Good news from around Europe
OPINON: Europe’s legal work is awash with AI slop, but there is a way to fix it Europe’s startups have been riding a wave of innovation, creating numerous applications of generative and agentic AI. This innovation has explored the art of the possible, but it has also flooded the world
French VC Aquiti closes €60 million fund for founders outside of traditional venture hubs French VC Aquiti announces the final close of their AVA1 fund at nearly €60 million in order to back founders building across the Greater Southwest of France from pre-Seed onwards. Through its AVA1 fund, Aquiti invests
British SME lender Lovey secures up to €298 million to support UK companies Lovey, a British FinTech and financial services provider specialising in SME lending and brokerage, has today announced a senior secured credit facility of up to €298 million (£250 million) with Pollen Street Capital, an alternative asset manager.
Anthropic filed documents for an IPO: company valuation could reach $2 trillion Anthropic has filed documents for an initial public offering (IPO). The company plans to list on the U.S. Nasdaq exchange, where its shares will trade under the symbol ANT. The company announced this. The developer of Claude filed
‘It feels like you’re wearing a Superman suit’: Why Europe’s fintech founders are starting over with AI Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/repeat-fintech-founders-face-ai/
Sequoia and General Catalyst value ex-police chief’s AI startup at $400m — reports Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sequoia-general-catalyst-22one-ai-police-startup/
Are VCs as ‘dangerous’ as Nik Storonsky thinks they are? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/are-vcs-as-dangerous-as-nik-storonsky-thinks-they-are/
Revolut faces Bank of England scrutiny over product approval process, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-faces-bank-of-england-scrutiny-over-product-approval-process-reports-say/
Beyond the EV hype: Why the used-car industry is Europe’s untapped asset Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-used-car-industry-is-europes-untapped-asset-brnd/
The data center boom has an upside: innovation for the US grid As the AI boom stresses the existing power grid, all sorts of new opportunities for grid modernization are also emerging as a result, industry insiders say. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/the-data-center-boom-has-an-upside-innovation-for-the-us-grid/