Interview | Ecommerce | 3 Sep The power of community: how Gymshark is killing it in the gym Gymshark founder Ben Francis talks to Sifted about starting a £1bn brand, managing yourself and taking on Nike.
News | Gaming | 18 Aug The video game startups on Tencent’s Europe list Tencent is on a shopping spree of video game startups in Europe, and buying a stake in France’s Voodoo is its latest move. Here’s who else made the Chinese conglomerate’s list.
News | Payments | 4 Aug Cash is dead(ish) Is the long-predicted death of cash finally happening because of coronavirus?
News | Marketing | 22 Jul AB Tasty raises a delicious $40m and doubles down on US expansion The Paris marketing startup is raising money and accelerating its US push. Its founder moving to New York has been instrumental.
Sponsored Interview | Software | 10 Jul These European B2B & SaaS leaders share their recipes for success The founder of Qonto and chief executive at Red Points share what they’re focusing on to power growth in the coming months.
News | Mobility | 23 Jun Cazoo becomes fastest-ever British unicorn Online used car retailer Cazoo has become a billion-dollar business in record-breaking time.
Interview | Consumer | 22 Jun Typology’s je ne sais quoi French online beauty brand Typology has launched in the UK — and founder Ning Li hopes it's just the first step towards global domination.
Interview | Startup Life | 11 Jun Could Meero’s founder be the next Emmanuel Macron? Meero’s flamboyant founder Thomas Rebaud has been thinking a lot about employees, doing deals — and politics.
Interview | Venture Capital | 3 Jun Who will the Covid unicorns be? Pascal Cagni used to be Steve Jobs’ Europe guy at Apple. Now he’s running a VC with a five unicorn track record and a recipe for investing after coronavirus.
Analysis | Ecommerce | 2 Jun The surprise sectors set to boom post-lockdown Universities, estate agents and recruiters set for a serious shakeup in the post-lockdown world, finds a new report.
Analysis | Gaming | 20 May Video games want players to stay beyond Covid More women and older crowds played video games during lockdown. Now, it’s all about making that boost last beyond the coronavirus crisis.
Analysis | Hiring | 8 May These are the French startups still hiring through the crisis Can startups get back to driving French jobs creations? Here’s what the latest data shows, and a look at who’s hiring.
News | Funding | 5 May Used laptops and Playstations are best-sellers during Covid Refurbished electronics startup Back Market is having a good crisis: it's seen sales double — and it’s raised $120m from Goldman Sachs.
Sponsored Analysis | Marketing | 30 Apr Adapt to thrive in uncertain times How photography company BOOM has adapted to lockdown life — and is helping its restaurant customers do so too through high-quality imagery.
News | Ecommerce | 21 Apr Vestiaire Collective: is second-hand fashion the future? The fashion industry has been hit hard by the crisis — but not second-hand clothes platform Vestiaire Collective, which has just raised €59m.
Opinion | Consumer | 11 Mar I like B2C, and I don’t know why that feels dirty Business-to-consumer startups can get ignored by investors focusing on more predictable software-as-a-service businesses.
