When pre-IPO shares are too good to be true
With AI companies moving towards record-setting IPOs, with trillion-dollar valuations, the demand for pre-IPO shares is greater than ever—as is the opportunity for deceit.
Fortune AI4 min read
Venture capital
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Flow Engineering raises $50 million Series B at $750 million valuation
Flow Engineering, the agentic platform for hardware development, has announced a $50 million Series B at a $750 million valuation. The round was co-led by Antonio Gracias, founder of Valor Equity Partners and Gavin Baker, managing partner at Atreides Management.
Robotics & Automation News4 min read
Vinod Khosla trashed a portfolio company — and the startup world has thoughts
Vinod Khosla's blunt comments about Factory drew backlash from some founders and tech VCs as the AI coding startup feuds with rival Cognition.
Business Insider - AI4 min read
SpaceX set to launch Google AI chips into orbit in push toward space-based data centers
SpaceX plans to launch Google tensor processing units into orbit on Planet Labs satellites.
CNBC — Technology3 min read
There’s a pipeline of deals—for pipelines—that will help power the AI boom
Potential sellers ask for more money on inflated valuations, while the buyers think longer term and conservatively. It’s hard to meet in the middle on a price tag.
Fortune AI6 min read
Valor, Atreides Bet on AI Hardware Venture Flow Engineering
Valor Equity Partners and Atreides Management led a $50 million investment into agentic hardware company Flow Engineering, as the race to automate the physical world heats up.
Bloomberg Technology1 min readHe Was a Tech Investor Before There Was a Silicon Valley
Bill Draper began funding start-ups in the early 1960s, when the Santa Clara Valley was better known for apricot orchards than microchips. He has died at 98.
New York Times AI1 min read
College Students Flex Their Power in A.I. Investment Frenzy
Dorm Room Fund, a program that lets college students invest in their peers, raised a new $50 million fund as the competition for young founders ramps up.
New York Times AI1 min read
Elon Musk, SpaceXAI subpoenaed by NYC in AI safety investigation
The New York City Council issued a subpoena to Musk, requiring that he or another representative of SpaceXAI testify in an investigation concerning AI safety.
CNBC — Technology2 min read
SpaceX launches its massive Starship rocket into orbit for the first time
Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a historic test flight of its massive Starship rocket early Monday.
CNBC — Technology3 min read
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.
Sifted AI2 min read
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.
Sifted AI4 min read
‘Seattle’s answer to YC Demo Day’: 25 startups pitch investors from across the country at AI House
AI House brought investors from Boston, New York, Colorado, the Bay Area and other cities to Seattle for a demo day where 25 early-stage startups pitched, many of them from outside the incubator's own portfolio. The goal was to bring more outside capital to local founders. Read More
GeekWire4 min read
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
Sifted AI3 min read
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 read
Browse Sifted's company coverage
Search Sifted's article directory of Europe's startups and scaleups — growing every week as we cover more.
Sifted AI1 min read
Is New York warming to European tech?
Senior reporter Anne Sraders joins host Freya Pratty on this episode of the Sifted podcast to share insights from her recent US trip.
Sifted AI1 min read
Growth investor DTCP raises €455m first close for defence fund, plots future funds
The firm launched the fund in January and has already made two investments
Sifted AI4 min read
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