Good news from around Europe
From Rohlik to enterprise AI: Tomáš Čupr’s Duvo raises $32M Series A Duvo today announced a $32 million Series A led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Northzone, and Credo Ventures. The round brings Duvo’s total funding to $48 million and will support its expansion, initially
The UK government’s £500M sovereign VC fund invests in UK security startup Augur The UK government’s £500m VC fund investing in domestic AI startups today said it was investing in a British startup which leverages AI technology to update Britain’s surveillance network. The Sovereign AI Fund is investing in Augur, which
Miracly launches with €1.8M to automate AI-powered marketing AI marketing platform Miracly, developed by The Wild Ventures, the company behind Scandinavian home decor brand Wild Palace, has launched following the announcement of a €1.8 million pre-seed funding round. The round was led by Beenext Ventures and Lotus, alongside a Swedish
AI is turning finance from reactive to proactive Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ai-finance-reactive-to-proactive-brnd/
How I became a community manager at Lovable Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-i-got-hired-by-lovable/
What US Big Tech taught me about leading a startup — and what I had to unlearn Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/what-big-tech-taught-me/
‘There’s never a right time to start’: Why founders don’t need a master plan before starting a business Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/founders-dont-need-a-master-plan-brnd/
‘Fundraising is uncapped here’: Why Europe’s quantum founders are bullish about building homegrown champions Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-summit-quantum-computing-european-champions/
Ricursive Intelligence is betting on AI-designed chips to help solve the compute crisis The founders detailed how their startup is developing AI that can design chips, learn from each iteration, and improve subsequent designs, all with the goal of automating and accelerating the chip design process. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/ricursive-intelligence-is-betting-on-ai-designed-chips-to-help-solve-the-compute-crisis/
Flock CEO defends surveillance technology amid national backlash: ‘We shouldn’t pause progress’ At TechCrunch Disrupt, Flock CEO Garrett Langley defended his company’s surveillance technology despite growing privacy concerns, arguing that its crime-fighting benefits outweigh the risks of abuse. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/flock-ceo-defends-surveillance-technology-amid-national-backlash-we-shouldnt-pause-progress/