Good news from around Europe
Edonia raises €15M to scale microalgae protein as an alternative to meat Foodtech Edonia has raised €15 million in funding. In recent years, plant-based alternatives have focused mostly on mimicking meat in taste, look and texture. However, the food market is now facing higher expectations: consumers aren’t just looking for a
Nevermind VC launches with €23.6M first close to back dual-use deeptech startups Nevermind (NVM), a VC Fund focused on investing in deeptech dual use frontier technologies in Italy and Europe, has officially launched. NVM Ventures announces a €23.6 million first close for the NVM Venture Lazio compartment, against a final
Mistral releases new flagship model as it seeks to close the gap with competitors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/mistral-large-four-frontier-ai-models/
SAP to acquire AI startup TechWolf for undisclosed sum Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sap-techwolf-acquisition-deal/
Spiko raises $90m in Series B backed by Index Ventures and Speedinvest Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/spiko-series-b-fundraise-index-speedinvest/
Voice AI startup Vocca raises $20m to automate patient phone calls Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/vocca-voice-ai-healthtech-series-a/
Is Europe’s secondaries boom only serving the 1%? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europe-secondaries-boom-early-stage/
Apple is reportedly partnering with LG to launch a smart lock, thermostat, and doorbell Apple appears poised to push into the smart home market with a slate of new devices and a key partner. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/apple-is-reportedly-partnering-with-lg-to-launch-a-smart-lock-thermostat-and-doorbell/
How to find out if Amazon thinks you have ‘flat buttocks’ “I stumbled upon a page of assumptions that Amazon has made about me based on my purchases and I’m literally speechless,” one shopper wrote on Threads. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/how-to-find-out-if-amazon-thinks-you-have-flat-buttocks/
Silicon Valley’s AI wunderkind launches Underdog, the most private Instinct/Muse competitor yet Sigil Wen, backed by a Silicon Valley who’s who, has built an on-device AI assistant that promises to be free, fully private, and capable for everyday tasks. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/silicon-valleys-ai-wunderkind-launches-underdog-the-most-private-instinct-muse-competitor-yet/