Year: 2025

Estonian AI startup Sera raises €1.5M seed round to fuel international expansion and AI-driven sales prospecting Sera AI, an Estonian AI powered platform, has raised a €1.5 million seed round to expand internationally. The round was led by Maki VC, with participation from Specialist VC, Kaspar Tiri, and Markus Villig,

Marketing in the age of AI search: Why citations beat clicks — quest column In the age of AI search, securing visibility for your brand is no longer about ranking high on Google, it’s about being cited by AI systems like ChatGPT, Google AI, and Perplexity. As AI models increasingly

‘I want Europe to be worthy of you’: Ursula von der Leyen delivers rousing speech at Italian Tech Week Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/von-der-leyen-italian-tech-week/

Why counter drone and air defence startups might be the next big investment area in defence Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/counter-drone-air-defence-startups-europe-vc/

EU’s EIT hands out €1bn amid uncertain future Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eit-e1bn-budget-uncertain-future/

What’s fueling fresh optimism in European tech? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/optimism-european-tech-2025-brnd/

12 European defence tech soonicorns to watch Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/european-defence-soonicorns/

With its latest acqui-hire, OpenAI is doubling down on personalized consumer AI  OpenAI is acquiring the CEO of Roi, an AI financial companion. Roi will sunset its service as its talent heads to OpenAI, ostensibly to help boost revenue in consumer apps. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/with-its-latest-acqui-hire-openai-is-doubling-down-on-personalized-consumer-ai/

Sources: Naveen Rao’s new AI hardware startup targets $5B valuation with backing from a16z  Former Databricks AI chief is raising $1 billion to build an Nvidia rival through a novel approach. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/sources-naveen-raos-new-ai-hardware-startup-targets-5b-valuation-with-backing-from-a16z/

What to expect at OpenAI’s DevDay 2025, and how to watch it OpenAI’s third developer conference is around the corner, and it’s shaping up to be the company’s biggest yet. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/what-to-expect-at-openais-devday-2025-and-how-to-watch-it/