Good news from around Europe
UK FinTech startup Ryft secures €23 million to accelerate European expansion Manchester-based payments company Ryft has secured a €23 million (£20 million) Series B amid broader efforts to promote British tech companies and strengthen sovereign payments infrastructure across Europe. The round was led by Gresham House Ventures, with participation from
EU Scaleup Fund in talks to back ElevenLabs in $500m round, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/elevenlabs-funding-round-scaleup-europe-fund/
A founder’s guide to early IP management: ‘You don’t own it just because you invented it’ Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/a-founders-guide-to-early-ip-management-brnd/
DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/deepmind-researchers-new-ai-lab-nears-4bn-valuation-reports-say/
Europe’s AI moment is moving from hype to execution Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-ai-moment-is-moving-from-hype-to-execution-brnd/
Revolut mulls dual listing in London and New York Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/revolut-dual-listing-2/
Google DeepMind launches institute to widen the AGI debate The new institute aims to surface differing views between Google, Google DeepMind, and the broader global research community around AGI. “They will not always agree, and they will likely change their minds, as more data and information comes to light at
Crusoe raises $3.9B to build massive data centers and small modular ‘AI factories’ The round values the data center giant at $30.9 billion. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/crusoe-raises-3-9b-to-build-massive-data-centers-and-small-modular-ai-factories/
Khosla-backed Mazama Energy just raised $135M to drill deeper into super-hot-rock geothermal Geothermal startup Mazama is drilling three miles underground to tap superhot rock, with one well capable of generating 15 MW of electricity 24/7. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/khosla-backed-mazama-energy-just-raised-135m-to-drill-deeper-into-super-hot-rock-geothermal/
Amazon-owned Zoox’s 100-robotaxi limit in Nevada is about to disappear An updated permit shows the 100-cap will expire later this month just as competition in Las Vegas heats up. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/17/amazon-owned-zooxs-100-robotaxi-limit-in-nevada-is-about-to-disappear/