Month: January 2026

The fortune of Strnad, owner of defense company Czechoslovak Group, grew to $37 billion after a record IPO The fortune of Czech defense entrepreneur Michal Strnad has grown to $37 billion following the successful initial public offering of Czechoslovak Group (CSG) shares. This was reported by Bloomberg. During its debut

Northzone and Lovable CEO back Swedish AI startup Brickanta with $8m Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/northzone-and-lovable-ceo-backs-brickanta-8m

14 wealthtech startups to watch, according to investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/wealthtech-investor-survey-2026

Everything you need to know about viral personal AI assistant Clawdbot (now Moltbot) Personal AI assistant Moltbot —formerly Clawdbot — has gone viral in a matter of weeks. But there’s more you should know before jumping on the bandwagon. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/everything-you-need-to-know-about-viral-personal-ai-assistant-clawdbot-now-moltbot/

Fashion rental app By Rotation and Uber partner to help deliver ski clothing By Rotation, one of the U.K.’s most popular peer-to-peer fashion rental platforms, is partnering with Uber to deliver ski clothes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/fashion-rental-app-by-rotation-and-uber-partner-to-help-deliver-ski-rentals/

Anduril has invented a wild new drone-flying contest where jobs are the prize  This is a race series for software programmers and the brainchild of founder Palmer Luckey, he tells TechCrunch. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/anduril-has-invented-a-wild-new-drone-flying-contest-where-jobs-are-the-prize/

Bluesky teases 2026 roadmap: A better Discover feed, real-time features, and more Bluesky is teasing new features and improvements ranging from the Discover feed to video support. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/bluesky-teases-2026-roadmap-a-better-discover-feed-real-time-features-and-more/

Anthropic reportedly upped its latest raise to $20B Anthropic looks to raise $20 billion at more than $300 billion valuation, according to reports. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/27/anthropic-reportedly-upped-its-latest-raise-to-20b/

Footprint Firm closes €76M Article 9 deeptech Fund for the green transition The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of Footprint Fund I, an Article 9 €76 million venture fund. The fund focuses on early-stage deeptech companies in the green transition in Northern Europe. Footprint Fund I is the

Vennre completes $9.6M round to grow private market platform in MENA UK-based Vennre, a wealth creation platform, has raised $9.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round through a hybrid equity and debt structure. The round was co-led by Vision Ventures and anb seed Fund, with participation from Sanabil 500, Ace