Wellbeing

Interview | Wellbeing | 11 Oct

Stress in tech: “I was a mess for large periods through anxiety”

It's the last day of Mental Health Awareness week, so Sifted spoke to startup employees and founders struggling under the severe pressures of startup life.

Interview | Health | 3 Oct

Britain’s $1bn robot surgeon startup is taking on “unloved” medtech

The man behind the machine: CMR Surgical's Martin Frost is rolling out robot surgeons into hundreds of hospitals.

Opinion | Wellbeing | 27 Sep

Why entrepreneurs should celebrate their failures

Celebrating our failures, as well as our successes, in a constructive and humble way will improve our community. It’s only by learning from our failures that we can become better.

Analysis | Health | 18 Sep

Hey, Elon Musk! Europe’s startups are biohacking the brain

Investors are pouring millions into “punk” biohacking startups. 

Interview | Health | 23 Aug

Thriva founder Hamish Grierson tackles “the elephant in the room”

"The elephant in the room is, of course, Theranos."

Analysis | Health | 13 Aug

From Baze to Vitl, personalised vitamin startups want your blood 

Would you take a blood test for personalised supplements and vitamins?

Analysis | Health | 22 Jul

The ‘femtech’ doctor on demand will see you now

Do we need special doctor services just for women?

Analysis | Work trends | 2 Jul

Working with kids: Europe’s coworking spaces with childcare

Kids are ‘welcome’ at a just a quarter of coworking spaces and only 2% offer childcare. But times are changing. 

Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 21 Jun

Enough of the “hustle” startup culture

Are the most successful startups the ones which work the longest hours? Avi Meir, founder of TravelPerk, thinks not.

Analysis | Health | 20 Jun

‘Menopause tech’ is the hot new niche in femtech

Femtech founders are taking on the world of hot flushes, emotional turbulence and flagging libido. But can Europe build menopause tech for the masses?

Opinion | Wellbeing | 5 Jun

The best startup founders are stubborn and bull-headed… but also ask for advice

From time to time the best founders pause the mad charge forward, raise their head and ask for advice, says Neil Rimer, the cofounder of venture capital firm Index Ventures

Analysis | Funding | 4 Jun

European investors are finally putting money into sextech startups

The so-called ‘sextech’ industry — made up of sex toys, apps and services — is now worth $30bn and is growing by 30% each year.

Analysis | Health | 29 May

Get Market Fit CEO Vicky Brock: On lonely startup life & suicidal thoughts

Serial entrepreneur Vicky Brock shares her experiences in Sifted's debut series on mental health. 

Analysis | Health | 22 May

Europe’s skeleton tech startups are 3D printing real bones

Tech can rebuild you.

Analysis | Health | 16 May

This startup is 3D printing breast implants for cancer survivors

The implant dissolves as healthy tissue grows to form a new breast.

Analysis | Wellbeing | 26 Apr

Safe spaces for founders

Everyone wants to talk about mental health these days — except founders, in public. We meet the “safe spaces” springing up to support them.