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Bristol-based software company Immersive Labs is on the hunt for new security engineers and consultants.

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🇭🇺 Hungary refuses to join the European Startup Alliance — because the scheme, which aims to support startups across the continent, advocates for gender equality.

🇬🇧 CSOP 'til you drop. Changes to the UK government's Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) came into effect yesterday, raising the employee share option limit from £30k per employee to £60k, and removing the limit on headcount for eligible companies.

A chart showing the percentage of women in the highest pay quartile at UK tech companies

💰 Just one of the UK’s 20 best-funded tech companies pays men more than women — and it isn't Monzo, Revolut or Checkout.com. The latter two are also in the bottom five for percentage of women in their highest pay quartile. Sifted's Nicol-Schwarz digs into the data here.

😇 The most active operator angels in DACH.

🇬🇧 17 UK startups outside of London you need to know about, according to VCs.

🤑 10 types of startup funding. Looking for your next cash injection but unsure of your options? Here are 10 different ways to raise.

👀 All of the European founders who've set up their own funds. Our list has had an update — is it still missing anyone? Let us know.

💻 How to use tools to remotely manage your team — Carlos Paniagua, founder and CTO of customer service platform Glia, shares his tips.

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🩺 Kry's founder talks to the Sifted Podcast about layoffs, profitability and what could be the next big healthtech boom.

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💰 Series A+

Dexter Energy, a startup that offers AI-based renewable power generation forecasting for the energy industry, has raised a €10.5m Series B.
Austrian startup Piur imaging, which is working on new ways to use ultrasound scanners, has secured €3.5m in Series A funding.

💰 Pre-seed & seed

Crypto investment platform Finst has received $4.4m in seed funding.
Futraheat, a London-based startup that electrifies heat produced as a by-product of industry, has raised a £1.5m seed round from the Clean Growth Fund.
Austrian AI-powered emobility fleet management service Ubiq has secured €1.5m in seed funding.
REAKTO, which makes drones for property protection, has raised €1.1m.
AI-powered supply chain management platform for fresh produce Agrinorm has raised a $1m seed round.

💰 Undisclosed

Seenons, a Dutch platform for the circular economy, has secured €10m.

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