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Anne Sraders
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Senior reporter at the FT's Sifted. Berlin based. Formerly Fortune Magazine. Tips: anne@sifted.eu or message for Signal.
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NEW: An ongoing lawsuit threatens to dredge up Checkout.com's relationship to 'vice' industries.

The lawsuit links the fintech to a mysterious Cypriot entity historically listed on a mail-order bride website and once a client of Paxum bank.

W/ @tommatsuda.bsky.social

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Lawsuit puts Checkout.com's ties to adult entertainment industry in spotlight
An ongoing lawsuit threatens to dredge up Checkout.com's relationship to ‘vice’ industries, by linking it to a mysterious Cypriot entity.
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March 7, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Not long ago European investors avoided defence tech like the plague. Now specialist funds are emerging to back it. But what will the sector look like when the war in Ukraine ends?

@annesraders.bsky.social of @sifted.eu reports the views of SmartCap's CEO Sille Pettai

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Meet the LP which won't back VCs unless they can back weapons
Estonian state-backed LP SmartCap recently launched a €100m defence fund that CEO Sille Pettai says aims to take “risks” on first-time GPs.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Trump’s new administration will likely have huge implications for European startups and their relationships with the US. Here are the key power players in Trump's cabinet that European tech should know. W/ @tommatsuda.bsky.social sifted.eu/articles/tru...
The Trump cabinet picks who matter for European tech
Key roles in Trump's new cabinet in areas like defence and crypto could have big implications for Europe’s startups.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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New: European tech VCs and founders are wrestling with what the surprise success of China's AI startup DeepSeek means for startups on the continent... More on @sifted.eu sifted.eu/articles/dee...
DeepSeek gives Europe's AI startups a reality check
The company spooked the markets with the release of a high-performing, low-cost chatbot.
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January 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Nearly 80% of tech companies are considering a secondary share sale in the next year.

The findings follow a spate of fintech secondaries last year — with Revolut, Monzo and Tide all letting employees sell shares.

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Nearly 80% of tech companies are considering a secondary share sale in the next year
Equity management platform Ledgy surveyed 2,550 respondents in Europe, the UK and the US — and found that tech companies are keen on secondaries
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January 28, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Does Europe need its own DOGE? Some VCs think so:

"I would love to see the same thing happening in Europe."

Interesting report in @sifted.eu @daphneleprince.bsky.social @mpartington.bsky.social @annesraders.bsky.social @martincoulter.bsky.social

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‘We need a DOGE for Europe!’ Elon Musk’s White House takeover inspires – and divides – Europe’s tech leaders
The Tesla mogul's White House takeover has stirred division among Europe’s tech elites, prompting some to pick a side.
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January 20, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Sifted found out which LPs have been writing the most cheques to VCs in the past 10 years 💶
The most active LPs in Europe
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January 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Our journalists-turned-clairvoyants predict what's to come in 2025. ✍️

Based on hundreds of conversations, thousands of emails and a sprinkling of imagination, here's what the Sifted team thinks will happen for European tech in 2025.

#2025predictions #EuropeanTech #StartupEurope
M&A hots up, a superapp is born and IPOs at last: Sifted's predictions for European tech in 2025
Will 2025 bring better news for Europe's startups and investors? Sifted's journalists expect M&A to hot up — but what else?
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January 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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ICYMI: Which VCs are due a fundraise in 2025? I recently did some reporting to find out a number of VCs currently chatting up LPs, as well as took a look at which VCs hadn't raised a new fund since 2022 and may be heading back to market. More on @sifted.eu sifted.eu/articles/eur...
The European VCs due to fundraise in 2025
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.
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January 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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✈️ Germany's Volocopter has hired Oliver Vogelgesang — who held the role at fellow German electric aircraft startup Lilium until earlier this year — as its new CFO.

Volocopter previously flagged it was at risk of insolvency, while Lilium filed for insolvency in October.

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Former Lilium CFO joins Volocopter — as both companies hunt for a lifeline
Electric aircraft startup Volocopter previously flagged it is at risk of insolvency, while competitor Lilium filed for insolvency in October.
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November 18, 2024 at 3:08 PM