Year: 2026

Revolut mafia: Inside Europe’s biggest fintech’s founder factory Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-mafia

Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/y-combinator-alum-moritz-raises-9m

The hidden gender gap in startup hiring Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hidden-gender-gap-in-startup-hiring-brnd

Nuro receives driverless testing permit ahead of Uber robotaxi service launch The Silicon Valley AV startup has not started driverless testing yet. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/nuro-receives-driverless-testing-permit-ahead-of-uber-robotaxi-service-launch/

SAP bets $1.16B on 18-month-old German AI lab and says yes to NemoClaw SAP plans to buy German AI startup Prior Labs and invest heavily in it. It is also prohibiting customers’ agents use to a select few like Nvidia’s NemoClaw. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/sap-bets-1-16b-on-18-month-old-german-ai-lab-and-says-yes-to-nemoclaw/

Bumble’s paying users are slipping as it bets on an overhaul later this year The company is making a big bet that the swiping model is outdated and most matches never turn into actual dates. The company wants to fix that by redesigning profiles, changing how people interact, and focusing

Altara secures $7M to bridge the data gap that’s slowing down physical sciences Altara’s AI aims to diagnose failures and help speed up R&D by unifying data siloed across spreadsheets and legacy systems. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/altara-secures-7m-to-bridge-the-data-gap-thats-slowing-down-physical-sciences/

Lucid Motors doesn’t know how many EVs it will build this year Lucid Motors pulled its guidance for the year, as it navigates swelling inventory and a companywide cost-cutting measure. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/05/lucid-motors-doesnt-know-how-many-evs-it-will-build-this-year/

Quantum Machines acquires QHarbor and opens Delft office to deepen European quantum footprint Quantum Machines (QM), a provider of hybrid quantum-classical control solutions, today announced the acquisition of Dutch company QHarbor and the opening of a new office in Delft, the Netherlands.  The move establishes a local base in one

EnteroBiotix secures £19M to support IBS microbiome clinical trial Glasgow-based life sciences company EnteroBiotix has secured £19 million in funding to support the advancement of its microbiome-based therapies, including a large-scale clinical trial targeting irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The round was led by Thairm Bio and the Scottish National Investment Bank,