# Sifted Summit

Starling founder Anne Boden sold final stake at cut-price £1.7bn valuation, reports say
News
October 20, 2026
Starling founder Anne Boden sold final stake at cut-price £1.7bn valuation, reports say
Founder said to have sold shares at a discount relative to the neobank's reported £4bn price tag
Martin Coulter
Governments need startups. So why is it so hard to sell to them?
Pro
Analysis
October 19, 2026
Governments need startups. So why is it so hard to sell to them?
Execs from Synthesia, General Catalyst and the UK's Sovereign AI Fund debated how startups can break into government — and whether European sovereignty should come before the best technology
Martin Coulter
Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand
Podcast
October 16, 2026
Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand
Harry Stebbings needs little introduction. The founder of 20VC has built a venture and media empire, and a reputation for punchy takes.
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech
Podcast
October 15, 2026
Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech
Few people have seen tech policy from as many angles as Clegg
John Thornhill and Freya Pratty
What Europe’s spinouts need to capitalise on deeptech boom: patient capital, customer obsession and support for female founders
Analysis
October 15, 2026
What Europe’s spinouts need to capitalise on deeptech boom: patient capital, customer obsession and support for female founders
Europe’s academic founders have been a magnet for VC capital this year
Tom Nugent
Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
List
October 5, 2026
Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026
Last week, London saw hundreds of Europe's tech ecosystem descend on Shoreditch for the fifth annual edition of Sifted Summit
Anisah Osman Britton and Tom Nugent
The age of the scaleup fund
Analysis
October 2, 2026
The age of the scaleup fund
Investors predict more, and bigger, funds aimed at tackling the European growth funding gap
Anne Sraders
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch
Analysis
October 2, 2026
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch
Sifted's annual event is our litmus test for where European tech is heading in the coming 12 months
Tom Nugent
Harry Stebbings: ‘I regret 996 in many ways’
Interview
October 1, 2026
Harry Stebbings: ‘I regret 996 in many ways’
Speaking on stage at Sifted Summit, the 20VC podcast host and investor walks back earlier commitment to the intense working practice
Martin Coulter and Tara Shah
Sifted Summit day one: dispatched
Features
October 1, 2026
Sifted Summit day one: dispatched
Featuring Zeynep Yavuz Wilson, Sir Nick Clegg, UK AI minister Kanishka Narayan and Max Junestrand
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
News
October 1, 2026
Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe
Digital health companies make strong showing in Sifted's third Europe-wide leaderboard
Éanna Kelly
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
News
September 30, 2026
Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’
Max Junestrand says taxation of employee equity across Europe makes it ‘impossible to actually scale here’
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Eleonora Leemhuis
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
News
September 30, 2026
UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes
Kanishka Narayan’s comment come after UK founders and investors backed an open letter calling to restrict the use of extended notice periods and garden leave.
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Eleonora Leemhuis
Why Peter Thiel is both right and wrong about Europe
Sifted View
September 28, 2026
Why Peter Thiel is both right and wrong about Europe
As the likes of Revolut show, some younger European companies can still aspire to being world class
John Thornhill
5 more reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Opinion
September 28, 2026
5 more reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
China, government contracts, tech media, secondaries and one of Europe’s hottest AI startups
Martin Coulter
Bending Spoons CEO on $18bn IPO: ‘We’re building a legendary institution’
Pro
Interview
July 3, 2026
Bending Spoons CEO on $18bn IPO: ‘We’re building a legendary institution’
Sifted sat down with founder Luca Ferrari and investor Baillie Gifford as the Italian scaleup debuted on the public markets
Martin Coulter and Freya Pratty
Is this Europe’s most audacious founder?
Pro
Brunch with Sifted
June 17, 2026
Is this Europe’s most audacious founder?
Bertrand Duplat is building tiny robots for the brain, an idea that sounds not only difficult but crazy. Over a long Paris lunch, he talks comic books, punk music and falling in love
Éanna Kelly
Backed by Nvidia, legaltech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m
News
April 30, 2026
Backed by Nvidia, legaltech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m
The Stockholm-based startup welcomes Atlassian and NVentures as investors
Mimi Billing
Sifted Summit 2025: In pictures
Features
October 13, 2025
Sifted Summit 2025: In pictures
Thousands of startup founders, operators and investors descend on Magazine London for fourth annual event
Martin Coulter
Startup investors: ‘It's time to build generational companies in Europe’
Analysis
October 10, 2025
Startup investors: ‘It's time to build generational companies in Europe’
There’s a big opportunity for winners in the region off the back of the AI boom
Tom Nugent and Freya Pratty
VCs discuss founder-friendly AI deals, vintage diversification and the US vs Europe at Sifted Summit
Pro
Analysis
October 10, 2025
VCs discuss founder-friendly AI deals, vintage diversification and the US vs Europe at Sifted Summit
VCs and LPs dug deep into what worries them — and excites them — at Sifted Summit in London
Anne Sraders
UK startups are ‘underwriting American R&D’ says Reeves entrepreneurship advisor
Exclusive
October 9, 2025
UK startups are ‘underwriting American R&D’ says Reeves entrepreneurship advisor
Alex Depledge discussed the valley of death, removing red tape and the upcoming ‘budget for entrepreneurs’ at the Sifted Summit
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
French fintech Qonto confirms secondary share sale plans
News
October 9, 2025
French fintech Qonto confirms secondary share sale plans
Cofounder and CEO Alexandre Prot was speaking at Sifted Summit this week
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
‘We’re hiring in Europe’: Luciana Lixandru confirms plans to expand the Sequoia team
News
October 9, 2025
‘We’re hiring in Europe’: Luciana Lixandru confirms plans to expand the Sequoia team
The firm remains bullish on Europe, said the Sequoia partner
Amy Lewin

# Sifted Summit

Starling founder Anne Boden sold final stake at cut-price £1.7bn valuation, reports say

Governments need startups. So why is it so hard to sell to them?

Harry Stebbings on 996 regrets, political ambitions and building a personal brand

Nick Clegg on Europe, AI and big tech

What Europe’s spinouts need to capitalise on deeptech boom: patient capital, customer obsession and support for female founders

Five key takeaways from Sifted Summit 2026

The age of the scaleup fund

Sifted Summit day two: dispatch

Harry Stebbings: ‘I regret 996 in many ways’

Sifted Summit day one: dispatched

Wellness marketplace Healf tops Sifted ranking of 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe

Legora CEO: UK stock options make London expansion a ‘no-brainer’ — but Sweden is ‘almost impossible’

UK AI minister working ‘extremely rapidly’ on non-compete changes

Why Peter Thiel is both right and wrong about Europe

5 more reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit

Bending Spoons CEO on $18bn IPO: ‘We’re building a legendary institution’

Is this Europe’s most audacious founder?

Backed by Nvidia, legaltech unicorn Legora extends Series D to $600m

Sifted Summit 2025: In pictures

Startup investors: ‘It's time to build generational companies in Europe’

VCs discuss founder-friendly AI deals, vintage diversification and the US vs Europe at Sifted Summit

UK startups are ‘underwriting American R&D’ says Reeves entrepreneurship advisor

French fintech Qonto confirms secondary share sale plans

‘We’re hiring in Europe’: Luciana Lixandru confirms plans to expand the Sequoia team