Mimi Billing
@mimibilling.bsky.social
Europe editor at the European tech site Sifted, backed by the Financial Times.
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Following a work accident at Northvolt in 2023, when a 25-year-old died, up to eight people are questioned by the police, including the former CEO. sifted.eu/articles/nor...
Northvolt cofounder faces involuntary manslaughter probe over alleged workplace safety breaches, reports say
The former CEO of Northvolt, Peter Carlsson, is to be questioned over an employee’s death, alleged to have been the result of workplace safety violations.
sifted.eu
May 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Following a work accident at Northvolt in 2023, when a 25-year-old died, up to eight people are questioned by the police, including the former CEO. sifted.eu/articles/nor...
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Carbon removal company Climeworks is plotting an international expansion despite a recent round of layoffs and uncertainty over funding from the US government.
The company tells me that Canada, Saudi Arabia, Norway and the UK fit its criteria.
More here 👇
sifted.eu/articles/cli...
The company tells me that Canada, Saudi Arabia, Norway and the UK fit its criteria.
More here 👇
sifted.eu/articles/cli...
Climeworks eyes expansion despite planned layoffs
Climeworks is plotting an international expansion despite a recent round of layoffs and uncertainty over funding from the US government.
sifted.eu
May 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Carbon removal company Climeworks is plotting an international expansion despite a recent round of layoffs and uncertainty over funding from the US government.
The company tells me that Canada, Saudi Arabia, Norway and the UK fit its criteria.
More here 👇
sifted.eu/articles/cli...
The company tells me that Canada, Saudi Arabia, Norway and the UK fit its criteria.
More here 👇
sifted.eu/articles/cli...
It's a sad day for European tech. Swedish plane startup Heart Aerospace has announced it is closing down all its European operations to fully focus on the US.
With the latest geopolitical tensions between the US and Europe, this isn't great news for Europe.
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With the latest geopolitical tensions between the US and Europe, this isn't great news for Europe.
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Heart Aerospace ditches Europe to focus on US operation
Swedish aerospace manufacturer Heart Aerospace has announced it will shut down operations in Sweden to fully focus on the US.
sifted.eu
April 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It's a sad day for European tech. Swedish plane startup Heart Aerospace has announced it is closing down all its European operations to fully focus on the US.
With the latest geopolitical tensions between the US and Europe, this isn't great news for Europe.
sifted.eu/articles/hea... @sifted.eu
With the latest geopolitical tensions between the US and Europe, this isn't great news for Europe.
sifted.eu/articles/hea... @sifted.eu
Bankrupt battery factory Northvolt was supposedly running out of cash two weeks ago. Now the company tells @sifted.eu
it has extended its cash runway.
W. @freyapratty.bsky.social
More here: sifted.eu/articles/nor...
it has extended its cash runway.
W. @freyapratty.bsky.social
More here: sifted.eu/articles/nor...
Northvolt extends runway but says it needs more capital to survive
When Northvolt filed for bankruptcy, it had enough capital to last them to the end of January. The company now says its cash runway has been extended.
sifted.eu
February 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Bankrupt battery factory Northvolt was supposedly running out of cash two weeks ago. Now the company tells @sifted.eu
it has extended its cash runway.
W. @freyapratty.bsky.social
More here: sifted.eu/articles/nor...
it has extended its cash runway.
W. @freyapratty.bsky.social
More here: sifted.eu/articles/nor...
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The data centre near Sophia Antipolis will be Evroc's first out of three in the country.
#France #AI #Deeptech
#France #AI #Deeptech
Cloud startup evroc to build hyperscale AI data centre in France
sifted.eu
February 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Great digging by @tommatsuda.bsky.social – How the UK government spent five years luring US VC giant Andreessen Horowitz to London... only for them to leave less than two years after opening their crypto-focused office
sifted.eu/articles/and...
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Internal documents reveal how the UK spent years luring Andreessen Horowitz to London: 'Most crypto firms have left'
Internal documents reveal the UK government spent years luring VC giant Andreessen Horowitz to London before it ditched the city for Trump.
sifted.eu
January 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Great digging by @tommatsuda.bsky.social – How the UK government spent five years luring US VC giant Andreessen Horowitz to London... only for them to leave less than two years after opening their crypto-focused office
sifted.eu/articles/and...
sifted.eu/articles/and...
In case you missed it, this was a pretty fun story picked up by my colleague @freyapratty.bsky.social late last week.
sifted.eu/articles/gus...
sifted.eu/articles/gus...
Founder dresses as burglar to troll corporate rival: ‘I’m ready to embarrass myself’
Inspired by viral YouTuber MrBeast, founder Giuseppe Baidoo took the streets to stand up for his snack startup Gusto.
sifted.eu
January 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
In case you missed it, this was a pretty fun story picked up by my colleague @freyapratty.bsky.social late last week.
sifted.eu/articles/gus...
sifted.eu/articles/gus...
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This is the story of one man who managed to catfish the VC ecosystem. 🎣
Ian Slater set up a family office, Gloucester Circus, to invest into VCs.
There was just one problem: the VCs and family offices around Slater were real, but his promises of money were often not
sifted.eu/articles/glo...
Ian Slater set up a family office, Gloucester Circus, to invest into VCs.
There was just one problem: the VCs and family offices around Slater were real, but his promises of money were often not
sifted.eu/articles/glo...
December 16, 2024 at 3:50 PM
This is the story of one man who managed to catfish the VC ecosystem. 🎣
Ian Slater set up a family office, Gloucester Circus, to invest into VCs.
There was just one problem: the VCs and family offices around Slater were real, but his promises of money were often not
sifted.eu/articles/glo...
Ian Slater set up a family office, Gloucester Circus, to invest into VCs.
There was just one problem: the VCs and family offices around Slater were real, but his promises of money were often not
sifted.eu/articles/glo...
Sometimes I get the chance to interview people that have done a lot early on in their careers... like Markus Villig who founded ride-hailing startup Bolt almost 12 years ago as a 19 year old. Now, Bolt is leading in about 20 countries and expects €2bn in revenue in 2024.
sifted.eu/articles/bol...
sifted.eu/articles/bol...
Bolt’s CEO: Self-driving cars could grow our business 100x
Bolt CEO Markus Villig on self-driving cars, IPO plans, Europe’s e-scooter challenges and reaching €2bn in expected revenue in 2024.
sifted.eu
December 5, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Sometimes I get the chance to interview people that have done a lot early on in their careers... like Markus Villig who founded ride-hailing startup Bolt almost 12 years ago as a 19 year old. Now, Bolt is leading in about 20 countries and expects €2bn in revenue in 2024.
sifted.eu/articles/bol...
sifted.eu/articles/bol...