Good news from around Europe
The missing layer in Europe’s AI strategy: data ownership As France and Germany push digital sovereignty up the policy agenda, a more practical question is emerging: who actually owns the data driving Europe’s AI systems? As models become increasingly commoditised, competitive advantage is shifting to the data layer, thereby raising
The Tech.eu Summit London 2026 unveils new speakers: Leaders from OpenAI, London Stock Exchange Group, Morgan Stanley, NATO Innovation Fund, Mastercard and many more… Following our previous announcements, we are excited to unveil a new group of confirmed speakers for the Tech.eu Summit London 2026. The event will take place
“Digital Brains” for experts as Pickmybrain raises $2.1M Tallinn-based Pickmybrain, a startup developing AI-powered “Digital Brains” for professionals and public figures, has raised $2.1 million in a pre-seed funding round backed by business angels, Raison.app, and other investors. The company is building a platform that enables experts to transform their
Sensmet secures €1.5M to scale real-time metals monitoring for Europe’s raw materials supply Finnish developer of continuous metals monitoring technology, Sensmet, has received a €1.5m investment from EIT RawMaterials to help secure the supply of critical and strategically important raw materials. Sensmet’s breakthrough technology, Micro-Discharge Optical Emission Spectroscopy (µDOES), enables
Monzo to exit US market Monzo is closing its US banking operations after struggling to gain traction in the market, and will instead focus on its core UK and European business. The UK digital bank, famed for its bright coral cards, will stop onboarding new customers and lay off about 50 employees
Matt Clifford steps back from Entrepreneurs First after 15 years Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/matt-clifford-entrepreneurs-first-steps-back
UK pension providers back £200m fund aimed at supercharging homegrown startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-pension-providers-200m-fund
EQT and Atomico go head-to-head to manage €5bn EU fund Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eqt-atomico-finalists-scaleup-europe-fund
Monzo shuts down US operations to focus on UK and Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/monzo-us-exit-fintech
Confessions of a tech ghostwriter: ‘I will help you scale cringe mountain’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/confessions-of-a-tech-ghostwriter-i-will-help-you-scale-cringe-mountain