Category: Startups

‘It taught everyone a lot of valuable lessons’: how startup banking has changed post-Silicon Valley Bank Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/new-svb-feature

Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable Should this wearable materialize, it could be released as early as 2027, according to a report on the device. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/not-to-be-outdone-by-openai-apple-is-reportedly-developing-an-ai-wearable/

X copies Bluesky with a ‘Starterpacks’ feature that helps you find who to follow X says the new feature, similar to Bluesky’s Starter Packs, will arrive in the coming weeks. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/x-copies-bluesky-with-a-starterpacks-feature-that-helps-you-find-who-to-follow/

A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025 From leadership changes at legacy semiconductor companies to wishy washy policy around chip exports, a lot happened last year. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/a-timeline-of-the-u-s-semiconductor-market-in-2025/

Sources: Project SGLang spins out as RadixArk with $400M valuation as inference market explodes SGLang, which originated as an open source research project at Ion Stoica’s UC Berkeley lab, has raised capital from Accel. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/sources-project-sglang-spins-out-as-radixark-with-400m-valuation-as-inference-market-explodes/

Todoist’s app now lets you add tasks to your to-do list by speaking to its AI The feature, now public, lets you create to-do’s and action items by speaking naturally to the app’s AI. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/21/todoists-app-now-lets-you-add-tasks-to-your-to-do-list-by-speaking-to-its-ai/

Allocation Strategy secured £1.6M to advance asset allocation technology London-based Allocation Strategy, a company developing analytics tools to support asset allocation and investment decisions, has raised £1.6 million in a funding round led by Fuel Ventures, with participation from angel investors and industry experts. Periods of market volatility have exposed

The European Commission launches EU Inc., the long-awaited ‘28th regime’ for startups European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today announced at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the EU will create “a new truly European company structure,” which she named “EU Inc.”   The announcement represents a major

Soldera’s 10x growth story: building the Stripe for renewable energy As Europe’s energy transition accelerates, the financial infrastructure underpinning it remains stuck in the analogue era, with fragmented registries, manual processes, and opaque markets slowing capital flows into renewables and limiting price discovery, liquidity, and scale. In response, Soldera has

Tech “trailblazers” to get visa reimbursement fees, as government says Britain is “haven of stability” for startups Selected overseas tech “trailblazers” working at promising UK startups will be able to claim reimbursement of visa fees as part of a package of measures announced by the UK government today, as it looks to ramp up its