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Building a hardware startup in a software age

Founders are wary of hardware because, well, hardware's hard. Here's how robot maker Automata has beaten the odds, raised money and dodged supply chain disaster.

In Practice | Work trends | 19 Mar

When a founder takes paternity leave

Taking significant time off is always a challenge for work-obsessed startup founders. It's even more complicated for expectant fathers struggling to set the right tone for paternity leave.

Brunch with Sifted | Communities | 17 Mar

Sarah Drinkwater: “Are they a good egg?”

The ex-head of Google Campus on why tech needs good eggs now, more than ever.

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Opinion | Cyber | 19 Mar

“Shaming could end up punishing bootstrapped startups”

Renowned cybersecurity expert Cal Leeming says we should be careful of publically shaming companies with substandard cybersecurity.

Big Ideas | Advertising | 19 Mar

The graffiti robot startup that’s turned down millions

Sirje Joala's wall-scaling robot Albert will make you a giant mural advert for $10,000 — but only if it's beautiful.

Big Ideas | VC | 17 Mar

Where are all the UK’s black VCs?

There are fewer than 20 black people in decision-making roles in VC firms in the UK. Here's how they plan to increase that number.

Big Ideas | Food | 17 Mar

How to get ahead by provoking big business

Provoking a big industry can cause both legal fights and a nasty debate. But it can also be good for business.

Opinion | PR & Communications | 15 Mar

The rise of the humble entrepreneur

The "superstar" founder has had their day. Now is the era of the humble entrepreneur — and it's going to be great, argues Maud Camus.

Insider view: Amsterdam’s friendly tech community

With two public listings last year, and an ever-closer community, Amsterdam’s startup scene is growing up.

Insider view: Toulouse’s IoT and transport startups

The "Pink City" is a university town, now home to IoT valley and a cluster of transport startups that have grown up around Airbus.

Insider view: Bristol’s deep chip expertise

Bristol's deep history of semiconductor development is producing a new crop of companies like Graphcore.

How to name your startup

Sifted dips into the not-so-scientific art of naming a startup — and shares six tips.

Bumps and startup bias: How to balance babies with business

"There are two types of women here, the mums and the hard workers”. Oh no you didn't.

How tech startups are preparing for Brexit

Hiring is the biggest concern. Growth plans are being revised and UK startups are hedging their bets.

Big Ideas | Data | 14 Mar

Solving Scandinavia’s money laundering crisis

The Scandinavian banks have been caught up in a money laundering scandal. Unnecessarily so, according to Neo4j’s founder.

Big Ideas | Music | 14 Mar

Gamechanger Audio: The million-dollar startup built in a Latvian garage

This 27-year-old founder turned his 'garage band startup' into an overnight success.

Voices | AI | 13 Mar

AI is coming for your coding job

Martin Vechev, the cofounder of Zurich-based DeepCode, says that parts of the coding process will soon be automated

Voices | Consumer | 13 Mar

Waldemar Zeiler on condoms, menstruation and self-ownership

Entrepreneur Waldemar Zeiler wants transparent supply chains, employee-owned startups and to “unfuck menstruation”.

Big Ideas | Work trends | 12 Mar

Founders flee to Estonia’s digital paradise

Sifted talks to some of the 56,000 people who have applied for Estonian e-residency, and finds out why they love it.

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Bringing a distinctive European voice to the global tech debate

We want to be an essential, trusted and independent resource for those in Europe’s startup and tech world. A source of news, information and analysis, but also a community for discovery – sifting and sharing the best companies, events, content, networks and experience that already exist.

If you are part of that group, want to be part of that conversation, or know you have something to contribute, then please do join us today

Building a hardware startup in a software age

When a founder takes paternity leave

Sarah Drinkwater: “Are they a good egg?”

Subscribe to the Sifted Newsletter

“Shaming could end up punishing bootstrapped startups”

The graffiti robot startup that’s turned down millions

Where are all the UK’s black VCs?

How to get ahead by provoking big business

The rise of the humble entrepreneur

Hubs

Insider view: Amsterdam’s friendly tech community

Insider view: Toulouse’s IoT and transport startups

Insider view: Bristol’s deep chip expertise

Explainers

How to name your startup

Bumps and startup bias: How to balance babies with business

How tech startups are preparing for Brexit

Solving Scandinavia’s money laundering crisis

Gamechanger Audio: The million-dollar startup built in a Latvian garage

AI is coming for your coding job

Waldemar Zeiler on condoms, menstruation and self-ownership

Founders flee to Estonia’s digital paradise

Subscribe to the Sifted Newsletter

Bringing a distinctive European voice to the global tech debate

big ideas

Tech founder at 45? Then you are average

voices

“Why we turned down millions from VC firms”

places

Insider view: Copenhagen’s food tech

in practice

Pitching to this London VC is (literally) a walk in the park