Good news from around Europe
Chip testing startup QuantumDiamonds raises €15M in equity funding A German startup spun out of a famed Munich research university whose tech helps semiconductor firms test out products and find defects has raised €15m in equity funding. The new equity funding in QuantumDiamonds complements a previously announced €76m in EU-backed state funding
“My role is to shape Baryon’s strategy”. A blitz interview with new Chief Strategy & Defence Investment Officer of Baryon Fund Line Rindvig On July 6, 2026, Line Rindvig, the former head of Defence Builder, announced her transition to the investment fund Baryon Fund. There, she assumed the role of
Europe’s newest defence unicorn raises $175m Series B Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-newest-defence-unicorn-raises-175m-series-b
Europe’s biggest new funds in H1 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-biggest-new-funds-in-h1-2026
World Fund, IQ Capital among backers of €91m QuantumDiamonds round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/world-fund-iq-capital-quantumdiamonds-round
8 stealth founders using AI to take on the industries they used to work in Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/8-stealth-founders-using-ai-to-take-on-the-industries-they-used-to-work-in
The 50 fastest-growing European startup teams in H1 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-50-fastest-growing-european-startup-teams-in-h1-2026
OpenAI says GPT 5.6 is the ‘preferred model’ for Microsoft Copilot 365 amid breakup chatter OpenAI’s new family of models will continue to power Microsoft’s suite of workplace and productivity apps. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/openai-says-gpt-5-6-is-the-preferred-model-for-microsoft-copilot-amid-breakup-chatter/
Don’t want to invest in Elon Musk? Two new ETFs explicitly exclude him The new exchanged-traded funds exclude companies that are founded, controlled, or led by Elon Musk. That means no SpaceX or Tesla. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/09/dont-want-to-invest-in-elon-musk-two-new-etfs-explicitly-exclude-him/
Fidji Simo steps down from OpenAI’s no. 2 role OpenAI’s No. 2 executive, Fidji Simo, is stepping down from her full-time role after her medical leave proved longer than expected — a leadership vacuum that comes at a tricky time as the company eyes a possible IPO and races to