Good news from around Europe
London-based Stanhope AI raises €6.7 million for adaptive AI in robotics and defence applications British DeepTech startup Stanhope AI has secured €6.7 million ($8 million) in Seed funding to advance a new generation of AI designed for autonomous systems operating in the physical world. The round was led by Frontline
Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/legora-funding-round-valuation-triple
Drone startup Stark ‘reaches unicorn valuation’ following German armed forces deal Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/stark-unicorn-valuation-following-german-armed-forces-deal
The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/climate-vc-due-a-fundraise-2026
Who’s dominating Europe’s €24bn startup debt market? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whos-dominating-europes-24bn-startup-debt-market
Europe’s active secondary investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-active-secondary-investors
Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/airbnb-plans-to-bake-in-ai-features-for-search-discovery-and-support/
Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn’t just search for you, but one that “knows you.” CEO Brian Chesky said, “It will help guests plan their entire trip, help hosts
Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach/
Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a