Year: 2025

Metrics that matter: how to drive growth through smart KPIs In a climate where every dollar is scrutinised and growth doesn’t come cheap, understanding what to measure (and when!) can make or break a startup. Vanity metrics just don’t do the magic anymore: investors, teams, and even customers are looking

Copenhagen-based Interhuman AI raises €2 million to build the social intelligence layer for AI Interhuman AI, a Copenhagen-based startup developing the first social intelligence layer for AI systems, has raised €2 million in a pre‑seed funding round. The investment was led by PSV Tech, a Nordic VC backing ambitious AI

Klarna is seeking a $13bn pre-money valuation, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/klarna-is-seeking-a-13bn-pre-money-valuation-reports-say/

Peter Thiel-backed Norwegian VC SNÖ Ventures shuts down Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sno-ventures-shutting-down-peter-thiel/

Big Tech is eating the AI industry’s seedcorn Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/acquihire-reverse-ai-startup-europe-meta/

The best first-time founder communities to join in Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/best-founder-communities-europe/

This startup just got backing to help chatbots read your body language Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/this-startup-just-got-backing-to-help-chatbots-read-your-body-language/

Tesla could have avoided that $242.5M Autopilot verdict, filings show Instead, a jury awarded plaintiffs $242.5 million in compensatory and punitive damages. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/tesla-could-have-avoided-that-242-5m-autopilot-verdict-filings-show/

a16z spends $1.49M in Washington lobbying, while rivals mostly sit out Venture giant Andreessen Horowitz is burning cash to shape policy on the Hill. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/a16z-spends-1-49m-in-washington-lobbying-while-rivals-mostly-sit-out/

Road to Battlefield: Central Eurasia’s largest startup competition in history sends four winners to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield The startup ecosystem in Central Eurasia is having its moment. What started as 485 applications from across 27 countries has culminated in the largest startup pitch competition in Central Eurasia’s history. Powered by