Get closer to Europe’s scale-stage ecosystem

Sifted Summit brings together the founders, operators, investors and ecosystem leaders shaping the next stage of European tech.

For anyone working with, supporting, advising or partnering with high-growth companies, it is where you can understand what scaleups need next, build relationships with senior decision-makers and see where the European tech ecosystem is heading.

Built for people who want more relevant conversations, sharper market context and a clearer view of the companies becoming category leaders.

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Be in the room where scaleups decide what comes next

Understand the pressures, priorities and opportunities shaping Europe’s next tech leaders.

High-growth companies are becoming more selective about who they work with, where they spend and what they prioritise.

Sifted Summit puts you closer to those decisions.

Across the stages, workshops, roundtables and networking, you will hear what founders and operators are focused on now, what problems they are trying to solve and where outside expertise can create real value.

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What you’ll leave with

High-value conversations

Build relationships with people actively working through growth challenges, from leadership and hiring to capital strategy, operations, product, AI and market expansion.

Better insight into scaleup needs

Understand what high-growth companies are actually prioritising, and leave with sharper insight to inform your positioning, outreach, product, policy or partnership strategy.

 

Stronger partnership intelligence

Get a clearer view of how founders and operators evaluate external partners, from timing and trust to relevance, credibility and commercial impact.

Clearer ecosystem context

Gain a better understanding of which companies, sectors and challenges are gaining momentum, and where your organisation can play a more valuable role.

What are you looking to understand?

Sifted Summit brings together founders, C-suites and senior operators from Europe’s high-growth companies in a setting built around useful, focused interaction.

Through curated networking, roundtables and the wider Summit audience, you can move beyond cold outreach and meet people in the context of the challenges they are actively solving.

You’ll leave with more relevant conversations and a clearer understanding of what matters to the companies you want to reach.

The needs of a scaling company change quickly. What mattered at seed stage may no longer matter at Series A, B or C.

At Summit, stage sessions and operator-led discussions show how scaleups are thinking about growth, systems, capital, hiring, AI, leadership and competitive pressure.

You’ll leave with a more accurate view of their priorities, pain points and decision-making criteria.

Generic messaging rarely lands with scale-stage companies.

By hearing directly from founders and operators, you can understand the language they use, the problems they care about and the proof points they look for before trusting an external partner.

You’ll leave with stronger insight for shaping your proposition, content, sales conversations or market strategy.

Scaleups do not need more noise. They need partners who understand timing, context and business impact.

Sifted Summit helps you see where collaboration is useful, where external expertise is valued and how relationships are formed before a commercial need becomes urgent.

You’ll leave with a better sense of how to build trust with high-growth companies.

The European tech market is being reshaped by AI, regulation, funding dynamics and changing growth expectations.

Sifted Summit gives you access to the people navigating those shifts in real time, from founders and operators to investors and ecosystem leaders.

You’ll leave with sharper market context and a clearer view of where opportunity is emerging.

Being visible in the right room matters when companies are choosing who to work with, learn from and trust.

Sifted Summit puts you alongside the founders, operators, investors and organisations shaping Europe’s next generation of category leaders.

You’ll leave better connected to the ecosystem and better informed about the conversations shaping its future.

Built for people working with Europe’s next leaders

Partners and service providers

For teams helping scaleups grow faster, smarter or more sustainably

Come to understand the real needs of high-growth companies and build relationships with founders and senior operators responsible for growth, budgets and execution.

You’ll get sharper insight into where scaleups need support, how they evaluate partners and what makes external expertise valuable at this stage.

Corporates and innovation teams

For organisations tracking where startup growth, technology and partnership opportunities are moving next

Come to see how scale-stage companies are responding to AI, regulation, competition and customer demand.

You’ll get a clearer view of emerging business models, high-growth sectors and the companies shaping future markets.

Policy, government and ecosystem organisations

For teams supporting the conditions that help European tech scale

Come to understand the real pressures facing founders and operators as they build in Europe, from regulation and funding to talent, infrastructure and international competition.

