# Startup life
Discover what it's like to build a startup in Europe, with the latest trends covering diversity and inclusion, the future of work, hiring and funding.
- How Hong Kong can be Europe’s fast track into Asia’s AI boomSponsored by
June 30, 2026
How Hong Kong can be Europe’s fast track into Asia’s AI boom
- Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
Berlin’s Peec AI targeting $200m valuation in new fundraise, sources say
- Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEONews
June 25, 2026
Visionaries general partner Judith Dada joins AI startup Langdock as co-CEO
- Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m potExclusive
June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
- 17 techies share their advice for thriving in the hybrid AI-human officeOpinion
June 24, 2026
17 techies share their advice for thriving in the hybrid AI-human office
- Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?
Andy Burnham was Manchester tech’s ‘hype man’. Will he be the same for Britain?
- How global hiring became a growth strategy for European businessSponsored by
June 23, 2026
How global hiring became a growth strategy for European business
- ‘Companies will have to go the extra mile’: How Europe is future-proofing its hiring strategySifted Talks
June 17, 2026
‘Companies will have to go the extra mile’: How Europe is future-proofing its hiring strategy
- Grind culture is a failure of management — but we still turn away 9-5 candidatesOpinion
June 16, 2026
Grind culture is a failure of management — but we still turn away 9-5 candidates
- The 20 fastest-growing Dutch and Belgian startups, based on revenue data
The 20 fastest-growing Dutch and Belgian startups, based on revenue data
- London's AI talent war heats up as Cursor, Legora and Lovable expand
London's AI talent war heats up as Cursor, Legora and Lovable expand
- Startup founders we’d send to win the World CupAnalysis
June 10, 2026
Startup founders we’d send to win the World Cup
- I was fired by a big European tech company. Here’s my advice if it happens to youInterview
June 10, 2026
I was fired by a big European tech company. Here’s my advice if it happens to you
- Want to announce your funding round? Avoid Tuesdays at all cost
Want to announce your funding round? Avoid Tuesdays at all cost
- How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
How we built our robot dog startup: ‘We took all our VC meetings at Ikea’
- Meet Jonny Clifford: ex-teacher, Entrepreneurs First partner and Matt's 'more fun' brother
Meet Jonny Clifford: ex-teacher, Entrepreneurs First partner and Matt's 'more fun' brother
- Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European techNews
June 1, 2026
Revolut, Mistral and Wayve back Balderton push to champion European tech
- Rewriting the M&A playbook: Inside Visma’s acquisition strategySponsored by
May 29, 2026
Rewriting the M&A playbook: Inside Visma’s acquisition strategy