Good news from around Europe
French AgTech startup Tellia raises €4.3 million to scale voice-enabled data capture Tellia, the Paris-based voice AI assistant for agriculture founded in 2024, has raised a €4.3 million ($5 million) pre-Seed to scale technology that lets farmers, agronomists and field teams capture and use their data simply by speaking. The
Italian VC Techshop launches second fund with €43 million first close Milan-based VC firm Techshop announces the first closing of Techshop II at €43 million dedicated to pre-Seed and Seed startups developing AI B2B solutions – this edition exceeded its initial fundraising target and is now aiming to to raise
Capital clarity: Questions to ask before raising Founders have no shortage of advice on how to raise money, including how to pitch, price a round, and survive due diligence. Yet almost none of it addresses the more fundamental question of whether to raise venture capital in the first place. That
Portugal’s Hope Care closes €6 million Series A to expand remote patient monitoring across Europe Hope Care, a Portuguese digital health company specialising in regulated remote patient monitoring technology, has closed a €6 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Iberis Capital, with participation from Vieira de
The Exploration Company raises $450m Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exploration-company-450m-series-c/
Mistral confirms €3bn Series D at €21bn valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-series-d-3bn/
Am I a fake founder? What it’s like joining a startup as a cofounder a year late Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/am-i-a-fake-founder-what-its-like-joining-a-startup-as-a-cofounder-a-year-late/
Exclusive: Legaltech Lexroom seals first two M&A deals four months after $50m Series B Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exclusive-legaltech-lexroom-seals-first-two-ma-deals-four-months-after-50m-series-b/
White House takes down ‘Build the Wall’ game after the Tetris Company complains The Trump administration’s short-lived arcade game “Build the Wall” is now nowhere to be found after the Tetris Company posted that it takes “copyright infringement very seriously.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/white-house-takes-down-build-the-wall-game-after-the-tetris-company-complains/
Hackers are stealing Claude tokens from subscribers Last month, a Claude user noticed his account was consuming tokens even though he wasn’t working. Anthropic has since warned users about hackers. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/08/hackers-are-stealing-claude-tokens-from-subscribers/