoft shares $500M in AI savings internally days after cutting 9,000 jobs Microsoft’s chief commercial officer Judson Althoff noted AI has been so useful that Microsoft was able to save more than $500 million last year in its call center alone.  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/09/microsoft-shares-500m-in-ai-savings-internally-days-after-cutting-9000-jobs/

California lawmaker behind SB 1047 reignites push for mandated AI safety reports California State Senator Scott Wiener on Wednesday introduced new amendments to his latest bill, SB 53, that would require the world’s largest AI companies to publish safety and security protocols and issue reports when safety incidents occur. Powered

Steve Davis left DOGE in May, but officials say he’s still running the show Though he officially left the U.S. government in May, Steve Davis — Elon Musk’s low-flying former top lieutenant at the Department of Government Efficiency — continues wielding influence at DOGE, according to the WSJ. The outlet