# Interview

Future proofing fintechs: Four lessons for startups and VCs
Interview
December 12, 2022
Future proofing fintechs: Four lessons for startups and VCs
How will the downturn affect innovation in financial services over the next 12 months?
Sifted
Brunch with Ramp: ‘We looked like idiots when we didn’t want to do what FTX does’
Interview
December 2, 2022
Brunch with Ramp: ‘We looked like idiots when we didn’t want to do what FTX does’
Szymon Sypniewicz and Przemek Kowalczyk raised Poland's biggest ever Series B earlier this year — but they're not afraid of a crypto winter
Zosia Wanat
Companies will continue to invest in tech amidst economic uncertainty. This is why
Interview
December 1, 2022
Companies will continue to invest in tech amidst economic uncertainty. This is why
The downturn could be the best time to hire tech talent and drive disruptive innovation
Sponsored by: BCG X
‘Becoming CEO is the first real job I’ve had’: Brunch with ex-footballer Mathieu Flamini
Interview
November 28, 2022
‘Becoming CEO is the first real job I’ve had’: Brunch with ex-footballer Mathieu Flamini
The Arsenal and AC Milan midfielder opens up about founding a green chemicals startup, what he learnt during his playing days and why he loves David Attenborough
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Danny Rimer on layoffs, crypto and why Index wouldn’t do a sector-specific fund
Interview
November 25, 2022
Danny Rimer on layoffs, crypto and why Index wouldn’t do a sector-specific fund
On the latest episode of the Sifted Podcast, one of the best-known VCs in the game shares his thoughts on everything from layoffs to crypto
Amy Lewin
Google Ventures plans to grow its European team — including partners
Interview
November 23, 2022
Google Ventures plans to grow its European team — including partners
GV’s European lead Tom Hulme on VR’s moment and the awkward conversations he’s having
Eleanor Warnock
Insight Partners’ advice for founders in hard times: Beware of debt
Interview
November 18, 2022
Insight Partners’ advice for founders in hard times: Beware of debt
One of the most active US funds in Europe on why layoffs can be good and debt can be bad
Amy Lewin
How digital nomads avoid paying taxes
Interview
November 14, 2022
How digital nomads avoid paying taxes
One founder says he’s helped many nomads reduce their tax bill to zero — as a way of giving access to rules the superrich follow
Miriam Partington and Tim Smith
Revolut’s Storonsky says it can still fundraise if it wants to speed up expansion
Interview
November 3, 2022
Revolut’s Storonsky says it can still fundraise if it wants to speed up expansion
The CEO of the $33bn fintech said reports of two to three years’ runway were "completely wrong" and he would tap investors for fresh cash if he wanted to
Amy O'Brien
First measures of Portugal’s startup law unveiled at Web Summit
Interview
November 2, 2022
First measures of Portugal’s startup law unveiled at Web Summit
The new policies for startups will be in place by the end of 2022
Tim Smith
EQT's Carolina Brochado on lessons in investing from Atomico, SoftBank and Mother Brain
Interview
October 31, 2022
EQT's Carolina Brochado on lessons in investing from Atomico, SoftBank and Mother Brain
The seasoned investor came on the Sifted Podcast to share her experience
Sadia Nowshin
‘There are only corpses ahead of us’: How Carl Pei’s Nothing is taking on the mighty iPhone
Interview
October 28, 2022
‘There are only corpses ahead of us’: How Carl Pei’s Nothing is taking on the mighty iPhone
The consumer electronics wunderkind bought an apartment to have a record player
Eleanor Warnock
‘My biggest mistake was taking the company public’: Brunch with Babylon’s Ali Parsa
Interview
October 21, 2022
‘My biggest mistake was taking the company public’: Brunch with Babylon’s Ali Parsa
The Babylon founder opens up about the botched SPAC deal, dealing with the pressure of leadership and how he’s changed in two decades as an entrepreneur
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Klarna: We’re done with big layoffs
Interview
October 17, 2022
Klarna: We’re done with big layoffs
The buy now pay later giant won't be making any large-scale layoffs again, according to a Klarna exec at the Sifted Summit
Amy O'Brien
Brunch with Yaseen Aslam, the man who took on Uber
Interview
October 14, 2022
Brunch with Yaseen Aslam, the man who took on Uber
Yaseen Aslam’s fight with Uber isn’t just about fair pay
Tim Smith
Facebook’s 'disastrous' metaverse strategy slammed by Improbable’s Herman Narula
Interview
October 10, 2022
Facebook’s 'disastrous' metaverse strategy slammed by Improbable’s Herman Narula
The founder of virtual world building company Improbable says that "Facebook probably shouldn't build the metaverse"
Tim Smith
Brunch with Sifted: Omio founder Naren Shaam on bringing a travel company back from the brink
Interview
October 4, 2022
Brunch with Sifted: Omio founder Naren Shaam on bringing a travel company back from the brink
We caught up with Shaam to learn from his Covid-19 battle scars and hear his advice for founders navigating similar crises
Miriam Partington in Berlin
The startup helping over 1m disabled people go online
Interview
September 9, 2022
The startup helping over 1m disabled people go online
French founder Yves Cornu alters the websites of over 500 companies so they can accommodate a wide range of needs
Éanna Kelly
This games console has a Siri-beating AI in it that wants to be your friend
Interview
September 8, 2022
This games console has a Siri-beating AI in it that wants to be your friend
The company behind the console says it possesses the world’s most advanced Siri competitor that can be a "mental health support" for kids
Tim Smith
She bootstrapped a global health app: now she wants to help Ukrainian tech
Interview
September 8, 2022
She bootstrapped a global health app: now she wants to help Ukrainian tech
In five years, BetterMe has grown to $80m of revenue and 110m users worldwide
Zosia Wanat
Can a four-day week work for fintech?
Interview
September 1, 2022
Can a four-day week work for fintech?
Critics have said it's a working pattern that's not compatible with financial markets. But is it time for fintech to break the mould?
Amy O'Brien
This French autonomous driving startup wants to cancel ‘terrible drivers’
Interview
September 1, 2022
This French autonomous driving startup wants to cancel ‘terrible drivers’
Heex Technologies provides data management for autonomous vehicles
Federico Scolari
VC can’t give climate tech everything it needs; startups should go not-for-profit
Interview
August 30, 2022
VC can’t give climate tech everything it needs; startups should go not-for-profit
Fighting climate change and VC investment don't always go hand-in-hand. We ask what the alternatives are
Freya Pratty
Meet the startup creating a travel 'superapp' to make holiday planning smooth sailing
Interview
August 18, 2022
Meet the startup creating a travel 'superapp' to make holiday planning smooth sailing
When a road trip took more than a dozen apps to coordinate, Lambus’s cofounder decided to build the industry’s next superapp
Amelie Bahr

