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July 9, 2026

8 stealth founders using AI to take on the industries they used to work in

They include a former Amazon supply chain operator and an ex-McKinsey consultant taking on the space sector

Oshin Narang

5 min read

A few names surface every time you go looking for founders quietly building in Europe, and the cohort below is no exception. 

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Oshin Narang

Oshin is Sifted's startup & VC analyst.

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