An ongoing lawsuit threatens to dredge up Checkout.com's relationship to ‘vice’ industries, by linking it to a mysterious Cypriot entity.

Estonian state-backed LP SmartCap recently launched a €100m defence fund that CEO Sille Pettai says aims to take “risks” on first-time GPs.

Key roles in Trump's new cabinet in areas like defence and crypto could have big implications for Europe’s startups.

The company spooked the markets with the release of a high-performing, low-cost chatbot.

Equity management platform Ledgy surveyed 2,550 respondents in Europe, the UK and the US — and found that tech companies are keen on secondaries

The Tesla mogul's White House takeover has stirred division among Europe’s tech elites, prompting some to pick a side.

Will 2025 bring better news for Europe's startups and investors? Sifted's journalists expect M&A to hot up — but what else?

Fundraising has been tough for VCs the past few years, but some are running out of capital. We list the firms out in the market raising funds.

Electric aircraft startup Volocopter previously flagged it is at risk of insolvency, while competitor Lilium filed for insolvency in October.