Analysis

February 28, 2022

What do startup founders pay themselves?

A new report from Seedcamp reveals average founder salaries in Europe


Seedcamp

When you’re a startup founder, the question of how much to pay yourself is not always straightforward.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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