Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast

307 episodes · 2 with AI analysis

Get to know the brightest and boldest names in European tech with Sifted’s weekly podcast, hosted by Amy Lewin. She interviews the founders, operators and investors building Europe’s most exciting startups and, in conversation with Sifted’s expert journalists, pulls back the curtain on the most intriguing companies they’ve been reporting on.

AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes

People · top 16

Amy Lewin×2 Matt Miller Yann Lecun Willem Eina Kelly Rob Lacker Nick Storonsky Stormzy Linda Rotenberg Emmanuel Macron Taavet Hinricus Satya Nadella Dario Amodei Judith Dada Thomas Wolfe Sam Altman

Companies · top 20

Solve Intelligence Revolut Accenture AMI Labs Harmattan AI Muse Quantum Light Microsoft Black Forest Labs Akaido Security Visionaries Club Level Zero Health La Familia 1X Aura Cast AI N8N OpenAI N Scale Tandem Health

Topics · top 10

European AI competitivenessVenture capital strategy in AI eraFounder characteristics for AI startupsSoftware transformation to agent-first interfacesEuropean policy and regulationUS-Europe tech ecosystem dynamicsPortfolio management and exitsHyper-competition in AI marketsTalent mobility and retentionAI model partnerships

Analyzed Episodes

Feb 19, 2026

Judith Dada, general partner at Visionaries Fund: 'I'm deeply troubled by what lies ahead for Europe'

European AI competitivenessVenture capital strategy in AI eraFounder characteristics for AI startups

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Jan 29, 2026

The 26 startups to watch in 2026 — plus cities, sectors and investors on the up

European unicorn creationAI world models and physical AICybersecurity investment surge

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