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Jean de la Rochebrochard Kima Ventures

Interview | Wellbeing | 13 Dec

All work and no play makes you a dull founder

French investor Jean de la Rochebrochard says creating a company isn’t about working infinite hours. His book ‘Human Machine’ reflects a maturing startup ecosystem’s introspection about work-life balance.

Thorbjorg Helga is founder at Iceland therapy startup Kara Connect.Thorbjorg Helga is founder at Iceland therapy startup Kara Connect.

Interview | Healthtech | 10 Dec

With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe

“Leaving Iceland is something I should have done earlier,” says Kara Connect founder and chief executive Thorbjorg Helga. 

Photo of Marta Sjögren (centre left) and Sophia Bendz (centre right) speaking at the Inklusiiv launch event.

News | Startup Life | 6 Dec

What’s Europe done this month for diversity in tech?

A €21m Dutch fund to invest solely in female founders, female venture capital partners call for more female venture capital partners and a pan-European VC internship programme begins.

Stressed Female Designer Works At Computer In Modern Office

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.

The iceberg of success

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.

Elon Musk, founder of brain tech biohacking startup Neuralink.

Analysis | Health | 18 Sep

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

Investors are pouring millions into “punk” biohacking startups. 

Thriva founder Hamish Grierson thinks blood test kits can help solve preventative health.

Interview | Health | 23 Aug

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

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

Personalised vitamin packs like Vitl, Baze and Loewi.

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?

Coworking with childcare at The Village, Switzerland.

Analysis | Future of Work | 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

Unbound's egg-shaped vibrator.

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. 

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