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 .

13 technical founders across Europe to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
August 3, 2026
13 technical founders across Europe to watch, according to VCs
Featuring one builder who started their business from a sailboat
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The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?
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Analysis
August 3, 2026
The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?
Expect products as soon as Q3 from some, while others are focused on longer-term goals
Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
VCs are taking on operator roles. Why?
Podcast
July 30, 2026
VCs are taking on operator roles. Why?
A new trend seems to be gaining steam in Europe: VCs adding a CEO or operator title alongside their investor role
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
AI startup Corgi to open 24/7 cafe in London
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July 30, 2026
AI startup Corgi to open 24/7 cafe in London
The new Shoreditch venue comes after a bumper first half of 2026 for London
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund
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July 28, 2026
Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund
Sifted previously reported that at least two investors were leaving their full-time partner roles ahead of the upcoming fund
Anne Sraders and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
OpenAI models hack Hugging Face systems during internal testing
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July 22, 2026
OpenAI models hack Hugging Face systems during internal testing
The French-American startup disclosed an ‘intrusion’ in its systems last week
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Visionaries shakes up investment team ahead of new fund
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July 21, 2026
Exclusive: Visionaries shakes up investment team ahead of new fund
Robert Jäckle and Marton Sarkadi Nagy are leaving their current partner roles
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Anne Sraders
Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning
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July 21, 2026
Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning
The EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund, managed by EQT, is in talks to lead or co-lead the AI darling's round
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Can Kanishka Narayan make up for the loss of DSIT?
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July 21, 2026
Can Kanishka Narayan make up for the loss of DSIT?
Narayan has been promoted to a cabinet-level position covering AI
Ellie Apostolidi, Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Europe’s most valuable board members, according to founders
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July 16, 2026
Europe’s most valuable board members, according to founders
Founders name the most useful person on their board
Freya Pratty, Mimi Billing and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Yann LeCun launched a new VC fund — then quit. What happened?
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July 15, 2026
Yann LeCun launched a new VC fund — then quit. What happened?
Extelligence Invest planned to invest in early-stage startups across Europe, Asia and North America
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge
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July 10, 2026
Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge
According to documents seen by Sifted, the fund was planning to invest in early-stage startups across Asia, Europe and North America
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Not all ARR is created equal
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July 10, 2026
Not all ARR is created equal
ARR treats a euro from an individual consumer as identical to that from an enterprise
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Lovable in talks to raise $300m at $13.2bn valuation
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July 8, 2026
Exclusive: Lovable in talks to raise $300m at $13.2bn valuation
Sifted understands US-based Menlo Ventures is set to lead the round
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Liz Kendall: ‘I’d love to stay as UK tech secretary’
Podcast
July 7, 2026
Liz Kendall: ‘I’d love to stay as UK tech secretary’
Liz Kendall sits down with John Thornhill on the latest episode of the Sifted podcast
John Thornhill and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Should the EU block the UK from its €5bn superfund?
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July 2, 2026
Should the EU block the UK from its €5bn superfund?
Does it make sense to lock it out of the EU's new Scaleup Fund?
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: Index to lead investment into Berlin’s Nomos Energy
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June 29, 2026
Exclusive: Index to lead investment into Berlin’s Nomos Energy
Index is known for its bets on Figma and Revolut
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: British Business Bank to back UK scaleups with £400m per year
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June 29, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank to back UK scaleups with £400m per year
The state bank will write first-time cheques of £10m-40m
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
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June 26, 2026
Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
The startup last raised $21m in November
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?'
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June 25, 2026
Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?'
While the UK's tech scene booms, political uncertainty looms
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
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June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
It’s the first time the UK’s state economic development bank has committed capital specifically for underrepresented groups
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
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June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
The UK’s involvement in the superfund now rests on the incoming British prime minister and the European Union
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?
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June 22, 2026
What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?
The former Manchester mayor is widely expected to become the country's next prime minister
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
3 ex-Palantir engineers raise $60m from Index, Iconiq, SAP for agentic operating system
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June 17, 2026
3 ex-Palantir engineers raise $60m from Index, Iconiq, SAP for agentic operating system
Creandum, Lucid Capital and Bloom also backed the London-based startup
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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

13 technical founders across Europe to watch, according to VCs

The billion-dollar question: How will the neolabs actually make money?

VCs are taking on operator roles. Why?

AI startup Corgi to open 24/7 cafe in London

Visionaries cuts investment team to two lead partners for next fund

OpenAI models hack Hugging Face systems during internal testing

Exclusive: Visionaries shakes up investment team ahead of new fund

Inside Mistral’s monster fundraise and Palantir-like repositioning

Can Kanishka Narayan make up for the loss of DSIT?

Europe’s most valuable board members, according to founders

Yann LeCun launched a new VC fund — then quit. What happened?

Exclusive: Yann LeCun’s newly-launched fund shuts as exclusivity relationships emerge

Not all ARR is created equal

Exclusive: Lovable in talks to raise $300m at $13.2bn valuation

Liz Kendall: ‘I’d love to stay as UK tech secretary’

Should the EU block the UK from its €5bn superfund?

Exclusive: Index to lead investment into Berlin’s Nomos Energy

Exclusive: British Business Bank to back UK scaleups with £400m per year

Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say

Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?'

Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot

Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund

What would Andy Burnham do for UK startups?

3 ex-Palantir engineers raise $60m from Index, Iconiq, SAP for agentic operating system