Michael Stothard

Meet Europe’s largest crypto miner
Analysis
March 15, 2022
Meet Europe’s largest crypto miner
Northern Data can mine more than €20m worth of cryptocurrency per month — and it’s almost entirely run on renewable energy
Michael Stothard
Google and Microsoft executives back new cybersecurity startup for developers
News
October 5, 2021
Google and Microsoft executives back new cybersecurity startup for developers
Senior figures at MongoDB, Cisco, OneLogin, Github, Microsoft, Google and Red Hat have all put money into Mondoo's $12 Series A round.
Michael Stothard
Meet Europe's latest fund backing emerging VCs
News
October 1, 2021
Meet Europe's latest fund backing emerging VCs
Presight Partners is tapping into the explosion in the number of high-performing smaller VC funds.
Michael Stothard
Caller identification service Truecaller to list in Stockholm
News
September 15, 2021
Caller identification service Truecaller to list in Stockholm
The Truecaller listing will be a respectable payday for VC firms such as Sequoia, Atomico and Kleiner Perkins.
Michael Stothard
SoftBank partner took investor meeting barefoot and smoking, says Monzo founder
News
September 13, 2021
SoftBank partner took investor meeting barefoot and smoking, says Monzo founder
Tom Blomfield's met his fair share of shifty VC investors, but nothing prepared him for meeting with executives of the $150bn SoftBank Vision Fund.
Michael Stothard
Bitpanda's three founders are now worth $2bn after mega raise led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
News
August 17, 2021
Bitpanda's three founders are now worth $2bn after mega raise led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures
The round values the crypto exchange at $4.1bn.
Michael Stothard
Klarna: everything you need to know before you use it
Analysis
July 13, 2021
Klarna: everything you need to know before you use it
Klarna is taking the world by storm, allowing online shoppers to pay later at no extra cost. But how does it work? And are there risks?
Michael Stothard
Klarna hits $45.6bn valuation and becomes the world’s second most valuable fintech
News
June 11, 2021
Klarna hits $45.6bn valuation and becomes the world’s second most valuable fintech
The fundraise makes Klarna second in value only to Stripe, which is worth $95bn.
Michael Stothard
Northvolt raises $2.75bn as carmakers clamour for electric batteries
News
June 9, 2021
Northvolt raises $2.75bn as carmakers clamour for electric batteries
The lithium-ion battery maker plans to expand capacity at the factory it is developing in northern Sweden.
Michael Stothard
Liam Payne launches NFT inspired by lockdown
News
June 9, 2021
Liam Payne launches NFT inspired by lockdown
Liam Payne has become the latest artist to jump on the craze of selling digital art.
Michael Stothard
Grocery-delivery startups Flink and Getir announce $800m in fresh capital in one day
News
June 4, 2021
Grocery-delivery startups Flink and Getir announce $800m in fresh capital in one day
The gold rush continues as Flink and Getir raise even more money for 10-minute grocery delivery.
Michael Stothard
100 unicorn founders back London-based VC fund Firstminute Capital
Analysis
June 4, 2021
100 unicorn founders back London-based VC fund Firstminute Capital
Firstminute Capital have closed their second seed fund. But who are they? And what are they looking to invest in?
Michael Stothard
Welcome to age of entrepreneurship, says UK chancellor Rishi Sunak
Interview
May 10, 2021
Welcome to age of entrepreneurship, says UK chancellor Rishi Sunak
In an exclusive Sifted interview, UK chancellor Rishi Sunak talks tech, inovation and wanting to create a “startup Treasury”.
Michael Stothard
The Trustpilot IPO is a £670m payday for European VCs
News
March 22, 2021
The Trustpilot IPO is a £670m payday for European VCs
European VC funds Draper Esprit, Index Ventures, Northzone and Seed Capital have 67% of the company.
Michael Stothard
What is the EU's Startup Nations Standard?
Analysis
March 19, 2021
What is the EU's Startup Nations Standard?
The European Commission has launched an initiative to pressure national governments to put in place more startup-friendly policies. What does it mean?
Michael Stothard
Early investors in Deliveroo eye 60,000% return on their money
News
March 15, 2021
Early investors in Deliveroo eye 60,000% return on their money
The initial "friends and family" investment round for Deliveroo back in 2013 turned out to be a very good deal for those involved.
Michael Stothard
Hopin is officially Europe's fastest growing startup of all time
News
March 8, 2021
Hopin is officially Europe's fastest growing startup of all time
It took the virtual events platform just one year and nine months to reach a $5bn valuation, smashing the previous three-year record.
Michael Stothard
European VC is broken but the EU can help fix it
Analysis
February 24, 2021
European VC is broken but the EU can help fix it
The EIC wants to fill the gap left by European VC funds more interested in the next "booking apps for pizza delivery" than fundamental innovation.
Michael Stothard
Early investors in UiPath on track to make a 220,000% return
News
February 15, 2021
Early investors in UiPath on track to make a 220,000% return
The three venture capital firms which made the initial seed investment into UiPath have made what looks like it will be one of the greatest ever European venture bets
Michael Stothard
Robotic process automation platform UiPath hits a $35bn valuation
News
February 1, 2021
Robotic process automation platform UiPath hits a $35bn valuation
The mega valuation for UiPath comes just months ahead of a planned initial public offering.
Michael Stothard
New 'blank cheque' companies are coming to buy European startups
News
February 1, 2021
New 'blank cheque' companies are coming to buy European startups
The listing of Tailwind International Acquisition is a sign that the US SPAC trend will still have an effect on the European tech markets.
Michael Stothard
Sifted readers respond: Should the EU put money directly into startups?
Analysis
January 15, 2021
Sifted readers respond: Should the EU put money directly into startups?
After the EU Commission invested in startups using the new EIC fund, Sifted readers share their views on what this means for the European ecosystem.
Michael Stothard
A robot wrote these startups pitches. Would you invest in them?
Analysis
December 16, 2020
A robot wrote these startups pitches. Would you invest in them?
Every year tens of thousands of entrepreneurs pitch investors with their tech startup ideas. We at Sifted asked ourselves: could a robot do any better?
Michael Stothard
Brunch with Sifted: psychedelic investor Christian Angermayer
Interview
November 16, 2020
Brunch with Sifted: psychedelic investor Christian Angermayer
Instrumental in the founding of Compass Pathways and chairman of Atai Life Sciences, Christian Angermayer has been leading a global psychedelic renaissance.
Michael Stothard

