Year: 2025

Lithuanian startup Joiner raises €500,000 to expand its social platform for offline connections Joiner, a Lithuanian social platform helping people make real-life friends through shared activities and events, has raised €500,000 in an angel funding round. The company shared the news with AIN via press release.  About Joiner  Joiner, founded

Czech startup Talentiqa raises €1M to expand AI-powered recruitment platform across Europe Talentiqa, a Czech recruitment automation startup, has secured €1 million in funding to expand its AI-powered hiring assistant. The round was backed by Purple Ventures and Venture to Future Fund, EU-Startups reports. About Talentiqa Talentiqa is a Prague-based

Spotify founder Daniel Ek steps down as CEO Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/spotify-founder-daniel-ek-steps-down-as-ceo/

Who’s winning — and who’s losing — in Europe’s neobank race? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/neobank-state-of-play/

Revolut CEO backs French startup challenging Facebook Ads in $50m round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/vibe-co-50m-series-b-nik-storonsky-quantumlight/

How to fund more female founders, according to an EIC board member Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fund-more-female-founders-eic-brnd/

ElevenLabs backer Concept Ventures raises Europe’s biggest pre-seed fund, at $88m Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/concept-ventures-raises-pre-seed-fund-88m/

U.S. government takes stake in Canadian lithium miner and its Nevada mining project The U.S. Department of Energy has taken equity stakes in Canadian company Lithium Americas and its Nevada mining joint venture with General Motors as part of a renegotiation of a federal loan. Under the new terms, the

Starbase hires Cameron County to police its streets and jail its offenders Starbase is in the business of launching rockets, not policing, according to two new agreements. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/starbase-hires-cameron-county-to-police-its-streets-and-jail-its-offenders/

Toyota adds another $1.5B to its bet on startups at every stage Toyota made two announcements that reflect the automaker’s growing interest in startups working on mobility, climate, AI, sustainability, and industrial automation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/30/toyota-adds-another-1-5b-to-its-bet-on-startups-at-every-stage/