Category: Startups

Europe’s startups should stop chasing grants Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-startups-should-stop-chasing-grants

Redpine Raises €6.8m to give AI agents access to non-public data Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/redpine-raises-e6-8m-to-give-ai-agents-access-to-non-public-data

Voi founder backs app store-dodging startup Zellify in €3.1m seed round Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/zellify-funding-round-seed-project-europe

Zopa looks to make app ‘redundant’ with agentic banking push Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/zopa-agentic-banking-push

Amazon launches an AI-powered audio Q&A experience on product pages Amazon’s new “Join the chat” feature lets you ask questions about products and receive AI-powered audio responses. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/amazon-launches-an-ai-powered-audio-qa-experience-on-product-pages/

Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS A day after OpenAI got Microsoft to agree to end exclusive rights, AWS announced a slate of OpenAI model offerings, including a new agent service. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/amazon-is-already-offering-new-openai-products-on-aws/

At his OpenAI trial, Musk relitigates an old friendship It’s a story Musk has told before — in interviews and to author Walter Isaacson for his bestselling biography of Musk — but Tuesday was the first time he said it under oath. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/at-his-openai-trial-musk-relitigates-an-old-friendship/

Match Group invests $100M in Sniffies, a cruising app for gay men The app is Match Group’s newest attempt to get mobile users excited about online romance again. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/match-group-invests-100-million-in-sniffies-a-cruising-app-for-gay-men/

Google expands Pentagon’s access to its AI after Anthropic’s refusal After Anthropic refused to allow the DoD to use its AI for domestic mass surveillance and autonomous weapons, Google has signed a new contract with the department. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/28/google-expands-pentagons-access-to-its-ai-after-anthropics-refusal/

Ineffable Intelligence launches with record-breaking $1.1B Seed round Startup Ineffable Intelligence has just come out of stealth. The company, with a mission to make first contact with superintelligence, has raised $1.1 billion in Seed funding, the largest ever in Europe, at a valuation of $5.1 billion, according to the company.