Year: 2026

Plug and Play Tirana Expo 2026: Silicon Valley meets Balkans [Sponsored] On October 7–8, 2026, Plug and Play Tirana Expo returns to the Pyramid of Tirana, bringing together startups, international investors, corporate leaders, founders and innovation experts from across Europe, Silicon Valley and the wider Plug and Play global network.

Verda raises $189M to advance its AI cloud and expand compute capacity European technology company Verda has raised $189 million in new funding to scale its full-stack AI cloud and expand its compute capacity. The financing includes an oversubscribed Series B led by Emergence Capital, alongside additional investment. Participants include

Biolevate lands €30M Series A to scale life sciences AI Life sciences AI company Biolevate has raised €30 million in Series A funding to expand its platform for automating scientific and regulatory workflows and support its international growth. The round was co-led by RAISE France, the investment vehicle of French

Primo raises $8M to bring autonomous AI agents to IT operations Primo, an AI platform for managing corporate IT, has raised $8 million in a funding round led by Headline and Global Founders Capital. The company’s investors also include Pennylane co-founder and CEO Arthur Waller and Pigment co-founder and CEO

Cloud startup Verda raises $189m in funding round led by Emergence Capital Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/verda-datacrunch-funding-round-emergence-ventures/

Exclusive: Mistral acquires adtech startup Pimento in €12.7m cash-and-shares deal, filings show Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exclusive-mistral-pimento-acquisition/

Exclusive: NIF backs defence startup Terasi in €11m raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/exclusive-nif-backs-defence-startup-terasi-in-e11m-raise/

A16z wants to back more European startups — but won’t reopen European office anytime soon Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/a16z-andreessen-horowitz-europe-ai-investing-consumer/

N8n boss: ‘Our goal is to get to 1bn users with fewer than 1,000 employees’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/n8n-boss-1bn-users-fewer-than-1000-employees/

TechCrunch Founder Summit’s agenda revealed: Unlock fundraising, hiring, and AI insights in Boston on November 4 Founders shouldn’t have to learn the hardest lessons the hardest way. TechCrunch Founder Summit is designed to make the challenges of starting a company easier and the highs that much greater. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/22/techcrunch-founder-summits-agenda-revealed-unlock-fundraising-hiring-and-ai-insights-in-boston-on-november-4/