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Late last week, the European tech ecosystem got a glimpse of a future many had worried about. US AI giant Anthropic announced it had been ordered by the US government to suspend access to its most advanced AI models for foreign nationals. In response, Anthropic cut access to all customers, including those in the US, to ensure compliance. The move is the first example of the US activating a so-called digital “kill switch” with the potential to disrupt or turn off access to technologies that European organisations heavily depend on to run critical services. The restrictions may prove temporary but they've caused a big reaction in Europe.On this week's episode of the Sifted podcast, host Freya Pratty chats to senior reporter Daphné Leprince-Ringuet about what happened, why it matters and what Europe should do next.Read our reporting on the ban here: https://sifted.eu/articles/anthropic-kill-switch-european-sovereigntySign up to Sifted's free newsletter here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters

This week on the Sifted Podcast, host John Thornhill is joined by Anu Adebajo, former Atomico partner and, as of February this year, CEO of the Newton Venture Program.Launched in 2020 by VC firm Phoenix Court and London Business School, the educational programme aims to train new generations of VC talent — whether they are experienced investors or simply exploring new career paths.Anu began her career in Sheffield in 2012, where she joined a fund and later went into the British Business Bank. After nearly five years, she moved to the LP side, where she personally deployed over £365m into funds, before moving to Atomico where she led its fund of funds strategy.The pair discuss what LPs want from Europe's VCs now, how far away a Newton Venture's fund might be and the dangers of Europe's re-emerging “boys' club mentality”.Sign up to Sifted's daily newsletter here: https://sifted.eu/newslettersRead John's article about the needs for reinventing VC: https://sifted.eu/articles/vc-needs-to-reinvent-itselfFind out more about Newton Venture Program here: https://newtonprogram.vc/This podcast was brought to you by HSBC Innovation Banking.

