Analysis

June 2, 2021

Six startup ideas — from Europe’s top seed investors

Seed-stage VCs tell us where they see a gap in the market... and how it could be filled.


VCs spend their careers hearing thousands of startup pitches, investing in only a select few.

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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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