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June 5, 2026

A ‘996’ week would be a quiet one for this founder

Julie Böhning has raised the largest seed round of any European spacetech: here’s how she sees the future of space unfolding

Éanna Kelly

4 min read

Julie Böhning’s week makes you think the “996” CEOs — who strive from 9am to 9pm, six days a week — have it easy. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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