Good news from around Europe
ScyAI raises €2 million to bring AI-driven risk intelligence to enterprise real estate and insurance teams Zurich-based PropTech startup ScyAI has closed a €2 million pre-Seed round to further develop their solution to make AI-powered risk intelligence accessible to companies with large real estate portfolios. The round was led by
Mythical metrics don’t pay the bills: Sustainable growth over chasing unicorn status Companies are often judged solely on share price and valuations that ignore fundamentals such as debt, profitability, and societal impact. There are multi-billion-dollar startups that are haemorrhaging money and have never turned a profit, yet are celebrated for
London-based Stanhope AI raises €6.7 million for adaptive AI in robotics and defence applications British DeepTech startup Stanhope AI has secured €6.7 million ($8 million) in Seed funding to advance a new generation of AI designed for autonomous systems operating in the physical world. The round was led by Frontline
Legora set to triple valuation to $6bn with latest funding, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/legora-funding-round-valuation-triple
Drone startup Stark ‘reaches unicorn valuation’ following German armed forces deal Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/stark-unicorn-valuation-following-german-armed-forces-deal
The climate VCs due a fundraise in 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/climate-vc-due-a-fundraise-2026
Who’s dominating Europe’s €24bn startup debt market? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whos-dominating-europes-24bn-startup-debt-market
Europe’s active secondary investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-active-secondary-investors
Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/airbnb-plans-to-bake-in-ai-features-for-search-discovery-and-support/
Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn’t just search for you, but one that “knows you.” CEO Brian Chesky said, “It will help guests plan their entire trip, help hosts