Good news from around Europe
Invest Europe: PE- and VC-backed firms grow jobs 4%, 4x faster than Europe in 2024 Invest Europe has published the seventh edition of its Private Equity at Work report, highlighting continued job creation by private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC)-backed companies across Europe. The report shows that PE- and
Mosaic SoC raises $3.8M pre-seed to build low-power perception chips for spatial computing Mosaic SoC, which builds dedicated perception chips that bring spatial intelligence to energy-constrained devices, has raised a $3.8 million Pre-Seed round led by Founderful with participation from Kick Foundation. The next wave of consumer devices won’t capture
SPRIND launches €125M Next Frontier AI challenge to back new AI paradigms in Europe SPRIND has launched the Next Frontier AI challenge, inviting up to ten teams from across Europe to develop new approaches that expand current paradigms in artificial intelligence. The selected teams will receive seed funding from SPRIND
Hertility CEO Helen O’Neill on building a foundational model for women’s health Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/hertility-helen-oneill-podcast
Backed by Nvidia, legal tech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/backed-by-nvidia-legal-tech-unicorn-legora-extends-series-d-to-600m
Iceland might be Europe’s most exciting startup hub (per capita) Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/iceland-innovation-week-dispatch-2026
Meet the startups using AI to discover new materials Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/meet-the-startups-using-ai-to-discover-new-materials
Startups in Iceland to watch, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/iceland-startups-to-watch-according-to-vcs
ChatGPT Images 2.0 is a hit in India, but not a big winner elsewhere, yet Users in India are embracing ChatGPT Images 2.0 for creative, personal visuals — from avatars to cinematic portraits. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/chatgpt-images-2-0-is-a-hit-in-india-but-not-a-big-winner-elsewhere-yet/
As Tim Cook steps down, Apple hit record sales — but a chip shortage looms Cook warned that Apple is facing supply-chain headwinds from RAMageddon that could impact its business. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/30/as-tim-cook-steps-down-apple-hit-record-sales-but-a-chip-shortage-looms/