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💰 We've raised £4m! Sifted's round was led by ScaleUp Capital, while the FT remains a core shareholder. We'll be using the extra cash to double our headcount over the next 12 months. Want to join the party? Check out our open roles here.

🇩🇪 DocPlanner enters Germany. The Polish healthcare platform has acquired its German counterpart Jameda and says it plans to invest €250m into the market over the next few years. It's a big play for the healthtech as it looks to keep up with other startups like Kry, Zava and Healthhero, who've been on their own acquisition sprees this year.

🛒 Grocery delivery startup Yababa has raised a huge seed round. The Berlin-based startup has bagged $15.5m from Creandum and Project A. It's focused on multicultural produce, serving Arab and Turkish communities for now. It's the latest in a wave of ethnic grocery delivery startups, following a madcap year for sector. 

💸 Payhawk snaps up $112m. The Bulgarian-founded enterprise spend management startup has hit a valuation of $570m, in eastern Europe's second-biggest Series B ever. It comes just seven months after the company raised a $20m Series A, and will fund the startup's expansion into three continents. 

🛍️ Getir buys Weezy. Europe's most valuable speedy grocery delivery startup has bought its smaller UK competitor as it looks to consolidate its grip on the UK market. Amid rounds galore in the sector this year, investors say just one or two will emerge victorious. Getir will be hoping this acquisition puts it firmly on the winning trajectory. 

🌟 Paris Hilton steps onto the European startup scene. Switzerland's Origyn Foundation has raised $20m from a number of investors including Bill Ackman’s Table Management, Polychain Capital and the one and only Paris Hilton. The startup verifies the authenticity of valuable physical and digital objects — including NFTs.

💡 Energy startup Bulb collapses. The green energy company — crowned the fastest-growing startup in Europe by the FT earlier this year — has fallen into administration. It's the largest of more than 20 British energy companies to have gone bust amid the energy crisis in Europe, and exposes the difficulties faced by "challengers" in the market.

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