Steph Bailey

Steph Bailey is head of content at Sifted. Follow her on Twitter and LinkedIn

Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns
News
December 11, 2025
Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s a €8m Series A
Steph Bailey
There is a point to startup ecosystems
Opinion
November 26, 2025
There is a point to startup ecosystems
Forget unicorns — the real value of startup ecosystems is the jobs, skills and innovation they generate
Steph Bailey
Oil built Norway’s past, can climate tech build its future?
Analysis
October 23, 2025
Oil built Norway’s past, can climate tech build its future?
The country is predicted to make more than €26bn from oil in 2026
Steph Bailey
Resilience is bigger than a buzzword
Analysis
October 6, 2025
Resilience is bigger than a buzzword
At Sifted Summit, we’re spotlighting the human side of resilience — because for Europe’s founders, it’s not just a buzzword, it’s a skill the world is starting to take note of
Steph Bailey
The fastest-growing climate techs in the Nordics and Benelux have one thing in common
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Fastest-growing startups
September 18, 2025
The fastest-growing climate techs in the Nordics and Benelux have one thing in common
Half of them are based in Stockholm
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17 energy startups to watch, according to investors
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Investor survey
August 28, 2025
17 energy startups to watch, according to investors
Meet the startups taking on Europe’s energy crisis
Steph Bailey
Are VCs abandoning the planet or rebranding it?
Analysis
August 21, 2025
Are VCs abandoning the planet or rebranding it?
Despite the urgency of the climate crisis and a wave of climate-focused startups across Europe, climate tech funding is declining
Steph Bailey
How green is your compute?
Analysis
August 14, 2025
How green is your compute?
Probably not very.
Steph Bailey
Europe doesn’t have a startup problem, it has a storytelling problem
Opinion
August 4, 2025
Europe doesn’t have a startup problem, it has a storytelling problem
While US founders pitch big ideas with flair, Europe’s finest are busy burying brilliance in buzzword soup
Steph Bailey
The substackification of VC
Opinion
July 18, 2025
The substackification of VC
If all VCs become content creators, what does that mean for the industry?
Steph Bailey
Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable approaches $2bn valuation
News
July 2, 2025
Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable approaches $2bn valuation
Less than six months after its previous funding round, the AI darling is on track to raise more than $150m in fresh funding
Steph Bailey
Scottish startups up their game in Japan
Sponsored by
June 30, 2025
Scottish startups up their game in Japan
Ready, set, go to Tokyo. During a two week trip to Japan, eight Scottish gaming startups built connections with industry experts, showcased their innovations to investors and levelled up their business strategies
Sponsored by: Techscaler
Exclusive: Optics11 raises €17m to protect underwater cables from Russian state ‘hooliganism’
Exclusive
May 15, 2025
Exclusive: Optics11 raises €17m to protect underwater cables from Russian state ‘hooliganism’
Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, there has been growing concern around the potential sabotage of undersea cables
Steph Bailey
Think you could be a successful founder? There’s now a test
Analysis
April 30, 2025
Think you could be a successful founder? There’s now a test
EQT says only 85 in a million people will be naturally high scoring across the “six traits of successful founders”
Steph Bailey
Crypto scammers still targeting startup founders and VCs: ‘It’s hard to withstand the lure of easy money’
Analysis
April 22, 2025
Crypto scammers still targeting startup founders and VCs: ‘It’s hard to withstand the lure of easy money’
Secretly recorded footage of one investor being scammed sheds new light on the scheme
Steph Bailey
An app that can read your cat’s emotions and a virtual assistant for vets: How AI is shaking up pet care
Podcast
March 19, 2025
An app that can read your cat’s emotions and a virtual assistant for vets: How AI is shaking up pet care
Could the hottest tech in startups help us care better for our pets? And what are the risks of potentially shifting caring responsibilities to robots?
Steph Bailey
VC funding for women-founded businesses in Europe down 12% in 2024
Analysis
March 4, 2025
VC funding for women-founded businesses in Europe down 12% in 2024
European women-founded businesses raised just 12% of 2024’s total VC funding, the same percentage as last year
Steph Bailey
Lithuanian tech: A dispatch from Vilnius
Places
February 28, 2025
Lithuanian tech: A dispatch from Vilnius
Europe's largest startup campus is almost stitched together
Steph Bailey
Airport or amusement park? Three French transportation and aviation startups to watch
Analysis
February 10, 2025
Airport or amusement park? Three French transportation and aviation startups to watch
Meet the three winners of the Airport Innovation Days just held in Paris
Sponsored by: Groupe ADP
A new leash on life: Why dog longevity could be the key to ours
Podcast
January 22, 2025
A new leash on life: Why dog longevity could be the key to ours
From nutrition to drugs, pet scientists and startups are hoping breakthroughs in canine longevity could lay the foundations for innovations in human health
Steph Bailey
Banks lag in staying ahead of evolving AI regulation. Are fintechs poised to benefit?
Analysis
December 10, 2024
Banks lag in staying ahead of evolving AI regulation. Are fintechs poised to benefit?
Under the new EU AI Act, banks face stricter regulation than fintechs, who may use this as an opportunity to use innovative AI to grab market share
Sponsored by: BCG X
A hairdryer for heavy industry and a virtual energy manager: Meet two startups helping industry to decarbonise
Analysis
December 6, 2024
A hairdryer for heavy industry and a virtual energy manager: Meet two startups helping industry to decarbonise
In the fight against climate change, individuals are often encouraged to adopt more sustainable habits, but change is needed at the industry level too.
Sponsored by: New Energy Challenge
From pet bowl to plate: Can startups use pet tech as a stepping stone to commercialising alternative proteins for humans?
Analysis
November 20, 2024
From pet bowl to plate: Can startups use pet tech as a stepping stone to commercialising alternative proteins for humans?
With a dip in funding, tough regulatory pressures and varied consumer perceptions, some startups are targeting pet food before human food
Steph Bailey
The aviation startups scaling in Jordan
Places
November 14, 2024
The aviation startups scaling in Jordan
Meet three startups testing out their innovations at Queen Alia Airport in Amman
Sponsored by: Airport International Group (AIG)

Steph Bailey

Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns

There is a point to startup ecosystems

Oil built Norway’s past, can climate tech build its future?

Resilience is bigger than a buzzword

The fastest-growing climate techs in the Nordics and Benelux have one thing in common

17 energy startups to watch, according to investors

Are VCs abandoning the planet or rebranding it?

How green is your compute?

Europe doesn’t have a startup problem, it has a storytelling problem

The substackification of VC

Swedish vibe coding startup Lovable approaches $2bn valuation

Scottish startups up their game in Japan

Exclusive: Optics11 raises €17m to protect underwater cables from Russian state ‘hooliganism’

Think you could be a successful founder? There’s now a test

Crypto scammers still targeting startup founders and VCs: ‘It’s hard to withstand the lure of easy money’

An app that can read your cat’s emotions and a virtual assistant for vets: How AI is shaking up pet care

VC funding for women-founded businesses in Europe down 12% in 2024

Lithuanian tech: A dispatch from Vilnius

Airport or amusement park? Three French transportation and aviation startups to watch

A new leash on life: Why dog longevity could be the key to ours

Banks lag in staying ahead of evolving AI regulation. Are fintechs poised to benefit?

A hairdryer for heavy industry and a virtual energy manager: Meet two startups helping industry to decarbonise

From pet bowl to plate: Can startups use pet tech as a stepping stone to commercialising alternative proteins for humans?

The aviation startups scaling in Jordan