Month: February 2026

€100K, 100 startups, 3 years: The Baltics double down on early talent Get ready to feel old. According to a recent report, the average age of AI unicorn founders dropped from 40 in 2020 to 29 in 2024. And the trend continues. It’s been called a “youthquake,” shaking up the

Born in Ukraine, ready for the world, 7 Ukrainian-founded startups you should know about Ukraine’s startup scene has long punched above its weight, and the companies emerging from it today are proof that innovation doesn’t pause for adversity. Ukraine has quietly become a dynamic source of startup innovation, producing companies tackling

Clee Medical secures seed funding to advance real-time brain imaging for neurosurgery Clee Medical, a Swiss neurotechnology startup developing ultra-high-resolution real-time imaging for brain surgery, has closed its seed financing round. The round was led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB), Kickfund, FONGIT, and Venture Kick,

London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace Dwelly, a London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies, has secured over €79.3 million (£69 million) in combined equity and debt funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK. The raise includes a €36.8 million equity

10 of the most promising Netherlands-based startups to keep an eye on in 2026 Following up on our country deep-dive series, we now turn to the Netherlands, one of Europe’s most internationally oriented startup ecosystems. Known for its strength in sustainability, fintech, deeptech, and enterprise software, the country combines strong

UK DeepTech startup BeyondMath raises €8.4 million to expand generative physics research BeyondMath, a London-based DeepTech company developing a generative physics model, has closed a €8.4 million ($10 million) Seed extension to double its headcount in 2026 and expand globally while increasing its research capacity. The extension was led by

Wayve rockets to €7.2 billion valuation with €1 billion Series D bet on AI-driven autonomy – backing from Uber and Microsoft Wayve, a UK leader in embodied AI for autonomous driving, today announced it has raised €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in a Series D investment round, bringing its post-money valuation

London’s Allica Bank targets 10% UK SMB market share by 2028 after €131 million raise Allica Bank, a British digital bank for SMBs that provides a proprietary full stack technology, has announced a €131 million ($155 million) Series D capital raise as it targets 10% market penetration in the UK

General Catalyst backs AI property rollup Dwelly in £69m funding round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/dwelly-general-catalyst-funding-round-rollup-property

Revolut eyes $100bn valuation with fresh share sale Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-share-sale-2025