Get closer to Europe’s next category leaders

Sifted Summit brings investors into the room with the founders, operators and companies shaping the next stage of European tech.

Meet high-growth startups beyond the pitch deck. Understand how founders are adapting to capital efficiency, AI concentration, regulation and market pressure. Build relationships with the people scaling companies into category leaders, and sharpen your view of where the strongest opportunities are emerging.

Built for investors who want better signals, better context and better conversations with Europe’s scale-stage ecosystem.

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Spot tomorrow’s leaders before the market does

Better signals. Stronger relationships. Sharper conviction.

In a more competitive funding environment, surface-level growth signals aren't enough.

At Sifted Summit, investors get closer to the companies, signals and decisions shaping Europe’s next generation of category leaders.

You'll see how founders are thinking, how operators are building, where market pressure is showing up and which companies have the foundations to scale beyond momentum.

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What you’ll leave with

High-conviction insight

Get direct access to the strategic and operational conversations happening inside Europe’s high-growth companies.

Access to the companies that matter

Build relationships with founders actively scaling, not only those actively raising.

Market foresight

Get a clearer view of which sectors, models and operating approaches are gaining traction, helping you sharpen your sourcing strategy and investment thesis for the year ahead.

Stronger portfolio perspective

Become better equipped to support portfolio companies with more relevant, real-world insight from the founders and operators facing those challenges now.

Built for investors backing Europe’s next leaders

VCs

For investors looking for stronger founder access and sharper market signals

Come to meet high-growth founders and operators, understand how they are adapting to market pressure and build relationships before the next funding conversation begins.

You’ll get a clearer view of which companies are building durable advantage, where category leadership is emerging and how founder priorities are shifting in 2026.

Growth investors

For investors assessing long-term performance, resilience and scale potential

Come to understand what happens after early traction: leadership maturity, capital discipline, operational infrastructure and the ability to defend market position.

You’ll get better context for evaluating which companies can sustain growth and which may struggle as complexity increases.

Corporate venture and strategic investors

For investors tracking where technology, regulation and market demand are moving next

Come to see how Europe’s scale-stage companies are responding to AI, regulation, sector shifts and changing customer needs.

You’ll get insight into emerging opportunities, partnership potential and the companies most likely to shape future markets.

Angels and ecosystem investors

For investors building relationships with founders before the market catches up

Come to connect with ambitious founders, understand what they are building and stay close to the companies moving from startup momentum to category leadership.

You’ll get useful context on where European tech is heading and which founders are building with long-term upside.

Every part of Sifted Summit is designed to get you closer to the 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 sharpen your view on which companies, categories and competitive dynamics are worth watching next.

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 what is happening inside high-growth companies, where teams are feeling pressure and which operating models are holding up at scale.

Workshops

Practical sessions on the decisions shaping scale-stage companies

Hands-on formats designed for founders and operators navigating the messy middle of growth.

Use it to understand the operational challenges your portfolio companies are facing, and bring back more relevant guidance for the teams you support.

Roundtables

Peer-level conversations with founders, operators and investors

Closed, focused discussions built for honest exchange and sharper context.

Use it to hear the questions founders and operators are asking when they are away from the stage, away from the pitch deck and closer to the reality of scale.

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

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

For investors, it is a chance to build relationships with high-growth companies, sharpen your market view and get closer to the decisions that reveal which startups have the foundations to lead.

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

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Investors who attend:

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a16z Crypto
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
'An exceptional gathering of hundreds of European founders!'
Partner
Sequoia Capital
"The Sifted Summit has become THE tech event in London. It’s one of the most authentic tech conferences there is in Europe"
Partner
Latham and Watkins
“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
"Sifted is the one source for anyone who wants to learn about venture"
Partner
General Catalyst
"One of our key principles is about commitment to diversity and inclusions, we find that same ethos with Sifted — whether it's the speakers, or startups that are here.
Energising, thought provoking and inclusive."
EMEA head of inclusive venture group
Morgan Stanley
"Sifted Summit was a great opportunity to gain insight from the entire ecosystem. I thoroughly enjoyed the collaborative spirit of the event, as well as the chance to meet with exceptional founders."
Partner
Atomico
"What an experience at Sifted Summit! Nothing like getting in and getting to speak with passionate founders about there business, it’s such a great learning experience being able to share a room with such driven and creative people!"
Partner
Pleo
"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
"I recommend Sifted Summit because there's no bigger collaboration between all the different things that surround Europe's best startups"
CEO
And Rising