Year: 2026

From startup nation to scaleup nation: Britain’s next big challenge The UK government has put startups and scaleups firmly on its economic agenda, but the bigger question is whether its latest measures can help more British companies stay and scale at home. As Tech.eu reported yesterday, the Budget introduced a

Digital Science acquires Jenni AI to bring verified research data to AI-powered academic writing Digital Science, a UK company providing researchers with data, tools and infrastructure, has acquired Jenni AI, an AI-native platform trusted by more than 8 million students and researchers in 189 countries. Jenni AI helps students and

VUSE XR receives €1.2M to scale AI-assisted mixed reality training German mixed reality software startup VUSE XR has raised €1.2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by IACD, a Düsseldorf-based business angel network, with participation from additional angel investors. Founded by Niclas Matthias and Dr Paul Matthias, the company

Tool that identifies AI-generated material helps Pixel Systems raise €2.7 million Swedish AI startup Pixel Systems has raised €2.7 million ($3.1 million) in a Seed round to accelerate their commercial initiatives and continue building the technology that helps identify AI-generated and manipulated images, documents, and other digital material. The round

OPINION: Your product is no longer a competitive advantage A friend of mine runs a company that builds software for other companies. He has the same problem in most sales meetings. He shows what the system can do, the prospect leans forward and asks how it works, and my friend,

French startup Bleu Robotics secures €5 million to teach humanoid robots new tasks with fewer demonstrations Bleu Robotics, a Paris-based startup building AI models for industrial humanoid robots, has raised a €5 million pre-Seed round, to reach its goal of reducing the full humanoid robot deployment process to one hour

StrollMe bags €22 million to put more bikes, strollers and car seats into European homes Strollme, a German provider of children’s mobility on subscription, has secured €22 million in equity and debt financing to support their growth in its existing markets and lay the foundation for future expansion into other

The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Jack Mardack, co-founder of Oyster Key points: Why impact should be treated as a design problem built into a business model from day one, rather than a values commitment bolted on later The difference between impact by intention and impact by design – and

‘There’s no magic money tree’: Alex Depledge on the Budget, startup lobbying and why she left the UK government Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-budget-alex-depledge-advisor-startups/

Exclusive: Fractile raises £540m in new Series C funding, filings show Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exclusive-fractile-series-c/