You’ll get grounded insight into what scale-stage companies need from the wider ecosystem to grow into category leaders.

Advisors, consultants and professional services

For experts who want to stay relevant to scale-stage decision-makers

Come to hear what founders and operators are prioritising as complexity increases, and where outside expertise can help.

You’ll get a clearer understanding of the challenges companies face after early traction, and how to shape advice around the decisions that matter most.

Every part of Sifted Summit is designed to get you closer to the scale-stage market

Challenger Stage

Big conversations on how category leaders are built

Hear from founders, investors and leaders shaping Europe’s competitive future, from AI and capital efficiency to regulation, defensibility and market leadership.

Use it to understand the strategic forces influencing the companies you want to work with, support or track.

Next Stage

Operator-led sessions from people scaling in real time

Practical, candid conversations across product, growth, people, marketing, finance and operations.

Use it to understand the operational realities inside high-growth companies, including where teams are feeling pressure and where external support can make a difference.

Workshops

Practical sessions on the messy middle of scale

Hands-on formats designed for founders and operators navigating growth, complexity and change.

Use it to see the problems scaleups are actively trying to solve, and the frameworks they are using to make better decisions.

Roundtables

Peer-level conversations you won't get from a stage

Closed, focused discussions built for honest exchange between founders, operators, investors and ecosystem leaders.

Use it to hear the more specific questions shaping scale-stage companies, from partnership needs and hiring pressure to governance, growth and market positioning.

Join Europe’s scale-stage ecosystem in London on 30 September - 1 October 2026

Sifted Summit brings together the founders, operators, investors and organisations shaping Europe’s next generation of category leaders.

For attendees, it's a chance to understand what scaleups need next, build stronger relationships with senior decision-makers and stay close to the companies defining the future of European tech.

Register before the early bird deadline to secure your place at the best available price.

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You'll be in good company.

Check out the European brands who attend:

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Wallapop
Wolt
Brite
Kry
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Elvie
Aleph Alpha
Quanto
Fuse
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Pleo
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Investors who attend:

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Accel
Atomico
Balderton
Beringea
Bessemer Venture Partners
Cherry Ventures
Creandum
Deloitte Ventures
Earlybird
EQT Ventures
General Catalyst
Giant Ventures
HV Capital
Iconiq Growth
Isomer Capital
Left Lane
Lightspeed
LocalGlobe
NATO Innovation Fund
Northzone
Octopus1
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Plural VC
Prosus Ventures
Revaia
Sequoia
XAnge
"It’s one of the best events we have in Europe"
Jonas Andrulis, Founder
Aleph Alpha
"The tech event that London deserves"
Partner
Stride.vc
“Events like this are hugely important for first-time founders to share experiences and the challenges they face. This can be really inspiring for your own journey.” 
Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
Cofounder & Co-CEO, Jennis
"I got incredible value as I was also offered £1m for my round. Summit was designed in the best possible way to maximise the luck of the attendees."
CEO and founder
Lenz Labs
"Sifted makes early stage tech exciting - it feels cool, hip and interesting, and nerdy in the best way."
CEO and cofounder
Literal Humans
"Everyone from the ecosystem is here, so its a really efficient way to catch everyone"
Cofounder
Lolipop
"All the conversations were incredibly insightful and honest and action driven which is what I believe Sifted stands for. Thank you Sifted for an incredible first summit! History is being written!"
Founder
Plan A
"Sifted Summit is fantastic. It's always great to get people together, catch up with old friends but also meeting new people has been brilliant. I especially like the exhibition"
Hayden Wood
Founder, Beams
I was thrilled by the diversity of speakers, and the climate tech stream seemed pretty jam packed too, which was really great to see. Overall it really did feel like THE place to be for UK/EU tech, which is no mean feat. 
Olio
Cofounder and CEO
'If you didn’t make it to Sifted this year, you’ve got to get it on your calendar for next year'
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Founder |  Beauty Pie