Year: 2026

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/

The DeepMind trio who built a poker AI are now making money for quant hedge funds EquiLibre Technologies, a Prague-based AI lab founded by three ex-DeepMind researchers, is now valued at more than $500 million. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/30/the-deepmind-trio-who-built-a-poker-ai-are-now-making-money-for-quant-hedge-funds/

Vegvisir raises funding to connect allied unmanned systems through a unified command platform Vegvisir, an Estonian defence technology company building the command-and-control software layer for the multi-domain battlefield, today announced a venture investment from Iron Wolf Capital (IWC). Vegvisir’s platform addresses one of the most pressing unsolved problems in modern warfare:

P101 expands into seed investing with PranaVentures integration and €100M fund Italian VC P101 has integrated PranaVentures, an operational venture capital company specialising in Seed investments. The combination brings together more than €600 million in assets raised, creating an Italian firm capable of supporting startups from Pre-Seed and Seed stages

Subatron secures €162K to tackle one of underwater tech’s biggest communication challenges Swiss engineering startup Subatron has obtained €162,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to develop a new generation of underwater communication technology.  The solution aims to enable faster, more reliable data transmission beneath the surface, improving real-time connectivity for underwater

The hackathon that became Europe’s defence startup ecosystem Here in Europe, a new generation of defence startups is emerging far outside the traditional military-industrial complex. Across weekend hackathons, engineers, software developers, drone builders, researchers, soldiers, founders and investors are coming together to prototype technologies for the modern battlefield — many