Month: February 2026

Quantonation closes new €220m fund as interest in quantum surges Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/quantonation-220m-fund

Etsy sells secondhand clothing marketplace Depop to eBay for $1.2B The deal comes nearly five years after Etsy purchased Depop for $1.62 billion, at a time when secondhand clothing apps were gaining traction during the pandemic. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/etsy-sells-secondhand-clothing-marketplace-depop-to-ebay-for-1-2b/

Hacking conference Def Con bans three people linked to Epstein The Def Con hacking conference banned hackers Pablos Holman and Vincenzo Iozzo, as well as former MIT Media Lab director Joichi Ito, from attending the annual conference after their reported connections with Jeffrey Epstein. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/hacking-conference-def-con-bans-three-people-linked-to-epstein/

Is your startup’s check engine light on? Google Cloud’s VP explains what to do Startup founders are being pushed to move faster than ever, using AI while facing tighter funding, rising infrastructure costs, and more pressure to show real traction early. Cloud credits, access to GPUs, and foundation models have

A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky’s app Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ’s E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/a-startup-called-germ-becomes-the-first-private-messenger-that-launches-directly-from-blueskys-app/

SeatGeek and Spotify team up to offer concert ticket sales inside the music platform This is a strategic win for SeatGeek. With direct placement in the Spotify app, SeatGeek is positioned to reach millions of active music fans as they discover upcoming events, increasing the chances of converting listeners into

SurrealDB secures $23M and launches SurrealDB 3.0 to address AI agent memory challenges London-based SurrealDB, the company behind a multi-model, AI-native database, has raised an additional $23 million in Series A funding, bringing the round’s total to $38 million. Chalfen Ventures and Begin Capital joined existing investors FirstMark and Georgian

nuuEnergy raises €4.3M to scale regional heat-pump installations Munich-based energytech startup nuuEnergy, which focuses on building regional heat-pump installation businesses, has secured €4.3 million in seed funding. The round was led by amberra, the corporate venturing studio of the Cooperative Financial Network Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken, with participation from EnjoyVenture and existing

SatVu closes a £30M funding round to accelerate its multi-satellite constellation SatVu, a UK-based thermal intelligence company that uses space-based data to analyse operational activity and infrastructure performance, has closed a £30 million funding round, bringing its total equity funding to £60 million. The round includes a strategic investment from

212 NexT invests in advanced chemistry startup Aepnus Turkish deep-tech fund 212 NexT, focused on advanced materials and industrial technologies, has participated in Aepnus’ pre-Series A funding round. Founded by Lukas Hackl and Bilen Akuzum and headquartered in the US, with additional operations in Canada and Germany, Aepnus is developing