Month: March 2026

New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching The dollar amount isn’t as important as the fact that this is the first jury verdict of its kind against Meta over harm to young people. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/new-mexico-just-handed-meta-its-first-courtroom-defeat-over-child-safety-and-the-rest-of-the-country-is-watching/

Lululemon bets Epoch Biodesign can eat its shorts, literally Startup Epoch Biodesign uses enzymes to break plastic waste down into monomers, the chemical building blocks that can be used to make new plastic. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/lululemon-bets-epoch-biodesign-can-eat-its-shorts-literally/

Credo Ventures raises $88M Fund 5 to double down on pre-seed in CEE and its global diaspora Today, Credo Ventures announces Credo Stage 5, a $88 million fund that continues the firm’s mission to be the first backer of the most ambitious CEE founders globally, both in the CEE region

From a 15,000-step walk to a global movement: How Walk15 is turning steps into currency What began as a simple walking route created by a frustrated parent has grown into a global movement platform. In Lithuania, Walk15 has reached around 31 per cent of the population. Last year, it generated

Interloom raises $16.5M to develop enterprise memory for AI agents Interloom, an enterprise operations platform that captures expert knowledge and converts it into a persistent memory layer for AI agents, has closed a $16.5 million seed funding round. The round was led by DN Capital, with participation from Bek Ventures

Adzuna acquires Trovit and Mitula jobs businesses to expand global footprint Job search platform Adzuna has acquired the jobs businesses of Trovit and Mitula, two market-leading search engines operated by the Lifull Connect group. The acquisition marks Adzuna’s third acquisition in four years, further strengthening its position as one of

EGIDE raises €8M Seed to build affordable interceptor systems for modern warfare French defencetech EGIDE has raised an €8 million seed round.  The round was co-led by Expeditions, Eurazeo, and Heartcore Capital, with participation from Galion.exe and Kima Ventures.  Founded in 2025 by former MBDA aerospace and defence engineers Simon

Inside the multi-million-dollar underground quantum lab in the heart of Paris Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/inside-c12-underground-quantum-lab

Inside WONE’s AI performance coach: optimising for human potential, not efficiency Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-performance-coach-brnd

The top investors behind Sifted’s UK & Ireland leaderboard Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-top-investors-behind-sifteds-uk-ireland-leaderboard