Marta Krupinska, a serial entrepreneur who founded fintechs Azimo and FreeUp and is currently building carbon removal platform Cur8.

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September 25, 2023

Drone ocean mapping and reinventing pasteurisation: 18 startups angel investors are betting on

The startups Europe’s operator angels are bullish about – meet them at Sifted Summit in October

Sophie Rowe

8 min read

Having an angel on your cap table is a signal for future investors. “The way the investment system works is that they essentially follow each other,” says Georgie Smallwood, a seasoned product operator and angel investor.  

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Serial entrepreneur Marta Krupinska.
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<q>Hzol Lxwjfem (mvw Iliztxyrmwz)</m>
Anke Huiskes, who cofounded angel syndicates Planet Positive and ANGELS.vc and is currently managing partner at NP Hard Ventures.
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<p>Bkjoroj Rvwohthnh (YD)</l>
Georgie Smallwood, chief product and technology officer at ecommerce giant Moonpig.com.
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Pamela Hsieh was an early hire of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group in Europe and is currently managing partner at early-stage diversity VC fund Simsan Ventures.
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<f>Tttoeu Nusqhzibmxu (FT)</u>
Roxane Sanguinetti heads up global strategy at liquidity provider GCHO.
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<r>Pazqslu Ghx (Cdxioqw)</m>
Adeline Lee, head of product at Vitamin.
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Sophie Rowe

Sophie Rowe is an events producer at Sifted, working on our in-person Sessions and flagship Summit. Connect with her on LinkedIn

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