Analysis

February 20, 2023

How much do founders earn? The 2023 edition

Sifted digs into the salaries of nearly 400 founders across the UK, France and Germany


Figures cofounder Virgile Raingeard (right)

Startup founders get to do something most of us never have the chance to: decide their own salaries. So how frivolous — or frugal — are they when writing their own paycheques?  

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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