Interview

July 4, 2022

Founding a startup with your sibling

Running a company with your sibling can be harmonious at best — and explosive at worst


Karma Kans founders Eccie and Gini Newton

Sisters Gini and Eccie Newton didn’t plan on working together — they fell into it.

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Photo of Eccie Newton, founder of Karma KItchen kitchen rental startup.
Eccie Newton, with her sister Gini
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Bloomwell Group founders from left to right (Samuel Menghistu, Niklas Kouparanis, Julian Wichmann and Anna-Sophia Kouparanis
Bloomwell Group founders, from left, Samuel Menghistu, Niklas Kouparanis, Julian Wichmann and Anna-Sophia Kouparanis
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Flipdish founders brothers Conor and James McCarthy
Flipdish founders brothers Conor and James McCarthy
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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