Good news from around Europe
The EU-Startups Podcast | Interview with Enrico Giacomelli the Founder and Chairman of Namirial This week on the EU-Startups podcast, we sit down with Enrico Giacomelli, Founder and Chairman of Namirial, one of Europe’s leading Digital Transaction Management and Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) groups. From a small Italian software
Seraphim Space surpasses €84 million target with latest close of early-stage SpaceTech fund Seraphim Space, a London-based SpaceTech investment group, today announces the latest closing of its oversubscribed early-stage venture fund to support ventures at the Seed and Series A stage – exceeding its previous €84 million ($100 million) target.
EV startup Einride raises $113m ahead of SPAC listing in New York Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/ev-startup-einride-raises-113m-ahead-of-spac-listing-in-new-york
Nuclear startup Proxima Fusion eyes €1.2bn from German government Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/proxima-fusion-e1-2bn-german-government
Adaptive ML boss: To win in AI, businesses must build with open source Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/adaptive-ml-julien-launay-interview
Wise aims to crack US market ahead of dual listing Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/wise-cpo-interview
Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/netflix-warner-bros-discovery-paramount-wbd-bid-studios-hbo-cnn-ellison/
Jack Dorsey just halved the size of Block’s employee base — and he says your company is next Jack Dorsey has long been an open admirer of Elon Musk. Now, it seems, he may have been taking notes. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/jack-dorsey-block-layoffs-4000-halved-employees-your-company-is-next/
Anthropic CEO stands firm as Pentagon deadline looms Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday that he “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to give the military unrestricted access to its AI systems. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/anthropic-ceo-stands-firm-as-pentagon-deadline-looms/
PayPal might not be looking to sell itself: Report PayPal may not be in talks to be acquired, sources have told Semafor, after a previous news report that Stripe was sniffing around. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/26/paypal-might-not-be-looking-to-sell-itself-report/