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News I never wanted to be sharing 💔 Legendary tech journalist Steve O'Hear has died. Steve was a friend and mentor to many of us at Sifted, and we'll dearly miss him. sifted.eu/articles/steve…

NEW: Harry Stebbings' 20VC has raised a new $400m fund – by Sifted's Anne Sraders sifted.eu/articles/harry…

Startup founders show their support for air taxi startup Lilium signing a petition to get the federal government in Germany to support the company with a life-saving loan. By Sifted's German correspondent Miriam Partington sifted.eu/articles/germa…

New: Swedish knowledge assistant Sana has raised another $55m – this time to a $500m valuation #nordicmade #GenAI sifted.eu/articles/nea-b…

Why did Kry change its capital structure, resulting in a 78% dilution of its common shares? I sat down with the digital care unicorn's CEO and cofounder Johannes Schildt to find out why the structure was the company's “biggest problem.” sifted.eu/articles/healt… #nordicmade

NEW: Swedish obesity startup Yazen has raised a €19.5m Series A – the largest round for an 'Ozempic startup' in Europe to date. #nordicmade #HealthTech #digitalcare sifted.eu/articles/ozemp…

NEW: Swedish impact investor Norrsken VC has invested in Ali Parsa’s new venture Quadrivia. The VC is not the only Swedish VC to bet on Parsa - VNV Global and Kinnevik previously invested in Babylon Health. Report by Kai Nicol-Schwarz sifted.eu/articles/ali-p…

"The sound of the seven jet engines would be deafening if I wasn’t wearing ear protectors. As they warm my legs, I’m lifted into the air and hang there for a few seconds with my lower half dangling limply like an insect in flight." 👌 by Kai Nicol-Schwarz sifted.eu/articles/gravi…

Finnish VC Maki.vc has closed its third fund of €100m. Backed by institutional VCs as well as founders of Wise, RELEX Solutions, Aiven and Supercell, it will focus on deeptech and "brand-driven" startups in the Nordics #helyes #nordicmade sifted.eu/articles/maki-…

Legal feeding frenzy mounts as US law firms clammer to sue Lilium, following the air taxi filed for insolvency Report by Sifted's Miriam Partington and Freya Pratty sifted.eu/articles/law-f…

New: Oura raises $75m and introduces glucose level management with Dexcom - looking forward to interview cofounder Petteri Lahtela on founder stage at #slush2024 tomorrow 👀 Article by Kai Nicol-Schwarz sifted.eu/articles/smart…

New: Swedish flying boat startup Candela raises $14m extension #nordicmade sifted.eu/articles/cande…

Peter Carlsson steps down as CEO of @Northvolt "It has been an extremely tough year" sifted.eu/articles/peter…

Few thought Bolt, a then small Estonian startup, could challenge Uber a decade ago — but they proved us wrong. I spoke with founder Markus Villig about robotaxis, IPO ambitions, and why Europe’s micromobility market is on shaky ground. 🚖🚲 Read here: sifted.eu/articles/bolt-…

Should MRI scans be used in preventative care? Well, Swedish startup corsmed is definitely making a good case for it by reducing the time of a scan to 2-3 minutes. The startup has just raised $3.5m to commercialise its tech. Read more here: sifted.eu/articles/break… #nordicmade

Bankrupt battery factory Northvolt was supposedly running out of cash two weeks ago. Now the company tells Sifted it has extended its cash runway. sifted.eu/articles/north…

The #sthlmtech two-day Techarenan conference put Sweden in a place where tech and politics took center stage and everyone agrees that the time for Europe to act is now. By Mimi Billing via Sifted sifted.eu/articles/swede… #NordicMade #cphftw #helyes #siliconfjord

Creandum has apparently invested in Lovable – according to its own now-deleted blog post and to a source close to the deal sifted.eu/articles/crean…

Stop badmouthing European startups for moving to the US, writes Eleanor Warnock for Sifted today, following the news that Swedish electric plane maker Heart Aerospace is doing so. Cheer them on for being bold and doing what's best for their business: sifted.eu/articles/europ…

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/north…