Sifted Summit Agenda

Scale, sell or survive: M&A in Europe

09 Oct 2025
Main Stage
Main Stage
As funding tightens and runway pressures build, startups are increasingly looking sideways for growth (and survival). How are startup-on-startup acquisitions reshaping the European tech scene? When should a startup consider acquiring another? When is it smarter to sell than to raise?
Speakers
Shing Lo
Shing Lo, Partner - Latham & Watkins
Mimi Billing
Mimi Billing, Europe Editor - Sifted