Good news from around Europe
Recursive Superintelligence emerges from stealth with $650M raise A London-based AI startup set up just months ago, which believes it’s pursuing the fastest path to surpassing human intelligence, has today come out of stealth, having raised over $650m at a $4.65bn valuation. Called Recursive Superintelligence, the funding round was led by
Glocalzone acquired by MovitOn to expand decentralised logistics network Glocalzone, the platform connecting travellers with cross-border delivery requests, has been acquired by MovitOn as part of a deal focused on expanding peer-to-peer logistics infrastructure and integrating decentralised delivery technology. Founded as a marketplace linking travellers with users seeking international deliveries,
Gyver scores €1.4M to help power Europe’s industrial workforce Gyver, the Italian startup developing workforce infrastructure for Europe’s industrial and energy sectors, has raised €1.4 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Brighteye, with participation from āltitude, Vento Ventures, Zanichelli Venture and existing investor Antler, alongside several business
Romanian DesignVerse raises $5.5M to modernise legacy enterprise software Bucharest-based DesignVerse, the enterprise software startup using AI to modernise complex legacy systems, has raised more than $5.5 million in seed funding as demand grows for tools that can safely accelerate software development in mission-critical industries. The round included investment from
ElevenLabs hit with fresh lawsuit over use of voices by Pulitzer and Emmy-winning journalists Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/elevenlabs-lawsuit-2026
Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fractile-220m-accel
Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nvidia-startups-germany-ai-boom
The end of app-hopping: How embedded services are redefining the customer experience Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/end-of-app-hopping-brnd
Lovable is promising staff a 10% raise on their work anniversary. Here’s why it won’t catch on Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-pay-raise-opinion
Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/notion-just-turned-its-workspace-into-a-hub-for-ai-agents/