As FlatPay soars, the rest of Nordic fintech searches for its next act
While the SME payments company enjoys a meteoric rise, everyone else contemplates the sector’s future
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Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes
The founders of some of the UK’s most valuable AI companies have called on the government to restrict the use of non-compete clauses that they say keep top researchers out of the labour market.
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You have to still ‘keep taste and judgement’: How companies are actually putting agentic AI to work
Most companies have now moved well beyond only using AI chatbots in their day-to-day operations.They’re now using agentic AI.
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Manna boss Bobby Healy on moving to Oklahoma: ‘The US is open for business, Europe is not’
The Irish drone maker behind Manna recently relocated himself and the bulk of his operations to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Anthropic wants to eat my startup’s lunch. Here’s why I’m not worried
Claude for Financial Advisors generated conversation — but not unqualified excitement, writes Marloo cofounder Hardy Michel.
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VCs push for US-style rules to cut cost of launching UK funds
London-based investment firms including Atomico, Entrepreneurs First and Seedcamp are among the campaign’s signatories.
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'We build them and sell them': Monzo's sale talks reignite fears over Britain's tech exit problem
Talks over a potential £10bn sale of UK fintech darling Monzo to Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank have reignited a familiar debate: why does Britain struggle to keep hold of its most successful tech companies?
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Cohere’s chief AI officer: US and China will hold us ‘by the throat’ if we don’t develop local capabilities
The merger between Cohere and Aleph Alpha was signed earlier this month in a move pitched as a win for sovereignty, and opens the door for more consolidation
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Why Peter Thiel is both right and wrong about Europe
As the likes of Revolut show, some younger European companies can still aspire to being world class.
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Meet the Lisbon startup tackling insurance for AI agents
Lisbon-based AI agent risk startup Humanos has raised $3.2m in seed funding led by Anthemis.
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5 more reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
China, government contracts, tech media, secondaries and one of Europe’s hottest AI startups.
Sifted AI4 min readMonzo in talks about a sale to Nubank
Monzo is in early talks with Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank about a sale that would potentially value the UK fintech at up to £10bn, reports suggest.
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From space-based healthcare to sustainable materials: Meet MSISV’s 2026 EMEA cohort
This year, Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) is moving to a thematic investment approach across four impact categories.
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Tatiana Shalalvand joins Cherry with an eye to back Legora, Lovable mafia founders
The incoming partner talks why the Nordics are so hot, the "rough time" in VC and being flexible with round sizes
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The fastest-growing spacetech startup teams in Europe
Europe's spacetech sector is having a breakout year, and startups are hiring fast to keep up.
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5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Harry Stebbings, Henry Hayes, Nick Clegg and the other speakers I’m looking forward to seeing.
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Europe’s leading pre-seed investors in 2026
From London to Helsinki: the VC funds consistently backing Europe's earliest-stage startups.
Sifted AI28 min readBrowse Sifted's company coverage
Search Sifted's article directory of Europe's startups and scaleups — growing every week as we cover more.
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