Michael Stothard

Meet Europe’s largest crypto miner

Google and Microsoft executives back new cybersecurity startup for developers

Meet Europe's latest fund backing emerging VCs

Caller identification service Truecaller to list in Stockholm

SoftBank partner took investor meeting barefoot and smoking, says Monzo founder

Bitpanda's three founders are now worth $2bn after mega raise led by Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures

Klarna: everything you need to know before you use it

Klarna hits $45.6bn valuation and becomes the world’s second most valuable fintech

Northvolt raises $2.75bn as carmakers clamour for electric batteries

Liam Payne launches NFT inspired by lockdown

Grocery-delivery startups Flink and Getir announce $800m in fresh capital in one day

100 unicorn founders back London-based VC fund Firstminute Capital

Welcome to age of entrepreneurship, says UK chancellor Rishi Sunak

The Trustpilot IPO is a £670m payday for European VCs

What is the EU's Startup Nations Standard?

Early investors in Deliveroo eye 60,000% return on their money

Hopin is officially Europe's fastest growing startup of all time

European VC is broken but the EU can help fix it

Early investors in UiPath on track to make a 220,000% return

Robotic process automation platform UiPath hits a $35bn valuation

New 'blank cheque' companies are coming to buy European startups

Sifted readers respond: Should the EU put money directly into startups?

A robot wrote these startups pitches. Would you invest in them?

Brunch with Sifted: psychedelic investor Christian Angermayer