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Sifted on Anthropology
How to foster "creative reception" to improve innovation, according to anthropology
To most people innovation is synonymous with invention. But is that wrong? Here's how anthropology can help us improve innovation.
Sifted on Diversity
How (not) to talk about diversity in tech
Here are five ways to improve how your startup talks about diversity and avoid common pitfalls.
These numbers show that London's VCs are rubbish at diversity
London VC firms remain woefully behind on diversity and inclusion, according to Diversity VC's latest report. That's not good enough.
Sifted on Fintech
The best newsletters to follow on European tech
Sifted journalists' favourite startup and tech-related newsletters — from fintech to food to funding round analysis.
The global boom in digital banks: What the data tells us
Banks, banks, and even more banks
Sifted on Health Tech
How Europe's healthtech startups are fighting Big Tech's censorship rules
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Why every healthtech should hire a doctor
Healthtechs that want to survive and thrive need to hire healthcare professionals or miss overlooking key insights into medicine.
Sifted on Startups
See the pitch memo that raised €105m for four-week-old startup Mistral
Reactions were mixed when Paris-based AI startup Mistral raised a whopping €105m with no product, four weeks after launching and just days after hiring its first employees. Some heralded it as a big…
What it's like to fundraise while pregnant — six founders share their stories
Female founders already have the odds stacked against them — so how hard is running a startup when you're pregnant? We asked founders who've been there what to expect when you’re expecting.
Sifted on Techbio
How a bioreactor shortage is stunting the growth of Europe's techbio startups
Techbio startups are creating new biological products — but there's a serious lack of tanks for the processes to happen in. So who's stepping up to make them?
Sifted on Technology
How Europe can dominate the next decade of tech
Europe is tech underdog now, but it can leverage its expertise in frontier tech, powerful institutions and ability to attract talent to win the next decade.
Nato launches tech accelerator to bring Silicon Valley ethos to Europe’s armies
Nato is launching a new startup accelerator next Monday, with a budget of roughly €50m a year to bring a new generation of technology to militaries in Europe and North America. Dubbed Diana (short for…
Sifted on Venture Capital
Did US hustle mentality ruin Typeform?
Shared by 86, including Dave Kellogg, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao
Google Ventures plans to grow its European team — including partners
Google Ventures is hiring at least one new partner in London and plans to make more bets in Europe, even as some investors are pulling back.
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