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Two people who worked at Northvolt’s factory in Sweden have died — in two separate accidents. CEO Peter Carlsson calls it a “dark day” for the gigafactory company, which is heralded as a poster child for Europe's climate tech ambitions. More here: sifted.eu/articles/north…

In the newsletter this AM, I dug into why I *don’t* think 2024 is the year we see the VC industry return to something more “normal” — plus a roundup of a bunch of VC predictions, from enterprise AI adoption to more female founders. Sifted

New: I'd been hearing about this phenomenon of Berlin's tech scene uprooting to Cape Town every winter. But I was curious: how did it start, and why is Cape Town attracting so many of Berlin's VCs and founders? Miriam Partington and I decided to find out Sifted sifted.eu/articles/berli…

New €4.5bn debt and equity raise for Sweden's @H2GreenSteel 💰 sifted.eu/articles/h2-gr…

Have you ever turned to marriage counselling for the sake of your startup? Turns out it's not that unusual... sifted.eu/articles/cofou…

Would you watch an Olympics-style event run on performance-enhancing drugs? sifted.eu/articles/peter…

Last week I got to ask some Germany-based VCs what advice they had for founders trying to fundraise in this (still) tough environment in 2024. Read their insights here, first in my newsletter this AM Sifted: sifted.eu/articles/tips-…

Shout out to Jorg Schmadtke for getting Alexis Mac Allister for 35 mill. You sitting round In Jurgens office in ye undies all summer drinking cups of tea was worth it for the day you got off your arse and went down to Brighton to say we will have the little ginger fella please.

🚨Aston Villa has announced a full club rebrand “The club was run on efficiency as opposed to ambition,” Chris Heck, business ops president at Aston Villa told me ⚽️ ⬇️ For more on the crest, ending Castore contract and what the rebrand means marketingweek.com/aston-villa-cl…

Which companies are spawning the most GenAI startups in Europe? 👉sifted.eu/articles/googl…

Gareth Southgoat

WEVE BEEN TO DORTMUND, DÜSSELDORF, FRANKFURT AND COLOGNE. WERE ON OUR WAY TO BERLIN. FOOTBALLS COMING HOME #England #EURO2024

Huge news: Revolut **finally** has its UK banking licence, three years after first applying for it... sifted.eu/articles/revol…

🗣 Looking for startups/developers who have taken something a bit wacky (thinking old pubs, interesting buildings, something with a bit of history) and converted it into a lab space in Europe — DM or get in touch [email protected] 🧪

A story that includes yacht trips in Dubai, football legend Didier Drogba and $200m that failed to materialise. The bizarre tale of crypto startup #5IRE 🚀 👇 sifted.eu/articles/drogb…

Carl Pei, the founder and CEO of @Nothing — the challenger smartphone company — has made it mandatory for the team to be in the office 5 days a week. If your company did this:

Speedy grocery isn't entirely dead after all. Germany's Flink has raised $150m ($115m in equity) to help it reach profitability in 2025. Mubadala, also an investor in competitor Getir, participated in the round. sifted.eu/articles/flink…

The M&A market hasn't been as hot as investors and advisors may have hoped this year — but there's a few big trends that could pick up steam as we head into 2025. I spoke with Simon Miremadi at GP Bullhound about his top predictions. More on Sifted sifted.eu/articles/m-a-p…

Defence tech Helsing is partnering with Mistral AI to develop LLMs for defence. More on Sifted: sifted.eu/articles/helsi…