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October 9, 2025

‘Europe has a massive issue being a good customer’: Sifted Summit day one, recapped

Day one kicked off with a clear message: Europe’s good on supply, good on capital, bad on demand


Tom Nugent

4 min read

Sifted Summit day one kicked off with a clear message from Reshma Sohoni, founding partner of Seedcamp: Europe’s good on supply, good on capital, bad on demand.

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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