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June 18, 2025

N26 CEO Valentin Stalf: 'We now need to catch up again'

Sifted sits down with the N26 chief to discuss getting back to growth, staying in BaFin's good books and and why founders can't always work "996"

After over a decade at the helm of German neobank N26, it’s safe to say CEO Valentin Stalf has learned a thing or two.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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