Year: 2025

Sweden’s Redpine launches with €1.1 million backing to reduce AI hallucinations through licensed data After a year in stealth, Stockholm-based company Redpine announces €1.1 million in funding and the launch of their platform to give AI builders and agents high-quality, licensed data. The round saw participation from prominent angel investors

From Lagos to Munich: 5 acquisitions and 1 exit – African startups expanding into Europe I have dedicated my work to building bridges between continents, connecting ecosystems, creating opportunities for exchange, and developing new business ties between startups across Africa and Europe. We cannot deny that, compared to Europe, many

British advanced manufacturing startup Holdson secures €1.7 million to scale electroform surface finishing technology Huddersfield-based advanced manufacturing specialist Holdson has raised €1.7 million to expand its patented electroform process and supply business across the aerospace, defence, automotive and nuclear fusion industries. The round was led by the Northern Powerhouse Investment

How to build a cross-border team without losing speed In 2016, we launched GuestReady in six countries at the same time. Our ambition was to build a globally leading company, so building across different locations was a given from day one. Our thinking was simple: if Airbnb worked in a

Builder.ai founder Sachin Dev Duggal plots new AI startup Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/builder-ai-founder-new-startup/

Checkout.com launches secondary share sale at $12bn valuation, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/checkout-valuation-secondary-share-sale/

Rise of the ‘Hedo cubs’: Hedosophia alumni spin out new VC firms Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hedosophia-alumni-vc-firms/

There are too many drone startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/too-many-drone-startups-europe-opinion/

Billions gone: No funds for EIT under new European Union budget Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eit-european-union-budget-startups/

Vibe coding: Hype or new reality? Only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Lauri Moore (Bessemer), David Cramer (Sentry), and Zach Lloyd (Warp) join the Builders Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 to debate what founders really need from their first engineering hires — and how AI tooling fits into the equation. Powered