# Interview

Future proofing fintechs: Four lessons for startups and VCs

Brunch with Ramp: ‘We looked like idiots when we didn’t want to do what FTX does’

Companies will continue to invest in tech amidst economic uncertainty. This is why

‘Becoming CEO is the first real job I’ve had’: Brunch with ex-footballer Mathieu Flamini

Danny Rimer on layoffs, crypto and why Index wouldn’t do a sector-specific fund

Google Ventures plans to grow its European team — including partners

Insight Partners’ advice for founders in hard times: Beware of debt

How digital nomads avoid paying taxes

Revolut’s Storonsky says it can still fundraise if it wants to speed up expansion

First measures of Portugal’s startup law unveiled at Web Summit

EQT's Carolina Brochado on lessons in investing from Atomico, SoftBank and Mother Brain

‘There are only corpses ahead of us’: How Carl Pei’s Nothing is taking on the mighty iPhone

‘My biggest mistake was taking the company public’: Brunch with Babylon’s Ali Parsa

Klarna: We’re done with big layoffs

Brunch with Yaseen Aslam, the man who took on Uber

Facebook’s 'disastrous' metaverse strategy slammed by Improbable’s Herman Narula

Brunch with Sifted: Omio founder Naren Shaam on bringing a travel company back from the brink

The startup helping over 1m disabled people go online

This games console has a Siri-beating AI in it that wants to be your friend

She bootstrapped a global health app: now she wants to help Ukrainian tech

Can a four-day week work for fintech?

This French autonomous driving startup wants to cancel ‘terrible drivers’

VC can’t give climate tech everything it needs; startups should go not-for-profit

Meet the startup creating a travel 'superapp' to make holiday planning smooth sailing