Anthropic and OpenAI may be rivals, but their presidents Daniela Amodei and Gregory Brockman have one thing in common: they are both Stripe alumni. With…
Author: Anna Heim
Meet the new European unicorns of 2026 |
January was such a long month that it has already brought us five fresh European unicorns: from Belgium to Ukraine, several tech startups raised funding…
What is Bending Spoons? The little-known firm behind Vimeo's sweeping layoffs |
Vimeo was hit by a massive round of layoffs this past week, according to a report by Business Insider. Staffers posting on various social media…
Who's behind AMI Labs, Yann LeCun's ‘world model’ startup |
Yann LeCun’s new venture, AMI Labs, has drawn intense attention since the AI scientist left Meta to found it. This week, the startup finally confirmed…
Almost 80 European deep tech university spinouts reached $1B valuations or $100M in revenue in 2025 |
Universities and research labs have long been Europe’s deep tech treasure trove. Now, academic spinouts have consolidated into a solid startup funnel worth $398 billion…
How reality crushed Ÿnsect, the French startup that had raised over $600M for insect farming |
French startup Ÿnsect shot into the spotlight when “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. touted its merits on the “Late Show” during Super Bowl weekend…
How a Spanish virus brought Google to Málaga |
After 33 years, Bernardo Quintero decided it was time to find the person who changed his life — the anonymous programmer who created a computer…
As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern |
The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its ambitious plan to…
Why British politicians are flocking to American tech giants |
The AI talent wars show no signs of slowing, with companies making headlines weekly for their latest high-profile hires. This includes engineers they are poaching…