Good news from around Europe
Agents for finance startup Zalos raises $3.6M to transform finance departments A startup looking to ease the manual workload of finance teams through deploying AI agents has raised $3.6m in a seed funding round. The funding round in the London and San Francisco-based Zalos was led by Swiss VC 14Peaks Capital. Other
The UK and Ireland’s 10 fastest-growing fintechs by revenue Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-fastest-growing-fintechs-2026-sifted-100
‘If you don’t fill your roles, you’re simply missing out’: The data behind Europe’s talent gap Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/data-behind-europes-talent-gap-brnd
Revolut hits record profits as it gears up for expansion Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-record-profits-expansion-banking-licence
UK soonicorns to watch Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-soonicorns-to-watch-2026
Oxford spinout raises from Amadeus Capital and OSE to solve long-term memory problem in robotics Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/stateful-robotics-funding-round
A former Thiel fellow’s startup just launched a drone it says can replace police helicopters Brinc launched its newest 911 response drone this week, as the company seeks to expand its prominence in the public safety industry. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/a-former-thiel-fellows-startup-just-launched-a-drone-it-says-can-replace-police-helicopters/
New Mexico just handed Meta its first courtroom defeat over child safety, and the rest of the country is watching The dollar amount isn’t as important as the fact that this is the first jury verdict of its kind against Meta over harm to young people. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/new-mexico-just-handed-meta-its-first-courtroom-defeat-over-child-safety-and-the-rest-of-the-country-is-watching/
With $3.5B in fresh capital, Kleiner Perkins is going all in on AI The fundraise includes $1 billion for investing in early-stage startups, and $2.5 billion for late-stage growth businesses. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/with-3-5b-in-fresh-capital-kleiner-perkins-is-going-all-in-on-ai/
Amazon just bought a startup making kid-size humanoid robots The acquisition of Fauna Robotics is the second robotics startup Amazon has purchased this month. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/amazon-just-bought-a-startup-making-kid-size-humanoid-robots/