Edition No. 103 · Sat 3 Oct 2026 · Story 23 of 44

The Monzo no-sale; ElevenLabs hits $22bn; to sovereign or not to sovereign

Pathfounders

Monzo's collapsed sale, Oura's pulled IPO and ElevenLabs' tender show how hard it is for European tech to go public.

IPO

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