Good news from around Europe
Antwerp-based Vectrix raises €1.15 million to build the automation layer for transport operations Vectrix, an Antwerp-based AI platform that automates the manual entry of transport orders, has raised €1.15 million in a Seed round to support its next growth phase. The round was led by Antwerp VC firm RDY Ventures,
FIRSTPICK launches €25 million fund to act as VC “fairy godmother” to Baltic founders before their Cinderella moment FIRSTPICK, a Vilnius-based first-check venture capital fund, has launched a new €25 million fund to invest in early-stage Baltic startups. It focuses on founders who don’t fit the typical VC mould and
SaaSpocalypse: What’s next for Europe’s SaaS scaleups and investors? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/saaspocalypse-podcast
Revolut recruits ex-Visa exec as new US chief, files for banking licence Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-us-banking-licence
Quantum scaleup Pasqal to go public at $2bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/quantum-scaleup-pasqal-spac
Could Japan become Europe’s next startup growth market? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/japan-europes-next-startup-growth-market-brnd
Europe’s big fusion opportunity Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-big-fusion-opportunity
Anthropic to challenge DOD’s supply chain label in court Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said he plans to challenge the Department of Defense’s designation of the AI firm as a supply chain risk. He claims most Anthropic customers are unaffected by the label. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/anthropic-to-challenge-dods-supply-chain-label-in-court/
DiligenceSquared uses AI, voice agents to make M&A research affordable Instead of relying on expensive management consultants, the startup uses AI voice agents to conduct interviews with customers of the companies the PE firms are considering buying. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/diligencesquared-uses-ai-voice-agents-to-make-ma-research-affordable/
Cluely CEO Roy Lee admits to publicly lying about revenue numbers last year The $7 million in annual recurring revenue that Cluely CEO Roy Lee shared last summer was a lie, its founder and CEO Roy Lee admitted on Thursday on X. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/cluely-ceo-roy-lee-admits-to-publicly-lying-about-revenue-numbers-last-year/