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Lyft scoops up taxi app FreeNow in 175m cash deal to enter Europe

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Sifted · 04/16/2025 11:20 EDT

Lyft scoops up taxi app FreeNow in 175m cash deal to enter Europe Read more ›

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Hybrid growth in SaaS is great for customers, tough on finance

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Sifted · 04/16/2025 11:00 EDT

Hybrid growth in SaaS is great for customers, tough on finance Read more ›

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Going East: How to take your startup overseas

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Sifted · 04/16/2025 09:49 EDT

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AI agents score big in Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds

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Sifted · 04/16/2025 08:23 EDT

AI agents score big in Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds Read more ›

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Figma warns Lovable to stop using the term Dev Mode in trademark row

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Sifted 1 place · 04/16/2025 07:02 EDT

Figma warns Lovable to stop using the term Dev Mode in trademark row Read more ›

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No guts, no glory: The microbiome startups working with pets

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Sifted 1 place · 04/16/2025 06:00 EDT

No guts, no glory: The microbiome startups working with pets Read more ›

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AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds

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Sifted 1 place · 04/16/2025 01:00 EDT

AI agents score big in a Q1 with fewer deals and bigger rounds Read more ›

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Battery startup Nyobolt raises $30m after warning it could run out of cash

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Sifted · 04/16/2025 01:00 EDT

Battery startup Nyobolt raises $30m after warning it could run out of cash Read more ›

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Exclusive: General Catalyst leads 4.4m seed round into AI agents startup Portia AI

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Sifted 2 place · 04/16/2025 01:00 EDT

Exclusive: General Catalyst leads 4.4m seed round into AI agents startup Portia AI Read more ›

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EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: We will not finance weapons and ammunition

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Sifted 3 place · 04/16/2025 01:00 EDT

EIF head Marjut Falkstedt: We will not finance weapons and ammunition Read more ›

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Bunq hits profitability for second year running, presses ahead with US expansion

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Sifted · 04/15/2025 09:40 EDT

Bunq hits profitability for second year running, presses ahead with US expansion Read more ›

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Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics

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Sifted 2 place · 04/15/2025 06:13 EDT

Hugging Face acquires French humanoid robot startup Pollen Robotics Read more ›

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Synthesia plots AI agent play as it hits $100m ARR

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Sifted 1 place · 04/15/2025 05:00 EDT

Synthesia plots AI agent play as it hits $100m ARR Read more ›

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Car insurtech Marshmallow secures $90m in bid to become the one-stop financial shop for migrants

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Sifted 2 place · 04/15/2025 03:00 EDT

Car insurtech Marshmallow secures $90m in bid to become the one-stop financial shop for migrants Read more ›

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Paris-based AVP raising first-time 1.5bn growth fund

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Sifted · 04/15/2025 01:00 EDT

Paris-based AVP raising first-time 1.5bn growth fund Read more ›

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Strip sales set to rise in European VC

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Sifted · 04/15/2025 01:00 EDT

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Six bootstrapped Nordic startups to watch

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Sifted 2 place · 04/15/2025 01:00 EDT

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Inside Ithaca, the Berlusconi heirs secretive startup investing firm

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Sifted · 04/15/2025 01:00 EDT

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Topgolf founders rack up $34m for high-tech pool startup Poolhouse

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Sifted · 04/14/2025 12:44 EDT

Topgolf founders rack up $34m for high-tech pool startup Poolhouse Read more ›

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Atomico sells part of fund of funds portfolio to PE group Kline Hill Partners

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Sifted · 04/14/2025 10:04 EDT

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