Month: July 2025

How venture capital firms die Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-venture-capital-firms-die/

EU rejects calls to halt rollout of AI Act after industry backlash: ‘No pause. No stop the clock.’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-act-code-of-practice-delay-eu-startups/

Helsing: The challenges ahead for the defence tech unicorn Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/helsing-sifted-podcast/

Revealed: How H Company CEO went from raising $220m to stepping down just one year later Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/h-company-charles-kantor-profile/

Ready-made stem cell therapies for pets could be coming Earlier this week, San Diego startup Gallant announced $18 million in funding to bring the first FDA-approved ready-to-use stem cell therapy to veterinary medicine. If it passes regulatory muster, it could create a whole new way to treat our fur babies.

Microsoft is closing its local operations in Pakistan Microsoft is closing its operations in Pakistan, marking the end of a 25-year presence in the South Asian nation. The Redmond-based company on Friday told TechCrunch that it is changing its operational model in Pakistan and will now serve its customers through

TechCrunch Mobility: The state of EV sales and Rivian secures the next $1B from VW Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/04/techcrunch-mobility-the-state-of-ev-sales-and-rivian-secures-the-next-1b-from-vw/

EU says it will continue rolling out AI legislation on schedule The European Union said it will stick to its timeline for rolling out its AI legislation, ignoring calls by tech companies to delay the bloc’s AI rules. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/04/eu-says-it-will-continue-rolling-out-ai-legislation-on-schedule/

Solarock raises €7M to expand decentralised solar model across France French solar panel company Solarock has raised €7 million, backed by Pale Blue Dot, Noa, Ring Capital, and Kima Ventures.  Founded by Laure Crémieux, Benjamin Barnathan, and Joseph-Marie Valleix, with a focus on residential and SME solar solutions, Solarock offers a

Liki24 raises $9M in Series A to scale across Europe Ukraine-born Liki24, a health and wellness marketplace with cross-country price arbitrage, has raised $9 million in a Series A round, bringing its total capital raised to over $16 million. Liki24 was founded in 2017 to make health and wellness products