Analysis

April 19, 2023

Toxic bosses and unhealthy cultures: Why Europe’s VCs are tired and burnt out

Investors are stressed, which doesn’t bode well for founders who are leaning on them for support


Tech workers in Europe have become a lot more comfortable talking about mental health. Some of the industry’s most high-profile founders, like Monzo’s Tom Blomfield, have openly admitted to struggling with burnout.

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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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