Month: October 2026

Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B valuation, launches AI agents for business users The developer of Hermes Agent raised a $90 million Series B. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/nous-research-confirms-it-hit-1-5b-valuation-launches-ai-agents-for-business-users/

Microsoft releases new Nvidia-chip AI PCs with revamped Windows 11 Microsoft revealed the specs and price for its Surface Laptop Ultra, AI PCs that run on Nvidia chips that are designed to run AI models and agents. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/microsoft-releases-new-nvidia-chip-ai-pcs-with-revamped-windows-11/

Meta’s Muse launches on iPad just a month after its mobile debut Meta’s AI agent Muse is now available on iPad, just a month after its mobile debut, as the company rapidly expands the assistant’s reach and integrations. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/metas-muse-launches-on-ipad-just-a-month-after-its-mobile-debut/

Delivery Hero alumni have built 150 startups worth €7.5B, making it Europe’s biggest founder factory Delivery Hero has become Europe’s leading founder factory by number of alumni-founded startups, according to a new analysis published today by startup data platform Dealroom.co. Alumni of Delivery Hero and its European brands have launched

Mistral unveils le Chonk, says “significantly outperforms” any open-weight models developed in US or Europe Mistral today unveiled its largest and “most capable” AI model to date, the company said, amid a global race for AI supremacy. The French AI company says its new one trillion-parameter multimodal model, Mistral Large 4—nicknamed

Edonia raises €15M to scale microalgae protein as an alternative to meat Foodtech Edonia has raised €15 million in funding.  In recent years, plant-based alternatives have focused mostly on mimicking meat in taste, look and texture. However, the food market is now facing higher expectations: consumers aren’t just looking for a

SAP buys TechWolf in record Belgian VC-backed deal German software giant SAP is buying a Belgian startup that leverages AI to help companies understand the skills and work of their employees, it said today. The deal is reported to be the largest acquisition of a venture-backed software company in Belgian

Nevermind VC launches with €23.6M first close to back dual-use deeptech startups Nevermind (NVM), a VC Fund focused on investing in deeptech dual use frontier technologies in Italy and Europe, has officially launched.  NVM Ventures announces a €23.6 million first close for the NVM Venture Lazio compartment, against a final

Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/spiko-series-b-fundraise-index-speedinvest/

SAP to acquire AI startup TechWolf for undisclosed sum Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sap-techwolf-acquisition-deal/