# Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast

> Startup Europe is Sifted’s freely available European technology podcast, combining founder and investor interviews with conversations about newsroom reporting. It belongs to the Financial Times-backed media and intelligence publisher Sifted, whose wider business includes subscriptions, research, branded content and events.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** John Thornhill (Sifted cofounder and podcast host), Caspar Woolley (Sifted cofounder)
- **Products:** Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast, Sifted Pro (publisher), Sifted Studio (publisher), Sifted Summit and Onstage events (publisher)
- **Notable:** Developed from a four-pilot audio experiment into a continuing weekly podcast., 2025 most-downloaded episode selection included Thomas Plantenga, Eric Schmidt, Tomas Okmanas, Dinika Mahtani and Anton Osika., Publisher completed its first acquisition, Onstage's events business, in July 2026.

## Products & services

- **Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast** — Free weekly European tech audio: interviews and newsroom discussions; announced October 2021 as four sponsored pilots.
- **Sifted Pro (publisher)** — Paid reporting, briefings and verified startup/deal data; individual price £1,750 per year as checked October 2026.
- **Sifted Studio (publisher)** — Partner-funded articles, reports, interactive stories and bespoke podcast series.
- **Sifted Summit and Onstage events (publisher)** — Founder and investor events; Onstage Demo Day and Deploy added through acquisition in July 2026.

## Achievements

- Developed from a four-pilot audio experiment into a continuing weekly podcast.
- 2025 most-downloaded episode selection included Thomas Plantenga, Eric Schmidt, Tomas Okmanas, Dinika Mahtani and Anton Osika.
- Publisher completed its first acquisition, Onstage's events business, in July 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 2 episode discusses Sifted's 250-company revenue-growth ranking.
- **2026-07** — Publisher acquired Onstage's events business; the Onstage Fund and SPV activities were excluded.
- **2026-01** — Newsroom directory identifies Amy Lewin as podcast host and Maya Dharampal-Hornby as producer/editor; current podcast homepage lists John Thornhill and Freya Pratty as hosts.

## Links

- Website: https://podcast.sifted.eu/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/siftedeu/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/siftedeu
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siftedeu/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siftedeu

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Last updated: 2026-10-09