Year: 2026

The French & Benelux startups making €100m+ in revenue Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-french-benelux-startups-making-e100m-in-revenue

Trump Admin releases Anthropic Mythos to be used by more than 100 US companies, agencies Over 100 companies and government agencies are reportedly authorized to use Mythos 5, including their non-American employees. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/trump-admin-releases-anthropic-mythos-to-be-used-by-more-than-100-us-companies-agencies/

FTC gives Musk the OK to acquire SpaceX alumni startup Mesh Mesh came out of stealth in February with a $50 million Series A. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/ftc-gives-musk-the-ok-to-acquire-spacex-alumni-startup-mesh/

Corgi, the buzzy Y Combinator-backed insurance tech startup, says it didn’t steal an open source product Corgi became embroiled in controversy when Papermark accused it of stealing its software. Corgi says it did not, raising new questions about vibe coding. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/corgi-the-buzzy-y-combinator-backed-insurance-tech-startup-says-it-didnt-steal-an-open-source-product/

Novak Djokovic has a new job — advisor to private equity firm General Atlantic General Atlantic has tapped tennis legend Novak Djokovic to serve as a global strategic advisor. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/novak-djokovic-has-a-new-job-advisor-to-private-equity-firm-general-atlantic/

OpenAI limits GPT-5.6 rollout after government request, says restrictions shouldn’t be the norm “We don’t believe this kind of government access process should become the long-term default,” says OpenAI. “It keeps the best tools from users, developers, enterprises, cyber defenders, and global partners who need them.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/26/openai-limits-gpt-5-6-rollout-after-government-request-says-restrictions-shouldnt-be-the-norm/

ARX Robotics and Roboneers form ARX Industries to scale unmanned ground vehicle production German company ARX Robotics and Ukraine’s Roboneers today announced the formation of ARX Industries, a joint venture to industrialise the mass production of unmanned ground vehicles. The new entity will produce the Rys Pro UGV at scale, delivering software-defined

Serpier raises €1.4M to help online retailers improve digital visibility Danish martech startup Serpier has raised €1.4 million in funding from True Collective and the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO) to expand its AI-powered marketing platform for e-commerce businesses. Founded in Aarhus in 2024 by Steffen Sørensen, Simon

N26 hits first full-year profit, amid challenging 2025 N26, one of Europe’s most well-known challenger banks, has reached its first full-year profit, new figures show, amid a difficult period for the German challenger bank, which saw a management shake-up and investor unrest. N26 has reported net income of €1.6m in 2025,

Blue Lake VC closes in on first fund with British Business Bank backing for immigrant-led startups UK-based Blue Lake VC has secured a cornerstone commitment from the British Business Bank,  the UK’s largest institutional investor in venture capital. Ukrainians David Gilgur and Lyubov Guk, founding partners of Blue Lake VC,