Good news from around Europe
Energy is the new gold: How Europe can ride the next electric tech wave Europe hasn’t launched a single €100 billion tech IPO since SAP. Meanwhile, billion-dollar companies are emerging in the U.S. and China at an increasing rate. For example, Tesla transformed the U.S. automotive and energy markets with
How Europe can win the startup race: A playbook for investors and policymakers Authors’ note: In this article, we unpack a blueprint for growth from IRB and ESNA, alongside fresh input from ESNA’s Executive Director, Arthur Jordão. A growing body of evidence shows that public innovation funding works. Startups supported
Lessons from a €50 million Series B: And why it matters at every startup funding stage Before a single slide appears, before your neatly rehearsed opening line, a decision is already forming in the investor’s mind. Over the last few years, I’ve worked closely with several early-stage startups as they
Meta intensifies the race for AI. The company will sign a $10B contract with Google Cloud Meta Platforms Inc., owner of Facebook and Instagram, has signed a multi-year agreement with Alphabet Inc. to use Google’s cloud services worth at least $10 billion. This was reported by Bloomberg. Under the agreement,
Polish cybertech 1Security secures investment to enhance Microsoft 365 security management 1Security, a Polish cybertech startup which addressing Microsoft 365 permission management issues, has secured funding from Digital Ocean Ventures. The investor shared an announcement on its Linkedin page. About 1Security 1Security, founded by Adam Żaczek and Mateusz Olek, offers
A big round of funding: Anthropic close to $10B deal to overtake OpenAI and xAI Anthropic, an American startup specializing in the development of artificial intelligence, is negotiating to raise up to $10 billion in a new round of financing. Bloomberg reports this with reference to informed sources. Initially, it
Daniel Ek’s body scanning startup Neko Health to double UK presence Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/daniel-ek-neko-health-expanding-birmingham-manchester/
The AI bubble: fuelled by an ARR obsession, undone by churn? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-bubble-arr-churn/
Quantum Systems CEO Florian Seibel: ‘Having a dictator has advantages’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/quantum-systems-florian-seibel-podcast/
Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models Meta’s chief AI officer said that the company is partnering with Midjourney to license its AI image and video model technology. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/22/meta-partners-with-midjourney-on-ai-image-and-video-models/