Good news from around Europe
Investments of over $18M: Ukrainian drone maker F-Drones to open its first production site in the US Ukrainian drone maker F-Drones, through its American representative Ukrainian Defense Drones (UDD), is opening a factory in the US. This was announced by congresswoman Marcy Kaptur. UDD is investing $18.4 million in the
Exclusive: Meta and OpenAI alumni seek $400m for new AI lab Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/aire-openai-meta-aire-fundraise
How Revolut alumni are spreading its ‘bet factory’ model Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-alumni-bet-factory
How Hong Kong can be Europe’s fast track into Asia’s AI boom Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hong-kong-europe-ai-boom-brnd
More VC mergers are coming, says P101 founder Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/p101-vc-merger-acquisition-europe
Europe’s preventative health startups, mapped Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/preventative-health-market-mapped
Trump drops restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models Anthropic said it would begin restoring access to the Fable on July 1. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/trump-drops-restrictions-on-anthropics-mythos-and-fable-models/
Wayve launches $85M employee tender offer at $8.5B valuation Wayve’s offering is part of a growing trend of AI startups using employee tenders as a strategic tool to attract and retain talent. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/wayve-launches-85m-employee-tender-offer-at-8-5b-valuation/
Startup Battlefield Australia application closes in days: Apply before July 6 What if one pitch changed everything? The next company nobody has heard of yet is building something that will matter. It could be yours. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/last-chance-to-apply-startup-battlefield-australia-applications-close-july-6/
OpenClaw is finally available on Android and iOS The free open source agentic program is finally invading your phone. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/openclaw-is-finally-available-on-android-and-ios/