Year: 2026

Car subscription company Finn becomes Germany’s newest unicorn Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/finn-germanys-newest-unicorn

Records broken as eight European startups raised $1bn+ rounds in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/records-broken-as-eight-european-startups-raised-1bn-rounds-in-2026

Startups are relocating the wrong person Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-relocating-tips

‘Europe needs this revolution’: How Revolut People is selling Silicon Valley’s performance culture Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-people-interview

Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now put off limits. Powered by WPeMatico

Former Infosys chief has a new startup that wants to challenge the IT services world Backed by Mayfield and Aramco Ventures, Vishal Sikka’s new venture brings together veterans from SAP, Infosys, and VianAI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/former-infosys-chief-has-a-new-startup-that-wants-to-challenge-the-it-services-world/

Elon suffers another day short of trillionaire status Right now he’s merely a several-hundred-billionaire, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/elon-suffers-another-day-short-of-trillionaire-status/

Cerebras stock plunges after earnings as CEO says margin outlook was misunderstood In its first earnings report since going public, the AI chipmaker forecast a narrower gross margin in its core business, scaring investors. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/cerebras-stock-plunges-after-earnings-as-ceo-says-margin-outlook-was-misunderstood/

AI was supposed to kill engineering jobs, but new data suggests they’re the most resilient While AI dominates the layoff narrative, engineers are actually making up a larger share of new hires, according to SignalFire data. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/ai-was-supposed-to-kill-engineering-jobs-but-new-data-suggests-theyre-the-most-resilient/

Stark bags €500M in new funding Stark, the German defence tech startup which makes weaponised drones, has today confirmed it has raised €500 million in new funding. Sequoia, Founders Fund, the NATO Innovation Fund, Project A, Air Street Capital, 201 Ventures, Advent and Döpfner Capital are amongst the investors in the