Category: Startups

How Legora hired Jude Law Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-legora-hired-jude-law

Amazon-backed X-energy files to raise up to $800M in IPO Nuclear startup X-energy hit the road today to sell prospective investors on its initial public offering. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/amazon-backed-x-energy-files-to-raise-up-to-800m-in-ipo/

Monarch Tractor’s collapse ends with an acquisition by Caterpillar The startup had faced mounting pressure from dealers, farmers, and a co-founder who complained that Monarch’s tech didn’t work properly. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/monarch-tractors-collapse-ends-in-with-an-acquisition-by-caterpillar/

Wait, could they still actually break up Live Nation? A federal jury found that Live Nation has acted illegally as a monopoly — but the company just came to a tentative settlement with the DOJ last month. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/wait-could-they-still-actually-break-up-live-nation/

Ford EV and tech chief leaving automaker Doug Field had stints at Apple and Tesla before joining Ford in 2021. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/ford-ev-and-tech-chief-leaving-automaker/

OpenAI updates its Agents SDK to help enterprises build safer, more capable agents OpenAI has expanded the capabilities of its agent-building toolkit, as agentic AI continues to grow in popularity. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/openai-updates-its-agents-sdk-to-help-enterprises-build-safer-more-capable-agents/

Europe ramps up autonomous warfare capabilities with German–Ukrainian drone production pact Today Germany signed a cooperation agreement with Ukraine to enable the Auterion Airlogix Joint Venture GmbH to execute its first production contract for thousands of mid-range, heavy AI-guided autonomous strike systems. The contract turns a February 2026 announcement at

Clean Food Group raises £4.5M to scale yeast-derived oils and fats from food waste UK biotech manufacturer Clean Food Group (CFG) has raised £4.5 million in investment led by Clean Growth Fund and New Agrarian.  CFG has also successfully secured a £700,000 non-dilutive grant from Innovate UK, which further improves

Modern Relay raises $3M to build shared infrastructure layer for AI agents in the enterprise Modern Relay today announced a $3 million funding round from Point Nine, Emerge, Amino Collective, Common Magic, and angels, including Charlie Songhurst (board member at Meta), Michael Boehler (former BioNTech executive), and Thomas Clozel (co-founder

Helical secures $10M to advance virtual AI lab for pharma research Helical, a biotechnology company developing a virtual AI lab for pharmaceutical research and development, has raised $10 million in seed funding. The round was led by redalpine, with participation from Gradient, BoxGroup, and Frst, alongside angel investors including Aidan