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Profile: The Danish fintech boss who says “no” a lot The CEO of Danish payment unicorn Flatpay is not a “yes” man. Sander Janca-Jensen says: “We say ‘no’ a lot. We pride ourselves on saying ‘no’ internally.” Examples of Flatpay’s thumbs down mentality include saying “no” to new business opportunities, “no” to new
Weekly funding round-up! All of the European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (Jan. 19-23) This article is visible for CLUB members only. If you are already a member but don’t see the content of this article, please login here. If you’re not a CLUB member yet, but you’d
Oslo-based Altek AI secures €423k to expand autonomous guest communication for hotels across the Nordics Norwegian AI hospitality startup Altek AI has raised €423k ($500k) in a pre-Seed round in order to deepen integrations with hotel systems (including PMS and booking engines), expand its autonomous workflows across more channels, and accelerate
Agentic AI: Is Europe ready to scale it safely? Artificial intelligence is increasingly moving beyond single-task tools towards systems that can operate with a higher degree of autonomy. One of the most significant developments in this evolution is agentic AI, a new generation of AI systems designed to pursue goals,
Apply now for your chance to join the finals of our big Pitch Competition at this year’s EU-Startups Summit On May 7-8, Malta will once again transform into the heart of European innovation as it hosts the 2026 edition of the EU-Startups Summit. Bringing together around 2,500 founders, startup enthusiasts,
A closer look at Europe’s low corporate tax jurisdictions (Sponsored) Taxation is one of the key factors investors consider when deciding where to establish a business. In this context, Europe stands out for offering a range of jurisdictions with competitive corporate tax rates. At the same time, tax rates are
Finnish company Agileday raises €6.4M Series A to scale AI-powered platform and expand globally Agileday, a Finnish technology company building a people-centric operating platform for professional services, announced a €6.4 million Series A funding. The round was led by Newion, with participation from Specialist VC, Vendep Capital and Business Finland. The
iVision Tech shares rose 30% after Macron appeared wearing the brand’s glasses in Davos This week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, the main topic of discussion was not only geopolitical crises but also the appearance of the French president. Emmanuel Macron appeared in public wearing Top Gun-style mirrored
Balderton, AVP in ‘unfair prejudice’ legal battle with founder Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/balderton-avp-legal-battle
Behind closed doors, AI startups urge UK to deliver on promises Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/synthesia-fractile-quantexa-ai-action-plan-uk