Good news from around Europe
Snyk laid off over 200 employees, revenues top $300M Snyk, the London and Tel Aviv-founded cybersecurity firm, laid off more than 200 employees earlier this year, more than double what was reported at the time, according to a new filing. New financial figures for the cybersecurity firm, which has raised
Good Tape raises fresh funding and launches Explore to uncover stories buried in old interviews Nordic Makers has invested in Good Tape, the Copenhagen-based AI transcription company used by 3 million people in more than 150 countries. Alexander Aghassipour, co-founder and former Chief Product Officer of Zendesk, led the investment
Hostile threat warning startup Osavul raises €8.5M A startup launched in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine whose tech helps NATO and governments detect hostile threats before they escalate has raised €8.5m in a Series A funding round, it said today. The funding round in Osavul was led by 33N Ventures, the
Belgium’s top-funded tech companies in H1 2026 Belgian tech companies raised €1.09 billion in H1 2026, although funding was highly concentrated at the top of the market, with Kpler accounting for around 79 per cent of the total capital raised. Early-stage deals made up a significant share of activity by
Nubank halts Monzo acquisition talks after shares plunge Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nubank-halts-monzo-acquisition-talks-after-sales-plunge/
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/healf-sifted-250-2026/
Exclusive: Dig Ventures raises $120m to back Europe’s AI infrastructure startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/dig-ventures-fund-europe-ai-infrastructure/
Sifted Summit day one: dispatched Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sifted-summit-day-one-2026/
Harry Stebbings: ‘I regret 996 in many ways’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/harry-stebbings-996-20vc-sifted-summit/
Lyft is paying $272.5M to settle lawsuit over how it classified drivers Today, gig economy drivers are classified as contractors. This settlement clears up a lingering lawsuit from 2020 when that was still an unanswered issue. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/01/lyft-is-paying-272-5m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-how-it-classified-drivers/