Good news from around Europe
Iran war underscores the ‘urgency’ for Europe to build its defence capabilities, VCs say Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/iran-war-europe-military-capability-gap
Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/flink-100m-900m-valuation
How equipment finance can supercharge European startups Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/equipment-finance-european-startups-brnd
Exclusive: Stealth AI startup founded by Cambridge scientists unveils plan to challenge Nvidia’s dominance Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/zettafleet-ai-llm-training
Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices Some AI founders are using a novel valuation mechanism to manufacture unicorn status. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/why-ai-startups-are-selling-the-same-equity-at-two-different-prices/
A suite of government hacking tools targeting iPhones is now being used by cybercriminals Security researchers say exploits used by governments to hack into iPhones have been found to be used by cybercriminals. They warned of an emerging market for “secondhand” exploits. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/a-suite-of-government-hacking-tools-targeting-iphones-is-now-being-used-by-cybercriminals/
Alibaba’s Qwen tech lead steps down after major AI push Reactions rippled through Alibaba’s Qwen team after tech lead Junyang Lin stepped down following a major model launch. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/alibabas-qwen-tech-lead-steps-down-after-major-ai-push/
Just three companies dominated the $189B in VC investments last month Crunchbase data shows a record $189 billion of global venture capital flowed to startups last month, with AI startups nabbing 90% of the capital. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/openai-anthropic-waymo-dominated-189-billion-vc-investments-february-crunchbase-report/
TikTok down for some in US, thanks to second Oracle outage since sale TikTok experienced a similar outage just days after ByteDance divested the app’s U.S. operations. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/03/tiktok-down-for-some-in-u-s-thanks-to-second-oracle-outage-since-sale/
Venture Kick backs Fainite to advance physics-based simulations Zurich-based Fainite AG has received €165,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance physics-based simulations and expand access to advanced engineering analysis across a wider range of applications. Modern hardware development and material testing rely heavily on physics-based simulations for design, validation,