Good news from around Europe
The Provence-Alpes-Cote d Azur Region as MA of the Interreg Euro-MED programme 28-34 The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region has been reappointed as the Managing Authority of the Interreg Euro-MED programme for the period 2028–2034 Renewed confidence from Member States The Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region has been unanimously reappointed as the Managing Authority
Balderton adds serial entrepreneur Phil Chambers to its partnership Balderton today announces the appointment of Phil Chambers as Partner, where he will focus on early-stage investments. Chambers joins the firm after a 20+ year career as a founder, operator and angel investor in the European technology ecosystem, including roles in
TheStorage raises €3.6M to scale industrial thermal energy storage Cleantech company TheStorage, which develops industrial thermal energy storage solutions, has closed a €3.6 million seed funding round. The round was led by Voima Ventures, with participation from existing investors Superhero Capital and 2C Ventures, alongside new investor Momentum. The company
Berlin-based VREY raises €3.3M to unlock shared-roof solar Berlin-based climatetech startup VREY has closed a €3.3 million seed funding round led by Rubio Impact Ventures, with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) and Kopa Ventures. The company enables property owners to deploy solar systems in multi-family buildings and supply the generated
Starling no plans to enter “massively overserved” US retail banking market Starling Bank has no plans to enter the “massively overserved” US retail banking market, but will focus its US expansion on its business-to-business offering instead, says its chief financial officer. The UK challenger bank is looking to establish
Legora snaps up Stockholm legal research startup Qura Swedish legal tech unicorn Legora has made its second acquisition in two months, snapping up a Swedish startup specialising in legal research, which has built a search engine for lawyers. Legora has acquired Qura, a 10-strong team which was founded in 2023,
Ride-hailing giant Lyft to buy black cab app Gett’s UK business Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lyft-gett-buys-deal-acquisition-black-cab
Elon Musk mulled Mistral deal to take on OpenAI and Anthropic, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/elon-musk-xai-mistral-partnership
Builder.ai founder named ‘key beneficiary’ in money-laundering probe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sachin-duggal-money-laundering
11 AI operators to watch in Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-operators-to-watch-in-europe