Good news from around Europe
Tesla is asking people if they want to buy and run Cybercab fleets The company published a form on its website Thursday soliciting info from people who are interested in “Cybercab fleet vehicle purchasing.” Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/tesla-is-asking-people-if-they-want-to-buy-and-run-cybercab-fleets/
Startup ARR is less secure than ever, new research shows The AI era has completely broken enterprise buying patterns, and startups haven’t yet figured out how to navigate. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/startup-arr-is-less-secure-than-ever-new-research-shows/
The Cybercab is Tesla’s ‘fork in the road’ moment The company is about to formally launch the gold two-seater, with no steering wheel or pedals — a move that could change Tesla forever. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/03/the-cybercab-is-teslas-fork-in-the-road-moment/
Netherlands-based AI startup Wonderful raises $550M at $5BN valuation Wonderful, the Netherlands-based startup that provides AI services to help companies boost productivity, has raised around $550 million at a $5 billion valuation, it said today. The Series C funding round was led by existing investor Insight Partners, with participation from new investor
British Business Bank commits up to £46M to Zinc’s new deeptech fund The British Business Bank has agreed to commit up to £46 million to Zinc Capital Management‘s second institutional fund, the Science-for-Impact Fund, helping to accelerate the creation and growth of innovative UK deep tech startups tackling critical health and environmental
Uplift Ventures launches €100M fund to back European deeptech startups Uplift Ventures today announces the launch of its inaugural €100 million venture capital fund, dedicated to backing Europe’s next generation of deeptech founders. The fund addresses one of the biggest financing gaps in the European ecosystem: supporting ambitious deeptech companies
Hiasynth raises angel funding to build a queryable synthetic model of Europe’s population AI startup Hiasynth has raised an angel funding round led by Further Than Capital. The company has built a synthetic model of Europe’s population at 1:1 scale, designed to be queried by AI. With it, any company
Conveo raises $50M to scale its AI-powered consumer intelligence platform Consumer research technology company Conveo has raised $50 million in Series A funding to expand in the US and develop its platform into a broader consumer intelligence infrastructure for enterprises. The round was backed by DST Global Partners, Balderton Capital,
Nvidia backs Spanish spinout IPronics in $125m Series B Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nvidia-backs-spanish-spinout-ipronics-in-125m-series-b/
Exclusive: Samsung, Nvidia, ASML and Scaleup Fund back Mistral in €3bn fundraise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-series-d-samsung-nvidia-asml/