# Sifted Summit 2026

What will it take for Europe to win in physical AI?
Pro
Analysis
October 13, 2026
What will it take for Europe to win in physical AI?
Physical AI is booming in Europe, but success will be defined by incumbents’ willingness to adopt the technology
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think
Pro
Interview
October 12, 2026
The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think
While many startups are trying to cut China out of their supply chains, some investors think it’s unrealistic
Anne Sraders
Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails
Pro
Interview
October 8, 2026
Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails
The CEO, who has overseen acquisitions of more than 50 companies, thinks there’s a few reasons why deals don’t go well
Anne Sraders
How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you
Analysis
October 7, 2026
How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you
Four VCs on growth benchmarks, storytelling, AI-generated decks and the red flags that kill a deal
Éanna Kelly
Is Europe’s secondaries boom only serving the 1%?
Pro
Analysis
October 6, 2026
Is Europe’s secondaries boom only serving the 1%?
Much of the secondaries excitement has focused on giants like Lovable, Revolut and Elevenlabs
Damisola Sulaiman
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
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
Exclusive
September 30, 2026
Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies
France recently sought to block the UK’s participation in the fund
Anne Sraders, Freya Pratty and Maya Dharampal-Hornby
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
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
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Opinion
September 25, 2026
5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit
Harry Stebbings, Henry Hayes, Nick Clegg and the other speakers I’m looking forward to seeing
Éanna Kelly

# Sifted Summit 2026

What will it take for Europe to win in physical AI?

The ‘biggest threat’ China poses for European startups isn’t what you think

Bending Spoons CEO on why M&A fails

How to raise your Series A: what investors want to see from you

Is Europe’s secondaries boom only serving the 1%?

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

Exclusive: EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund can back UK — and even US — companies

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

5 more reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit

5 reasons to get excited about Sifted Summit