Month: January 2026

Succession planning is a ‘critical’ topic for LPs — and they’re asking more questions Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/succession-planning-europe-vc-lp

Nvidia triples its dealmaking in Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nvidia-triples-its-dealmaking-in-europe

What does the EU-India trade deal mean for startups? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eu-india-trade-deal-startups

‘There’s growing interest’: Deutsche Börse exec hopeful of 2026 IPO pipeline Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/deutsche-borse-interview

a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause Ampadu’s departure perhaps signals the end of the TxO chapter. The fund and program focused on supporting underserved founders by providing access to tech networks and investment capital through a donor-advised fund. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/a16z-partner-kofi-ampadu-to-leave-firm-after-txo-program-pause/

Physical Intelligence, Stripe veteran Lachy Groom’s latest bet, is building Silicon Valley’s buzziest robot brains If co-founder Lachy Groom has any doubts, he doesn’t show it. He’s working with people who’ve been working on this problem for decades and who believe the timing is finally right, which is all he

OnlyFans considering selling majority stake to Architect Capital This isn’t the first time in recent memory that OnlyFans has been in talks to sell off its business. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/onlyfans-considering-selling-majority-stake-to-architect-capital/

OpenClaw’s AI assistants are now building their own social network The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has a new shell — again. After briefly rebranding as Moltbot, it has now picked OpenClaw as its new name. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/openclaws-ai-assistants-are-now-building-their-own-social-network/

Informant told FBI that Jeffrey Epstein had a ‘personal hacker’ The hacker allegedly developed zero-day exploits and offensive cyber tools and sold them to several countries, including an unnamed central African government, the U.K., and the United States. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/informant-told-fbi-that-jeffrey-epstein-had-a-personal-hacker/

Qilimanjaro launches EduQit, a modular build-your-own quantum computer for education and research Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech today announced the release of EduQit, a modular quantum computing kit designed to enable hands-on training, experimental learning, and early-stage research using an on-site superconducting quantum computing system.   EduQit enables universities and research institutions