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Who’s dominating Europe’s €24bn startup debt market? Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/whos-dominating-europes-24bn-startup-debt-market

Europe’s active secondary investors Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/europes-active-secondary-investors

Airbnb plans to bake in AI features for search, discovery and support Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said the company wants to increase its use of large language models for customer discovery, support and engineering. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/airbnb-plans-to-bake-in-ai-features-for-search-discovery-and-support/

Airbnb says a third of its customer support is now handled by AI in the US and Canada Airbnb was poised to introduce an app that doesn’t just search for you, but one that “knows you.” CEO Brian Chesky said, “It will help guests plan their entire trip, help hosts

Fintech lending giant Figure confirms data breach The company said hackers downloaded “a limited number of files” after breaking into an employee’s account. The hacking group ShinyHunters took responsibility for the breach. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/fintech-lending-giant-figure-confirms-data-breach/

Why top talent is walking away from OpenAI and xAI AI companies have been hemorrhaging talent the past few weeks. Half of xAI’s founding team has left the company — some on their own, others through “restructuring” — while OpenAI is facing its own shakeups, from the disbanding of its mission alignment team to the firing of a

Sex toys maker Tenga says hacker stole customer information The Japanese sex toy maker said a hacker broke into an employee’s inbox and stole customer names, email addresses, and correspondence, including order details and customer service inquiries. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/13/sex-toys-maker-tenga-says-hacker-stole-customer-information/

From industrial depth to strategic growth: the German tech ecosystem In 2025, European tech companies raised approximately €72 billion in total funding. Germany secured €11.5 billion across 539 deals, accounting for around 16 per cent of the total capital invested and ranking second among European countries by total amount raised.

Demoboost closes €2.8M to turn product demos into revenue intelligence Warsaw-based Demoboost, a platform that enables B2B software companies to deliver scalable, data-driven product demos, has raised €2.8 million in funding to support further product development and international expansion. The round was co-led by Digital Ocean Ventures and Rafał Brzoska’s

Bracket closes $7M round to expand treasury intelligence platform London-based Bracket, an FX, treasury, and cash management platform for mid-market businesses, has raised $7 million in seed funding. The round was led by Macquarie Group’s Commodities and Global Markets business and Blackfinch Ventures, with participation from existing investor Failup Ventures.