Good news from around Europe
British Business Bank backs EQT Life Sciences with €25M commitment EQT Life Sciences’ EQT Health Economics 3 Fund (EQT HE3), a multi-stage life sciences and medtech-dedicated fund has received €25 million from the British Business Bank. EQT Life Sciences backs companies focused on the development of therapeutics, medical devices, diagnostics
EU orders Google to open Android to Gemini rivals. What requirements did the regulator set? The European Union has required Google to give third-party AI assistants broader access to Android features and to share search data with competing services. This reports Engadget. Regulators made the decision over concerns that Google
Europe’s VCs are increasingly taking on jobs at their startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-vc-jobs-startups-trend
From chatbots to ‘digital teammates’: The shift towards multiplayer AI Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/from-chatbots-to-digital-teammates-brnd
Mollie doubles down on Europe with €350m expansion plan: ‘Superapp is a convoluted word’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mollie-350m-europe-expansion
The sectors with the most momentum heading into H2 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sectors-most-momentum-heading-into-h2-2026
Applications close in 48 hours — here’s everything Australian founders need to know about Stripe x Startup Battlefield The window is almost shut. On August 19, eight startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney in front of investors, global press, and the Australian tech community. One startup walks
Vertu wants executives to pay $6,880 for an AI agent — here’s how it actually performs From AI workflows to battery life and security, here’s what it’s really like to live with Vertu’s luxury foldable every day. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/vertu-wants-executives-to-pay-6880-for-an-ai-agent-heres-how-it-actually-performs/
Databricks hits $188B valuation, extending its run as AI’s favorite second act Databricks has remade its image into an AI company and has published research on the cost savings of open weight AI models for coding. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/databricks-hits-188b-valuation-extending-its-run-as-ais-favorite-second-act/
The Zoom hack that says, ‘Don’t record me’ If every meeting, watercooler conversation, and date gets transcribed and summarized, who’s actually reading any of it? Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/17/the-zoom-hack-that-says-dont-record-me/