Category: Startups

Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/googles-gemini-has-a-branding-problem-and-so-does-the-rest-of-ai/

How intelligent technology could redefine recreational boating as MIRAVA moves towards production [Sponsored] Following three years of product development and refinement, MIRAVA has raised $5M in angel funding to support further product development, small-batch production and customer deliveries as it moves towards its European market introduction. The company plans to

Stability AI raises $76M, with Warner and Sony investing Stability AI, the London-founded AI startup behind the Stable Diffusion AI model, which has switched its focus from the UK to the US, has raised a $76m funding round, with investment from three music company giants, it said today. The Series B round

Ploughshare’s TAG Alliance grows to 19 members as defence spin-outs accelerate Ploughshare’s Technology and Growth (TAG) Alliance is gaining momentum less than a year after being announced, with at least three new defence technology spin-outs expected by the end of the year and three major organisations joining its growing membership.  Ploughshare

Inside Startup Due Dil: the AI tool turning hours of VC diligence into 10 minutes Vlad Tislenko, a partner at venture capital firm SMRK VC, today announced the launch of Startup Due Dil, a web application that automates the collection, verification, and structuring of information during startup due diligence. SMRK

Itoflow lands $2.5M to scale investment research and portfolio management AI investment platform Itoflow has raised $2.5 million in pre-seed funding to develop its technology to help professional investment teams automate and scale research and portfolio management. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from angel investors including

The 10 robotics startups that raised the biggest rounds in H1 2026 Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/the-10-robotics-startups-that-raised-the-biggest-rounds-in-h1-2026/

Serbian startups to watch, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/serbian-startups-to-watch-according-to-vcs/

How to avoid founder exit regret Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/how-to-avoid-founder-exit-regret/

Lunar founders raise €8.2m to launch AI-native audit startup Repodo Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/e8m-pre-seed-ai-native-audit-startup-repodo/