Analysis | Venture Capital | 3 Jul Impact investors to know in Europe Meet the impact investors, fund managers and support groups shaking up Europe’s impact space and paving the way for a sustainable future.
Interview | Startup Life | 19 May Psychedelic CEO: this boss wants to experience “the mother of all drugs” with his staff PlayaMedia’s Julius Dreyer is planning a spiritual Ayahuasca retreat with his team for when lockdown ends.
Opinion | Hiring and workforce | 27 Apr The new world needs diverse founders more than ever Diversity and inclusion is in danger of being sidelined — but now is the time its benefits will really shine through.
Analysis | Wellbeing | 5 Apr Full stream ahead: fitness businesses are turning to video to serve customers on lockdown But is it enough to plug the gap, and what will happen when lockdown lifts?
How To | Startup Life | 20 Mar The working from home guide – brought to you by Sifted readers Daily standups, exercise diaries and live cooking shows: Sifted readers share their remote working tips and tricks.
Analysis | Startup Life | 3 Mar Not a unicorn? Not a loser Does being a star have to mean raising tons of money fast at huge valuations? Some European investors and entrepreneurs think it should be something else.
Analysis | Environment | 25 Feb Can tech for good be as profitable as plain old tech? European startups and investors are out to prove that profit and purpose can go hand-in-hand.
Analysis | Hardware | 12 Feb Nine mental health startups smashing “taboo” in Europe Global investment in mental health startups has surged to £500m.
Interview | Future of Work | 17 Jan How Framery conquered the world’s tech workplaces — and grew 100x in five years With its soundproof booths, Framery killed noise in open-plan offices. Here’s how bootstrapping and grit equalled 100x growth.
Places | Cities | 3 Jan Why startups are relocating to Lisbon and what they’re finding behind the hype Three founders tell us why they moved their companies to the Portuguese capital, and how they feel about it now.
News | Analytics | 18 Dec Pexxi founder says venture capital funds are “painfully” clueless about birth control Investors are “afraid" of women's health, says Pexxi's Shardi Nahavandi. The femtech founder is building the world's first algorithm for oral birth control.
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.
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.
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.
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.
