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October 7, 2025

10 Sifted Summit sessions not to miss

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, Sequoia VC Luciana Lixandru and Octopus founder Greg Jackson among this year’s guestlist


Martin Coulter

4 min read

Sifted Summit returns this week (8-9 October) for its fourth annual edition, with startup founders, operators and investors from all corners of Europe set to join us at Magazine London. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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