Analysis

September 6, 2024

Dream casting: the actors we want to see play Europe’s top founders

Probably not coming to a theatre near you...


Who doesn’t love a good founder biopic? Daniel Ek, Travis Kalanick, Adam Neumann, Steve Jobs and Elizabeth Holmes have all had the Hollywood treatment in recent years. 

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Éanna Kelly

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Daria Dmytrenko

Daria Dmytrenko is a startup analyst in Sifted Intelligence, and can be reached on LinkedIn

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