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October 18, 2023

Why 'femtech' needs to die and 8 other headlines from Sifted Summit

We came to Magazine London. We saw startup Europe take the stage. We Sifted through PR speak


Sophie Rowe

6 min read

Sifted Summit — our two-day flagship event, where startups make headlines — has come to a close for this year. 

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Sifted Nordic correspondent Mimi Billing discovering the secrets to living forever. Pictured alongside (L-R) Pete Ward, Cofounder and CEO of Humanity Inc, Mattias Bernow CEO of Cellcolabs, Dr Elisabeth Roider, Partner and chief scientific and medical officer at Maximon and George Hadjigeorgiou, Cofounder of Zoe
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The startup live stage was an audience favourite. Sifted startup life reporter Anisah Osman Britton is pictured alongside (L-R) Dagmara Aldridge Fractional COO of Interrodata, Harpal Singh an Interim Chief product officer, Rohan Inneh Managing Partner and CEO at T.R.I  and Anna Kuriakose Chief product officer at SumUp
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Sophie Rowe

Sophie Rowe is an events producer at Sifted, working on our in-person Sessions and flagship Summit. Connect with her on LinkedIn

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