Analysis

December 21, 2021

The Sifted founder Rich List 2021

Meet some of Europe’s wealthiest founders — on paper


Isabel Woodford

4 min read

Johnny Boufarhat, founder of Hopin

The explosion of VC cash has minted dozens of billion-dollar companies this year, putting European tech firmly on the map. 

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