The pod may have been a little off-schedule over the last month but that's for good reason because I'm trying out a new editorial approach to the show and its taken  more legwork to get to a point where I feel comfortable hitting publish. In May, I scheduled interviews with 8 different companies building AI solutions in logistics. The plan is upload each of those ~30 minute conversations that focus specifically on their product, who it's for and what to expect. Basically an approach of “here's everything I would ask if I was trying to understand and eventually/maybe purchase this software.” We also had some written submissions that I included in a written guide along with companies making moves but I personally didn't interview them for this topic .Because I want CargoRex to be a brand that is successful independent of me being the “voice” of it, I still, and likely will always  want to give my opinion and that home is naturally here. However I think the process needs to be refined where interviews go on one channel and editorial evolves in more narrative/topic based shows that include those interviews where it makes the most sense. I'll still share those interviews here but I think it's important that I drop an episode like this ahead of that to set the tone of how I'm thinking about X topic in logistics. During this new interview process and after learning the real work going into these different AI solutions, I put together a working theory on how the humanoids are already here. How?My theory is most of the public is waiting for the big ~societal crash into AI agents taking over everything~ that's turned into fear mongering. Companies simply over-hired, were run inefficiently, and the free money dried up. Businesses had to grow up, cut costs, and get lean. They blame “AI” but in reality, these companies just had bad processes and failed attempts to adopt AI solutions gave them a chance to blame a boogeyman.When you move past the noise and dig a little deeper you can see logistics is doing what it always does: improving that source to porch journey second by second. These solutions aren't promising the world on a silver platter, but they are committed to creating solutions for specific use cases that requires a human's expertise that is powered by information + insight to be creative with their problem solving. You can listen to the full interviews over on the CargoRex YouTube channel (links below) along with our in-depth Cargorex.io guide with all the companies interviewed, quoted, and featured.I'm really proud to hit publish on this new editorial direction and I hope you'll find value in it. In this episode:How autonomous trucks are filling routes drivers don't want, not replacing driversThe 3-hour report that now takes 15 seconds, and what analysts do with that timeWhy AI is the new boogeyman when bad data and worse processes are the real problemThe trust layer: audit logs, human-in-the-loop phases with defined endpoints, and why demos aren't deploymentsWhat nobody talks about: AI burnout, and what happens when every minute of your day becomes the hard stuffBuild vs. buy: $1.2 million in savings came from solving the right problems, not building everything from scratchToken management as an operational cost, and the Uber cautionary taleWatch this episode on YouTubeFind the full AI Use Cases in Logistics Guide over on the CargoRex website——————————————————Full Interviews available on the new CargoRex YouTube Channel: 1. Sarit Tamir — Founder & CEO, Seeteria "What Happens on Your Floor Between the Scans" Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/IiHVk8eOw0wLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarittamir/ Site: https://seeteria.com2. Michelle McBride — Head of Product, Envoy AI "The Orchestration Layer Brokerages Have Been Missing" Watch: https://youtu.be/YGe5EZLoDYELinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleposadas/ Site: https://tryenvoy.ai3. Tapan Chaudhari — Founder & CEO, Hey Bubba "Voice AI That Books Freight for Truckers 24/7" Watch: https://youtu.be/XeBVteEJDlwLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctapan/ Site: https://bubba.ai4. Shawn McCarrick — CEO, Sifted "Why Big Savings Mean You Already Spent the Money" Watch: https://youtu.be/ZH6-40BxstgLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-mccarrick-04719765/ Site: https://sifted.com5. Jett Chitanand — President, EPG Americas "AI That Cuts 13 Minutes Off Every Warehouse Delivery" Watch: https://youtu.be/_Q8aM16gn24LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jett-chitanand/ Site: https://epg.com6. Tom Curee — President, Qued "The One Thing You Actually Control on a Shipment" Watch: https://youtu.be/ymtR9BRvxekLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomcuree/ Site: https://qued.com7. Tete Xiao — VP of Engineering and AI, Bot Auto "Driverless Trucks Are Already Hauling Freight in Texas" Watch: https://youtu.be/yWXQq_Fa9c0LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tete-xiao-ba2103120/ Site: https://bot.auto8. Nick Boston — VP of Sales, GoodShip "The Report That Took 3 Hours Now Takes 15 Seconds" Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/grzIjsDC1rsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickboston/ Site: https://goodship.io -----------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why.CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve.Digital Dispatch maximizes and manages your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. 

Natasha Christie-Miller has spent her executive career building, transforming and ultimately selling some of the UK's most valuable B2B intelligence and media businesses. She was CEO of Emap and is now Chair of Sifted, the FT and PE-backed startup media business. Listen to this episode to hear more about: The 25-year decline nobody at Emap had spotted (01:33) The three pillars every CEO should focus on in sales (10:46) Why a board is like a personal trainer for CEOs (19:18) The grumpy, entitled board member who didn't last long (21:23) The one question Natasha says boards don't ask enough (23:19) The four reasons people go to B2B events (27:07) Year one vs year five: what your churn pattern is actually telling you (33:05)⚡The Lightning Round⚡(34:41)Host: Oliver CummingsProducer: Will FeltonEditor: Penelope CoumauMusic: Kate MacAudio: Nick KoldEmail: podcast@nurole.comWeb: https://www.nurole.com/nurole-podcast-enter-the-boardroom

It's been a curious fortnight in European tech.There was a fresh bout of anxiety after US AI giant Anthropic announced its latest funding round — which, at $65bn, is nearing the amount raised by the entire European ecosystem last year.But there's also growing pushback against the doom and gloom. This week, VC firm Balderton launched its “Built in Europe” campaign, aimed at celebrating the continent's successes and reshaping the way the ecosystem portrays itself. On this week's episode of the Sifted podcast, host Freya Pratty chats to senior reporter Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and news editor Martin Coulter about whether European tech is finally shaking off its inferiority complex and if a new, more confident narrative can help the ecosystem better compete on the global stage.Sign up to our daily newsletter here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters 

