Year: 2025

Creandum and Project A to offload Trade Republic shares in secondaries sale Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/trade-republic-secondaries-sale/

The $100m sprint: How startups are scaling faster than ever Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/100m-sprint-startups-brnd/

The European heavyweights hitting over $1bn in revenue Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-european-heavyweights-hitting-1bn-revenue/

Ex-Northvolt CEO speaks out: ‘It was like pouring diesel on a fire’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/peter-carlsson-post-northvolt-interview/

Why ‘hold forever’ investors are snapping up venture capital ‘zombies’ An investor explains the “buy, fix, and hold” model employed by Bending Spoons and similar companies that buy distressed startups. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/why-hold-forever-investors-are-snapping-up-venture-capital-zombies/

YouTube is working on a feature that will fix the messy home feed YouTube is experimenting with a new feature that allows users to customize their home feed. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/youtube-is-working-on-a-feature-that-will-fix-the-messy-home-feed/

Character AI will offer interactive ‘Stories’ to kids instead of open-ended chat The company announced last month that it would no longer allow minors to use its chat features. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/character-ai-will-offer-interactive-stories-to-kids-instead-of-open-ended-chat/

ChatGPT’s voice mode is no longer a separate interface ChatGPT now lets you use voice and text in the same screen, making conversations feel more natural as responses and visuals appear in real time. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/chatgpts-voice-mode-is-no-longer-a-separate-interface/

Warner Music signs deal with AI music startup Suno, settles lawsuit WMG says artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/25/warner-music-signs-deal-with-ai-music-startup-suno-settles-lawsuit/

The eastern frontier is Europe’s new critical deeptech engine Today, Coinvest Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), Depo Ventures, BSV Ventures, Balnord, and New North Ventures — six VC funds actively investing in dual-use and defence — together with market-intelligence platform Dealroom, unveil the inaugural Tough Tech by the Tough