Good news from around Europe
Sequoia-backed Edra raises $30M Series A to turn enterprise data into self-improving AI agents Today, startup Edra announced $30 million Series A led by Sequoia, which included investment from 8VC and A*z. Edra builds AI agents that learn how a business operates, then automate the work. Its AI agents reverse-engineer
Cleavr raises €1M to develop an AI solution for accounts receivable Cleavr, an AI solution dedicated to autonomous accounts receivable management, has raised €1 million in a funding round backed by Kima Ventures, Better Angle, Raphaël Nahum (CFO of Pennylane), Régis Samuel (CEO of MyUnisoft), and Olivier Brourhant (CEO of
Alpine Eagle scales Sentinel production with new Munich facility and European expansion Today, counter-drone defence technology company Alpine Eagle announced it is scaling production of its Sentinel system. Alpine Eagle develops counter-drone (counter-UAS) systems designed to detect, track, and neutralise hostile drones, including increasingly sophisticated autonomous swarms. Its technology combines
Europe’s filmtech ecosystem is growing fast — here are the startups to watch This week, the Oscars celebrated some of last year’s most outstanding achievements in cinema. In the meantime, the tools behind filmmaking are undergoing a profound transformation. Media and filmtech startups have fundamentally changed how films are storyboarded,
‘Revenuemaxxing’: The fastest-growing startups in the UK and Ireland Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/podcast-100-fastest-growing-startups-uk
One in five UK founders to leave the country in the next year, survey says Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/uk-founders-plan-to-leave-survey
Index backs YC alum Parallel in $20m Series A to bring AI agents to hospitals Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/index-parallel-20m-series-a
Innovate UK: “We want to make it simpler and easier for companies to work with us” Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/innovate-uk-tom-adeyoola
Startups in the Netherlands to watch, according to VCs Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/startups-in-the-netherlands-to-watch-according-to-vcs-2026
Amazon acquires Rivr, maker of a stair-climbing delivery robot Amazon and Jeff Bezos had previously invested in the startup. The deal signals the e-commerce giant’s interest in doorstep delivery. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/19/amazon-acquires-rivr-maker-of-a-stair-climbing-delivery-robot/