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Can you be left-wing and an ‘elite founder’? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/left-wing-founders-vc-uk/

Leaked pitch deck reveals Lovable’s 65% margin target Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-margins-leaked-pitch-deck/

‘I hate that there’s still a big difference’: Neura Robotics CEO on chasing decacorn status, pursuing M&A and the China ‘blueprint’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/neura-robotics-ceo-china-blueprint/

How do I attract top-tier AI talent as a first-time founder in stealth? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/attract-top-ai-talent-first-time-founder/

Day One Ventures’ Masha Bucher on why every founder needs to be an influencer Tech is racing ahead while society struggles to keep up. Masha Bucher, founder and GP of Day One Ventures, built her firm around closing that gap by combining venture capital with hands-on PR to help portfolio companies not just raise

Amazon hopes to jump-start its AI coding tool Kiro by giving it away to startups Can Kiro win the hearts of startup founders above the many AI coding tools they already have? Amazon hopes a free year will tempt them. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/03/amazon-hopes-to-jump-start-its-ai-coding-tool-kiro-by-giving-it-away-to-startups/

Bending Spoons to acquire Eventbrite in $500M all-cash deal Bending Spoons is acquiring the global event management platform Eventbrite in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $500 million.  Eventbrite would become the latest major global brand to join the Bending Spoons portfolio. Last month, the company announced a definitive agreement

New programme fast-tracks European defence innovation with controlled testing in Ukraine European defence startups have gained a formal, legally compliant route into Ukraine for battlefield testing and front-line user feedback. The programme, run by 17Tech.fi in partnership with Ukraine’s defence-innovation ecosystem, provides structured access to real combat environments—speeding up development

Biotech scaleup NADMED launches $30K global award to advance innovation in cellular health As scientists seek to understand the molecular basis of energy production, ageing, and disease, one area remains especially elusive: cellular redox metabolites.  Finnish biotech company NADMED is launching the NADMED Award 2026, a global call for innovators

Intelligent Core raises £2M for industrial AI for critical industries Intelligent Core,  the UK AI-powered company delivering real-time, autonomous intelligence to crucial industrial sectors including energy, oil and gas and manufacturing, has secured £2 million in investment led by Fuel Ventures. This new investment follows on from a £500k funding