Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

Who are Europe’s fastest-growing companies?
Podcast
October 2, 2026
Who are Europe’s fastest-growing companies?
London-based wellness marketplace Healf was crowned winner
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Sifted Summit day one: dispatched
Features
October 1, 2026
Sifted Summit day one: dispatched
Featuring Zeynep Yavuz Wilson, Sir Nick Clegg, UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan and Max Junestrand
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
Exclusive
September 30, 2026
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
France recently sought to block the UK’s participation in the fund
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
News
September 30, 2026
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
Max Junestrand says taxation of employee equity across Europe makes it ‘impossible to actually scale here’
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Eleonora Leemhuis
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
News
September 30, 2026
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
Kanishka Narayan’s comment come after UK founders and investors backed an open letter calling to restrict the use of extended notice periods and garden leave.
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Eleonora Leemhuis
Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes
News
September 29, 2026
Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes
London neolab Inherent has coordinated an open letter — and removed non-competes in its own contracts
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Revolut customers hit by fresh security breach
Pro
Exclusive
September 24, 2026
Exclusive: Revolut customers hit by fresh security breach
The broker the fintech uses to trade US stocks suffered a security incident, emails seen by Sifted show
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Anthropic: We're not trying to eat startups' lunch
News
September 24, 2026
Anthropic: We're not trying to eat startups' lunch
The frontier lab held an event for London's startups yesterday
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Vsquared and East X Ventures lead £10m seed for rare materials startup
Pro
Exclusive
September 23, 2026
Exclusive: Vsquared and East X Ventures lead £10m seed for rare materials startup
London-based StandardX is building a particle accelerator to manufacture medical isotopes at scale
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Inside London's weirdest neolab
Pro
Interview
September 18, 2026
Inside London's weirdest neolab
Inherent was founded by DeepMind alumni and has been backed with $50m from Index and Radical
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say
News
September 17, 2026
DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say
Index and Lightspeed are in talks to lead the round
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?
Pro
Analysis
September 17, 2026
Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?
Founders report mixed interest in safety discussions from their investors
Freya Pratty, Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Martin Coulter
Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case
Exclusive
September 15, 2026
Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case
Storonsky says he does not owe any money to the yacht broker who brought a case against him last month
Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Does Europe have a voice in AI safety?
Podcast
September 15, 2026
Does Europe have a voice in AI safety?
How is this debate materialising in Europe, where no AI company is pushing the frontier?
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
EU Scaleup Fund leads $100m Tandem Health raise
News
September 14, 2026
EU Scaleup Fund leads $100m Tandem Health raise
The Swedish company’s tech is currently used by over 10k healthcare organisations
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Meet the Sequoia venture scouts hunting for deals in Europe
Pro
List
September 11, 2026
Meet the Sequoia venture scouts hunting for deals in Europe
Scouts are typically allotted a small pot of capital between $100k-1m
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Bending Spoons to buy Amsterdam-based Miro in $1.36bn deal
News
September 10, 2026
Bending Spoons to buy Amsterdam-based Miro in $1.36bn deal
The newly-public Italian giant continues its acquisition spree
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
The Exploration Company raises $450m
News
September 8, 2026
The Exploration Company raises $450m
The Series C was led by Bessemer, Atomico and the EU's Scaleup Fund
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
Pro
Exclusive
September 7, 2026
Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street
Filings show Jack & Jill allocated shares worth £30m at the beginning of August
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Legal dispute emerges at Monzo cofounder's Monaco banking venture
Pro
Exclusive
August 21, 2026
Exclusive: Legal dispute emerges at Monzo cofounder's Monaco banking venture
Court filings reveal latest twist in Banque Havilland saga
Damisola Sulaiman and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
AI model maker Domyn raises over $1bn
Pro
Exclusive
August 20, 2026
AI model maker Domyn raises over $1bn
The funding is made up of 10% equity and 90% debt
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We're a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’
Podcast
August 19, 2026
Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We're a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’
The Milan-based company is leading the EU's Europa frontier model consortium
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and John Thornhill
UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules
News
August 18, 2026
UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules
Pressure is mounting on the UK government to make garden leave optional for employees
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
European fintech has a culture problem
Podcast
August 14, 2026
European fintech has a culture problem
Damisola Sulaiman joins Freya Pratty on the podcast
Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Who are Europe’s fastest-growing companies?

Sifted Summit day one: dispatched

Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies

Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’

UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes

Ineffable, Recursive, Fractile call on UK to limit non-competes

Exclusive: Revolut customers hit by fresh security breach

Anthropic: We're not trying to eat startups' lunch

Exclusive: Vsquared and East X Ventures lead £10m seed for rare materials startup

Inside London's weirdest neolab

DeepMind researcher’s new AI lab nears $4bn valuation, reports say

Are VCs doing their AI safety due diligence?

Exclusive: Revolut’s Storonsky hits back in €350m superyacht court case

Does Europe have a voice in AI safety?

EU Scaleup Fund leads $100m Tandem Health raise

Meet the Sequoia venture scouts hunting for deals in Europe

Bending Spoons to buy Amsterdam-based Miro in $1.36bn deal

The Exploration Company raises $450m

Exclusive: Jack & Jill raises £30m led by Air Street

Exclusive: Legal dispute emerges at Monzo cofounder's Monaco banking venture

AI model maker Domyn raises over $1bn

Domyn CEO Uljan Sharka: ‘We're a few quarters away from $1bn ARR’

UK government under pressure to change non-compete rules

European fintech has a culture problem