Mistral Robotics Chief Raising €200m for New Startup, Sifted Reports

Sifted’s coverage on the same day included the third edition of the Sifted 100: DACH & CEE, a revenue-based ranking of the 100 fastest-growing companies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Central and Eastern Europe. Prague-based SME lending and risk-assessment platform Flowpay topped the list. Sifted described the ranking as its fifth leaderboard of the year.

A separate Sifted story said Berlin-based fintech Limetax has raised €36 million to expand an AI-powered rollup for German tax advisory firms. Limetax acquired four companies in its first eight months and plans to use the new funds for further acquisitions. Another report noted that German AI company Voize held an offsite for 140 employees that included candle-making and line dancing, while hard alcohol was kept off the agenda.