# Diversity and inclusion

European fintech has a culture problem
Podcast
August 14, 2026
European fintech has a culture problem
Damisola Sulaiman joins Freya Pratty on the podcast
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
Exclusive
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
Why women in tech need a spotlight more than ever
Opinion
May 27, 2026
Why women in tech need a spotlight more than ever
In an era where DEI has fallen from grace, the 100 Women in Tech list matters
Mimi Billing
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
Pro
Exclusive
May 8, 2026
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
The fund is a rare joint venture between Arāya Ventures and female founder-focused accelerator Sie Ventures, aiming to back up to 40 startups
Anne Sraders
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’
Pro
News
April 14, 2026
Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’
With experience from Spotify, Google and Meta, Patrik "Totte" Torstensson moves back to Sweden to manage engineering at Lovable
Mimi Billing
VC firms with all-male teams halved over past decade in UK, report shows
News
April 8, 2026
VC firms with all-male teams halved over past decade in UK, report shows
New data from Diversity VC shows upticks in gender and ethnic representation
Martin Coulter
Why women aren't ‘missing’ the AI train
Opinion
April 7, 2026
Why women aren't ‘missing’ the AI train
Some ask why women aren’t showing up in AI. But that's the wrong question. Instead ask: what would need to change for them to be able to?
Malin Frithiofsson
We don’t want to be celebrated. We just want to be treated like entrepreneurs
Opinion
March 8, 2026
We don’t want to be celebrated. We just want to be treated like entrepreneurs
Why International Womens Day makes us uncomfortable
Hedda Båverud Olsson, Dora Palfi, Sara Landfors and Isabella Palmgren
Opinionated women in tech: where are you?
Sifted View
March 2, 2026
Opinionated women in tech: where are you?
Europe’s tech debate won’t diversify itself
Mimi Billing
UK Sovereign AI Unit’s Joséphine Kant: ‘We should be just as fast as a private VC’
The big interview
February 25, 2026
UK Sovereign AI Unit’s Joséphine Kant: ‘We should be just as fast as a private VC’
The initiative must earn the right to invest in the very best companies, she says
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg: ‘Talent is everywhere. Opportunity and capital are not’
Podcast
January 22, 2026
Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg: ‘Talent is everywhere. Opportunity and capital are not’
Rottenberg has backed founders long before they hit the mainstream for nearly three decades
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Amy Lewin
The inaugural 100 Women in Tech in Europe list
List
October 10, 2025
The inaugural 100 Women in Tech in Europe list
Sifted, Station F and Sistafund present the inaugural list of 100 Women in Tech in Europe; a celebration of the industry's rising stars
Amy Lewin
Europe’s neobanks: Still a boys' club?
Pro
Analysis
August 26, 2025
Europe’s neobanks: Still a boys' club?
New figures suggest fintech challengers face similar issues as legacy banks
Tom Matsuda
Meet the women founders behind France and Southern Europe's fastest growing startups
Pro
Fastest-growing startup teams
June 17, 2025
Meet the women founders behind France and Southern Europe's fastest growing startups
Women remain deeply underrepresented in deeptech and fintech
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Over a third of LGBTQ+ founders in Europe hide identity from investors, report says
Analysis
June 3, 2025
Over a third of LGBTQ+ founders in Europe hide identity from investors, report says
Identity.vc found LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs feared their identity could hurt their chances of raising funds
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Martin Coulter
Migrant founders struggle to access capital and find local support, report finds
News
May 14, 2025
Migrant founders struggle to access capital and find local support, report finds
New data shows 23% of Germany’s unicorn founders were born overseas
Miriam Partington
DEI fatigue or denial? The AI boys’ club isn’t going anywhere
Opinion
May 14, 2025
DEI fatigue or denial? The AI boys’ club isn’t going anywhere
Should female founders fret about the male dominance at hackathons or stay away from a structure not made for them?
Mimi Billing
Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups
Pro
Analysis
April 9, 2025
Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups
Despite facing systemic barriers, these women have built some of Europe’s most exciting companies
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Revolut, Checkout.com and Quantexa have gender pay gaps wider than the national average
News
April 7, 2025
Revolut, Checkout.com and Quantexa have gender pay gaps wider than the national average
This year’s pay gap filings come as the business world rapidly retreats from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Immigrant founders in the UK held back by lack of networking and conservative attitudes in tech
News
August 27, 2024
Immigrant founders in the UK held back by lack of networking and conservative attitudes in tech
Others mention bias against the immigrants and cultural challenges as the main challenges
Zosia Wanat
Women are leaving tech - we need it to stop
Analysis
May 15, 2024
Women are leaving tech - we need it to stop
Despite an increasing number of diversity panels and events, knowing what to do to keep women in tech careers can be difficult
Miriam Partington
Female founder funding: Will it ever change?
Analysis
April 19, 2024
Female founder funding: Will it ever change?
Venture funding for all-female-founded teams has stagnated — so what next?
Amy Lewin
Revolut, Checkout.com, Starling and majority of best-funded UK tech companies have wider gender pay gaps than national average
News
April 9, 2024
Revolut, Checkout.com, Starling and majority of best-funded UK tech companies have wider gender pay gaps than national average
According to the government’s latest filings, half of them posted worse gender pay gaps than the previous year
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
How to sell to Generation M
How to
March 22, 2024
How to sell to Generation M
Nafisa Bakkar of Amaliah shares her top tips on how to market to Muslims during and after the month of Ramadan
Anisah Osman Britton

# Diversity and inclusion

European fintech has a culture problem

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

Why women in tech need a spotlight more than ever

Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’

Lovable poaches new engineering chief from Meta: ‘The whole industry is transforming’

VC firms with all-male teams halved over past decade in UK, report shows

Why women aren't ‘missing’ the AI train

We don’t want to be celebrated. We just want to be treated like entrepreneurs

Opinionated women in tech: where are you?

UK Sovereign AI Unit’s Joséphine Kant: ‘We should be just as fast as a private VC’

Endeavor CEO Linda Rottenberg: ‘Talent is everywhere. Opportunity and capital are not’

The inaugural 100 Women in Tech in Europe list

Europe’s neobanks: Still a boys' club?

Meet the women founders behind France and Southern Europe's fastest growing startups

Over a third of LGBTQ+ founders in Europe hide identity from investors, report says

Migrant founders struggle to access capital and find local support, report finds

DEI fatigue or denial? The AI boys’ club isn’t going anywhere

Meet the women founders behind the UK and Ireland's fastest-growing startups

Revolut, Checkout.com and Quantexa have gender pay gaps wider than the national average

Immigrant founders in the UK held back by lack of networking and conservative attitudes in tech

Women are leaving tech - we need it to stop

Female founder funding: Will it ever change?

Revolut, Checkout.com, Starling and majority of best-funded UK tech companies have wider gender pay gaps than national average

How to sell to Generation M