Good news from around Europe
Gyver scores €1.4M to help power Europe’s industrial workforce Gyver, the Italian startup developing workforce infrastructure for Europe’s industrial and energy sectors, has raised €1.4 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Brighteye, with participation from āltitude, Vento Ventures, Zanichelli Venture and existing investor Antler, alongside several business
Romanian DesignVerse raises $5.5M to modernise legacy enterprise software Bucharest-based DesignVerse, the enterprise software startup using AI to modernise complex legacy systems, has raised more than $5.5 million in seed funding as demand grows for tools that can safely accelerate software development in mission-critical industries. The round included investment from
ElevenLabs hit with fresh lawsuit over use of voices by Pulitzer and Emmy-winning journalists Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/elevenlabs-lawsuit-2026
Accel and Thiel’s Founders Fund back Fractile in $220m raise Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/fractile-220m-accel
Nvidia startup head: ‘Germany is not late’ on AI boom Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/nvidia-startups-germany-ai-boom
The end of app-hopping: How embedded services are redefining the customer experience Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/end-of-app-hopping-brnd
Lovable is promising staff a 10% raise on their work anniversary. Here’s why it won’t catch on Powered by WPeMatico https://sifted.eu/articles/lovable-pay-raise-opinion
Notion just turned its workspace into a hub for AI agents Notion’s new developer platform lets teams connect AI agents, external data sources, and custom code directly into their workspace as the company pushes deeper into agentic productivity software. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/notion-just-turned-its-workspace-into-a-hub-for-ai-agents/
Musk’s xAI is running nearly 50 gas turbines unchecked at its Mississippi data center Gas turbines at xAI’s Colossus 2 data center have drawn a lawsuit over the company’s use of “mobile” gas turbines as power plants. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/musks-xai-is-running-nearly-50-gas-turbines-unchecked-at-its-mississippi-data-center/
Anthropic’s Cat Wu says that, in the future, AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are The head of product for Claude Code and Cowork says that the next big step for AI is proactivity. Powered by WPeMatico https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/13/anthropics-cat-wu-says-that-in-the-future-ai-will-anticipate-your-needs-before-you-know-what-they-are/