# Consumer

The latest news and analysis on Europe’s consumer tech startups, including advertising and marketing, ecommerce, food and media.

Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
Pro
Exclusive
June 2, 2026
Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise
Balderton, Earlybird and Seedcamp also invest in AI-powered live commerce platform
Martin Coulter
KKR backs UK’s newest unicorn in $80m round
News
May 21, 2026
KKR backs UK’s newest unicorn in $80m round
London-based Fresha is already profitable and plans to use the fresh capital to expand internationally
Martin Coulter
Vinted hits €8bn valuation following big secondaries sale
News
April 27, 2026
Vinted hits €8bn valuation following big secondaries sale
The scaleup has become one of the hottest commodities on the secondaries market, insiders have told Sifted
Anne Sraders
Wolt CEO and Slush chair Marianne Vikkula on building a superapp, leadership lessons and Slush’s secret sauce
Podcast
April 24, 2026
Wolt CEO and Slush chair Marianne Vikkula on building a superapp, leadership lessons and Slush’s secret sauce
Marianne explains why all job vacancies at the delivery unicorn get posted externally
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
What’s driving the UK video gaming industry’s next wave of growth?
Sponsored by
April 15, 2026
What’s driving the UK video gaming industry’s next wave of growth?
Video gaming generates more than twice the revenue of film and music combined — and the UK is betting big on what comes next
Sponsored by: HSBC Innovation Banking
Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
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Founder factories
April 8, 2026
Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders
The Spanish startup launched in 2013 and has seen many former employees start their own thing since
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
Pro
The big interview
April 8, 2026
Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’
The Spanish e-commerce darling was recently acquired by Naver in a deal that valued the startup €600m
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
French tech’s unicorns-in-waiting
Pro
Soonicorns
March 5, 2026
French tech’s unicorns-in-waiting
France has already produced one unicorn in 2026. Which companies are most likely to follow?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation
News
March 3, 2026
Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation
Flink’s new funds come from Prosus Ventures and Btomorrow Ventures, the venture wing of British American Tobacco
Freya Pratty
Getir founders sue investor Mubadala for $700m
News
February 16, 2026
Getir founders sue investor Mubadala for $700m
The lawsuit comes a week after Getir was sold to Uber
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’
Pro
Exclusive
February 12, 2026
Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’
Heywa's founder previously served as CTO at travel platform Trainline
Freya Pratty
11 Turkish startups to watch, according to VCs
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Investor survey
February 11, 2026
11 Turkish startups to watch, according to VCs
Turkey is home to a burgeoning fintech scene and is catching the attention of new investors such as QED, QuantumLight and Spark Capital
Tom Matsuda
Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala
News
February 9, 2026
Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala
Getir was once valued at nearly $12bn
Freya Pratty
12 early-stage Finnish startups to watch, according to investors
Pro
Investor survey
January 22, 2026
12 early-stage Finnish startups to watch, according to investors
Sifted asked local investors to share promising startups in the country right now
Mimi Billing
Peec AI brought the SF mindset to Berlin. Can it fend off its rivals?
Pro
Profile
January 16, 2026
Peec AI brought the SF mindset to Berlin. Can it fend off its rivals?
The German startup touts its ARR, speedy hiring and fast growth. Can its AI search platform ward off the competition?
Anne Sraders and Miriam Partington
Vestiaire Collective cofounder pushed out after 16 years
News
January 7, 2026
Vestiaire Collective cofounder pushed out after 16 years
Fanny Moizant said she was leaving the business due to ‘organisational changes’
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Meet the Sifted newsroom: The journalists covering Europe’s tech ecosystem in 2026
List
January 6, 2026
Meet the Sifted newsroom: The journalists covering Europe’s tech ecosystem in 2026
Who’s who, and who to pitch what to
Amy Lewin
Sifted’s most-loved podcasts of 2025
List
December 30, 2025
Sifted’s most-loved podcasts of 2025
Which episodes of Sifted’s weekly podcast had the most downloads?
Amy Lewin
Sifted’s most-read stories of 2025
List
December 24, 2025
Sifted’s most-read stories of 2025
‘Twas the year of the AI agent
Amy Lewin
Bolt founder and Klarna board member Markus Villig on why Europe is sleepwalking into a 'disaster' on self-driving cars and physical AI
Podcast
December 11, 2025
Bolt founder and Klarna board member Markus Villig on why Europe is sleepwalking into a 'disaster' on self-driving cars and physical AI
He also explains how he's helping shape Estonia’s defence tech landscape.
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Nothing launches $5m crowdfunding round, draws up IPO plans
News
December 3, 2025
Nothing launches $5m crowdfunding round, draws up IPO plans
Founder Carl Pei says the company aims to be ready for a public float within three years
Martin Coulter
Could Nothing take on Apple — and win? “Maybe,” says CEO Carl Pei
Pro
Podcast
November 27, 2025
Could Nothing take on Apple — and win? “Maybe,” says CEO Carl Pei
Nothing founder Carl Pei tells Sifted how his startup could take serious market share from hardware giants
Amy Lewin
Sequoia-backed e-bike startup Upway raises $60m Series C at $400m valuation
News
November 6, 2025
Sequoia-backed e-bike startup Upway raises $60m Series C at $400m valuation
The startup, which refurbishes second-hand e-bikes, last raised a $30m Series B in 2023
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Bending Spoons raises $270m at $11bn valuation
News
October 30, 2025
Bending Spoons raises $270m at $11bn valuation
The announcement comes a day on from the company raising $2.8bn in debt financing
Kai Nicol-Schwarz

# Consumer

Exclusive: Vinted Ventures backs Revolut mafia duo in $26m raise

KKR backs UK’s newest unicorn in $80m round

Vinted hits €8bn valuation following big secondaries sale

Wolt CEO and Slush chair Marianne Vikkula on building a superapp, leadership lessons and Slush’s secret sauce

What’s driving the UK video gaming industry’s next wave of growth?

Wallapop founders’ factory: Meet nine alumni turned startup founders

Wallapop CEO on selling to South Korean internet giant Naver: ‘The scale they have dwarfs ours’

French tech’s unicorns-in-waiting

Speedy grocery startup Flink raises $100m at $900m valuation

Getir founders sue investor Mubadala for $700m

Exclusive: Google alums raise $5m to build ‘the UX for GenAI’

11 Turkish startups to watch, according to VCs

Uber to buy Getir’s delivery business from Mubadala

12 early-stage Finnish startups to watch, according to investors

Peec AI brought the SF mindset to Berlin. Can it fend off its rivals?

Vestiaire Collective cofounder pushed out after 16 years

Meet the Sifted newsroom: The journalists covering Europe’s tech ecosystem in 2026

Sifted’s most-loved podcasts of 2025

Sifted’s most-read stories of 2025

Bolt founder and Klarna board member Markus Villig on why Europe is sleepwalking into a 'disaster' on self-driving cars and physical AI

Nothing launches $5m crowdfunding round, draws up IPO plans

Could Nothing take on Apple — and win? “Maybe,” says CEO Carl Pei

Sequoia-backed e-bike startup Upway raises $60m Series C at $400m valuation

Bending Spoons raises $270m at $11bn valuation