Month: September 2026

‘Our companies are becoming excellent at surviving and worse at scaling’: what’s gone wrong with Nordic fintech Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nordic-fintech-growth-decline/

VCs rejoice as UK government rules out spinout exit tax Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/vcs-rejoice-as-uk-government-rules-out-spinout-exit-tax/

Matt Clifford’s move to Anthropic draws criticism: ‘Not cool’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/matt-clifford-anthropic-criticism/

Crusoe reportedly raises $3B at a $30B valuation The round came together after the data center developer reportedly secured a $13 billion contract with Jane Street. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/crusoe-reportedly-raises-3b-at-a-30b-valuation/

Oura files to go public The ring maker says that its business has shown significant revenue growth over the past year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/oura-files-to-go-public/

Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets The company published a form on its website Thursday soliciting info from people who are interested in “Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/tesla-is-asking-people-if-they-want-to-buy-and-run-cybercab-fleets/

Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows The AI era has completely broken enterprise buying patterns, and startups haven’t yet figured out how to navigate. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/startup-arr-is-less-secure-than-ever-new-research-shows/

The Cybercab is Tesla’s ‘fork in the road’ moment  The company is about to formally launch the gold two-seater, with no steering wheel or pedals — a move that could change Tesla forever. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/the-cybercab-is-teslas-fork-in-the-road-moment/

Netherlands-based AI startup Wonderful raises $550M at $5BN valuation Wonderful, the Netherlands-based startup that provides AI services to help companies boost productivity, has raised around $550 million at a $5 billion valuation, it said today. The Series C funding round was led by existing investor Insight Partners, with participation from new investor

British Business Bank commits up to £46M to Zinc’s new deeptech fund The British Business Bank has agreed to commit up to £46 million to Zinc Capital Management‘s second institutional fund, the Science-for-Impact Fund, helping to accelerate the creation and growth of innovative UK deep tech startups tackling critical health and environmental