Good news from around Europe
Cofounder VC launches to support early-stage growth companies with up to €3M investment Cofounder VC has announced the launch of a new early growth-stage fund that continues the investment activity of the CofounderZone team. The Warsaw-based fund targets dynamically growing technology companies with proven market validation and recurring revenue. It
Aneli Capital launches a €35M new fund to invest in the Baltics and CEE The Baltics are getting a new €35 million venture capital fund. Namely, a team of experts with over 15 years of experience in funding businesses has launched Aneli Capital, a fund to support early-stage startups in
Case study: This European unicorn rewired itself with AI and unlocked billions in sales Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/choco-ai-billions-sales
SFDR 2.0 reinforces measurable impact among sustainable startups — this VC is already ahead of the curve Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/sfdr-impact-sustainable-startups-brnd
Earlybird partners launch €60m independent fund for deeptech university spinouts Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/earlybird-partners-launch-u2v-spinout-fund
‘Huge companies adopted new technologies thanks to FDEs’: H Company COO’s Palantir-inspired hiring spree Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/h-company-coo-geraldine-lafontaine
Exclusive: Lakestar leads $14m seed round for Cambridge AI spinout Matta Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/matta-lakestar-cambridge-spinout
Google’s answer to the AI arms race — promote the guy behind its data center tech Amin Vahdat has been promoted to chief technologist for AI infrastructure, a newly created position reporting directly to CEO Sundar Pichai. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/googles-answer-to-the-ai-arms-race-promote-the-guy-behind-its-data-center-tech/
State attorneys general warn Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other AI giants to fix ‘delusional’ outputs The letter demanded companies institute new safeguards to keep users safe from harmful psychological impacts. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/state-attorneys-general-warn-microsoft-openai-google-and-other-ai-giants-to-fix-delusional-outputs/
Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip-smuggling rumors swirl A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia’s AI chips. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/nvidia-is-reportedly-testing-tracking-software-as-chip-smuggling-rumors-swirl/