Good news from around Europe
Fireworks AI, a startup co-founded by Ukrainians, raised $250M and reached a valuation of $4 billion American startup Fireworks AI, which helps developers use powerful artificial intelligence chips and work with AI models, has raised $250 million in a new round of Series C funding. The company is valued at
Finnish Nano raises funding from Gorilla Capital to expand AI-driven platform across the Nordics Nano, a Turku-based SaaS company using AI to help small and mid-sized consumer businesses drive growth and repeat sales, has raised a new funding from Gorilla Capital Fund III to accelerate growth in Finland and expand
How a Ukrainian startup attracted 60k users and got into Sam Altman’s program. Interview with Lobby9 The team at Kharkiv startup Lobby9 is creating a platform that combines a social space for gamers with an AI assistant that helps them complete games 100%. The startup has already attracted over 60,000
Nvidia buys a $1 billion stake in Nokia to develop AI and 6G. The company’s shares have reached their highest level in a decade. Finnish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nokia announced an agreement with American chip giant Nvidia, under which Nvidia will invest $1 billion in exchange for a 2.9% stake in
Starling bets on AI to cut fraud following £29m FCA fine Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/starling-ai-fraud-tool/
What’s keeping CPOs up at night Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whats-keeping-cpos-up-at-night/
Europe’s most active VCs in Q3 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/q3-most-active-vcs/
10 fastest-growing AI-native startups, according to the Sifted 250 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/10-fastest-growing-ai-native-startups-according-to-the-sifted-250/
Climeworks CEO: ‘We needed layoffs to right-size the company’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/climeworks-ceo-big-interview/
India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/29/indias-snabbit-valuation-doubled-to-180m-in-5-months-on-its-quick-house-help-bet/