Year: 2026

Inside Startup Due Dil: the AI tool turning hours of VC diligence into 10 minutes Vlad Tislenko, a partner at venture capital firm SMRK VC, today announced the launch of Startup Due Dil, a web application that automates the collection, verification, and structuring of information during startup due diligence. SMRK

Ploughshare’s TAG Alliance grows to 19 members as defence spin-outs accelerate Ploughshare’s Technology and Growth (TAG) Alliance is gaining momentum less than a year after being announced, with at least three new defence technology spin-outs expected by the end of the year and three major organisations joining its growing membership.  Ploughshare

Itoflow lands $2.5M to scale investment research and portfolio management AI investment platform Itoflow has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its technology to help professional investment teams automate and scale research and portfolio management. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from angel investors including

Revolut launches AI research unit to build models in-house Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-ai-research-unit/

Lunar founders raise €8.2m to launch AI-native audit startup Repodo Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/e8m-pre-seed-ai-native-audit-startup-repodo/

How to avoid founder exit regret Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-to-avoid-founder-exit-regret/

Serbian startups to watch, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/serbian-startups-to-watch-according-to-vcs/

The 10 robotics startups that raised the biggest rounds in H1 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-10-robotics-startups-that-raised-the-biggest-rounds-in-h1-2026/

Robotics startup Generalist reaches $3B valuation, sources say The $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/robotics-startup-generalist-reaches-3b-valuation-sources-say/

OpenAI loses a top data center exec, as stream of high-profile departures continues Before Malone left, OpenAI had already reshuffled its infrastructure org, shifting his reporting line away from President Greg Brockman and putting Vice President Sachin Katti in charge of the group. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/openai-loses-a-top-data-center-exec-as-stream-of-high-profile-departures-continues/