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March 13, 2026

Vinted, ElevenLabs, Iceye: Inside Europe’s hottest secondary sales

'Some people are asking, who is selling secondaries? It's the wrong question. Who is not selling?'


Freya Pratty and Anne Sraders

4 min read

Thomas Plantenga, chief executive at Vinted

Secondaries are sexy. Once a dusty corner of the private markets, secondary trading is now a ticket onto the captables of the hottest companies – and a crucial way for VCs to send returns back to LPs.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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