Month: October 2025

UK startups lay out demands for ‘make or break’ Budget Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-budget-startup-demands/

Tata Motors confirms it fixed security flaws, which exposed company and customer data A security researcher found the Indian automotive giant exposing personal information of its customers, internal company reports, and dealers’ data. Tata confirmed it fixed the issues. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/tata-motors-confirms-it-fixed-security-flaws-that-exposed-company-and-customer-data/

Here are the 5 Startup Battlefield finalists at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 After two days full of live demos and pitches, it’s time to announce the five finalists at this year’s Startup Battlefield. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/here-are-the-5-startup-battlefield-finalists-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025/

‘Silicon Valley’ star Thomas Middleditch makes a surprise appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Actor Thomas Middleditch had a planned takeover of Australian startup Othelia’s presentation at the pitch showcase stage.  Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/silicon-valley-star-thomas-middleditch-makes-a-surprise-appearance-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025/

Waabi unveils autonomous truck made in partnership with Volvo The move comes as Waabi announced earlier this year that it was partnering with Volvo Autonomous Solutions to build a custom purpose truck based on Volvo’s auto autonomy platform using Waabi’s software stack. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/waabi-unveils-autonomous-truck-made-in-partnership-with-volvo/

Unlisted connects homeowners with prospective buyers before they even put their homes up for sale and is part of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Unlisted is like Zillow but for homes that are not yet on the market. The company is now launching an iOS app. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/28/unlisted-homes-connects-homeowners-with-prospective-buyers-before-they-even-put-their-homes-up-for-sale-and-is-part-of-techcrunch-disrupt-2025/

Steven Bartlett raises eight-figure round for Steven.com at €365M valuation Entrepreneur, investor and Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has raised an eight-figure funding round for his media and technology company Steven.com, valuing the business at €365 million. The round, led by Slow Ventures and Apeiron Investment Group, is believed to

Sequoia launches two early-stage funds, says Europe’s founder pool “never been stronger” Sequoia, the US VC firm which has backed Klarna and Stripe, has launched two early-stage funds and given a vote of confidence to European founders. The two new funds are a $750 million early-stage fund targeting Series A startups

Adaptam Therapeutics raises €3M to advance cancer immunotherapies San Sebastián and Barcelona-based biotech Adaptam Therapeutics has raised €3 million in a pre-seed round led by Criteria Bio Ventures to develop first-in-class antibody therapies targeting immunosuppressive myeloid cells in solid tumours. The funding will allow Adaptam to advance its antibody-based programmes,

When high school meets high tech: ReSeed’s mission to reforest fire-affected Greece Every summer, forests around the world are destroyed by fires. Traditionally, reseeding is labour-intensive, slow, and often limited in access due to steep slopes and the remote nature of fire-affected zones.   But now a not-for-profit startup spun out