Good news from around Europe
Eka closes $107M Fund II to becomes the UK’s largest early-stage impact VC Eka has announced the final close of its second fund at $107 million (£80 million), marking a significant milestone in the firm’s journey. With this raise, the firm becomes the UK’s largest early-stage impact venture capital firm
Wise set to downgrade London listing this quarter Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/wise-london-listing-downgrade
Anthropic plots Lovable challenger, leak suggests Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/anthropic-lovable-challenger-leak
Who gets ahead in VC? Mostly the usual suspects Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/venture-capital-careers-ilya-strebulaev-research
Eka Ventures raises £80m to invest in startups ‘leaning into regulation’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/eka-ventures-fund-ai-health-climate
OpenAI’s Stargate retreat exposes cracks in UK tech ambitions Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/openai-stargate-uk-paused-analysis
Microsoft is officially killing its Outlook Lite app next month Launched in 2022, Outlook Lite is a lightweight version of the regular Outlook app, designed for Android phones with limited storage and regions with slower internet connections. The app had already been scheduled for retirement. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/microsoft-is-officially-killing-its-outlook-lite-app-next-month/
Uber and Nuro begin testing premium robotaxi service in San Francisco Uber employees can now hail a Lucid robotaxi as part of the testing. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/uber-nuro-san-francisco-testing-premium-robotaxi-service/
OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro The acquisition indicates a capability that OpenAI is building into ChatGPT: financial planning. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/openai-has-bought-ai-personal-finance-startup-hiro/
An Amazon warehouse worker died on the job at Oregon facility Though Amazon has faced issues with warehouse safety, the company said that the death was not work related. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/an-amazon-warehouse-worker-died-on-the-job-at-oregon-facility/