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Fund II second close strengthens Unconventional Ventures’ bet on overlooked founders Today, Unconventional Ventures (UV) announced the second close of Unconventional Ventures Fund II. In a challenging global climate — marked by economic uncertainty and tightening capital markets — this close represents more than a fundraising milestone. It signals strong
Solidroad scores $25M Series A to turn customer conversations into actionable data Solidroad, an AI platform that helps companies evaluate and improve every human and AI customer conversation, today announced a $25 million Series A round led by Hedosophia.. Solidroad strengthens customer experience through AI-powered training and quality insights. It
ET Capital launches Cambridge Venture Index Fund 2 to broaden access to deeptech investing ET Capital, a long-standing investor in high-growth technology businesses, has launched the Cambridge Venture Index SEIS/EIS Fund 2 (CVIF2). It aims to back up to 20 early-stage, science-based companies emerging from the Cambridge and Oxford start-up
“We are where ChatGPT was five years ago,” says European 3D AI foundation model startup boss One of Europe’s top AI researchers, who is heading up a 3D AI foundation model startup, says that 3D AI models are “kind of where ChatGPT for language was five years ago”. Matthias Niessner, the CEO and co-founder of SpAItial, took a leave of absence from
£100M boost for UK healthtech as British Business Bank backs Apposite growth fund The British Business Bank has agreed to make a £100 million commitment to Apposite Healthcare Growth I, a fund investing to support the growth of health technology companies, primarily in the UK. This will be the British
The UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Unit just struck deals with these 7 startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-sovereign-ai-unit-startups
Could Europe become a world leader in robotics? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/podcast-europe-robotics
UK fintech bosses set for crunch talks with Treasury and regulators, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-fintech-regulation-talks
Londonmaxxing, for real: A bumper Q1 sees the city pull further ahead of Paris, Berlin Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/bumper-q1-london
16 insurtech startups to watch in 2026, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/16-insurtech-startups-2026