In this episode of the Sifted podcast, host John Thornhill sits down with Carissa Véliz, AI ethicist, philosopher and associate professor at Oxford University to explore how algorithms and data are reshaping our lives and workplaces. Carissa's latest book, Prophecy: Prediction, Power, and the Fight for the Future, describes how ancient oracles, medieval soothsayers and modern-day AIs all tend to tell the powerful what they want to hear. What does that mean, for example, when we apply AIs to hiring and firing decisions at our companies or VCs?John and Carissa also explore whether tech giants are capable of meaningful self-regulation and what it would look like to build AIs that work for people rather than surveil them.Sign up to Sifted's Daily and Deeptech newsletters here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters

The competition that captivated European VC has concluded.Earlier this week, the EU chose Swedish investment firm EQT to manage its new €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund after a closely-watched race among the region's top firms like the UK's Atomico and France's Eurazeo.On this week's — somewhat emergency — episode of the Sifted podcast, host Freya Pratty chats to senior reporter Anne Sraders about the selection process to run the fund, when it will begin deploying and which lucky companies might be backed. Fresh off an interview with EQT investors, the pair also dig into how the firm wants to manage the fund, their reaction upon hearing the news — and whether there could be a second scale-up fund on its way soon.Sign up to our daily newsletter here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters

Peter was sifted. And if you follow Jesus, you will be too.But the struggle doesn't have to define you. It can be the exact thing God uses to refine you into what he wants you to be. This week, Brian Tome shows us what it means to live out the identity God has given to you.Recorded live at Crossroads Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Peter received some troubling news from the Lord followed by some very wonderful news. Satan would attack but Jesus would pray and restore. We as believers face a constant spiritual battle. We are in a war but we are not fighting alone. Find out more in this important message.

On this episode of the Sifted podcast, associate editor Freya Pratty sits down with news editor Martin Coulter, to unpack how Silicon Valley giant Anthropic is making big waves in European tech.The LLM builder and OpenAI rival has released new products that go head-to-head with some of Europe's buzziest AI companies like Loveable and Legora, raising questions about the defensibility of businesses built on top of third-party models.Freya and Martin also discuss how Europe's fintechs are scrambling for access to Anthropic's new model Mythos and a possible deal with chip maker Fractile, an Oxford spinout that's winning support from the UK government.Sign up to Sifted's Daily and Deeptech newsletters here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters

With over 700k women in the UK waiting for gynecological care, why is half the population still so underserved by its health system?Yes, women have historically been left out of clinical trials, but there are logistical reasons as to why, Hertility CEO Helen O'Neill tells host Amy Lewin. “ Collecting data from women on the third day of their menstrual cycle at scale is actually feasibly and technically very difficult to do.”Helen is more familiar with these difficulties than most: Hertility has built a diagnostic testing system to support women through their fertility journeys, and provides onward clinical care — from telemedicine gynecological appointments and ultrasounds to IVF and egg freezing.The result? Hertility, Helen says, can diagnose endometriosis with 98-99% confidence in eight days — the same condition which takes on average nine years to diagnose via the UK's National Health Service (NHS).In this episode of the Sifted podcast, Helen shares how she's building a foundational model for women's health, why Hertility “started off trying to be a baguette and has twisted itself into a pretzel for every investor” and why it's important to demystify the “homogeneous idea of women's health”.

In this exploration of Genesis 39, we follow Joseph through a difficult reality many of us face—doing the right thing and still paying a price for it. As a slave in Potiphar's house, Joseph resisted temptation and chose faithfulness, asking, “How could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” His integrity led not to immediate reward, but to false accusation and imprisonment. Yet through every high and low, one truth remained: the Lord was with Joseph. This message challenges us to trust God's presence over our circumstances and choose long-term obedience, even when the path is costly.

On this episode of the Sifted podcast, host Amy Lewin is joined by Marianne Vikkula, CEO of delivery giant Wolt — one of Europe's only ‘superapps' — and chair of Slush, the iconic European startup conference. Wolt began life delivering restaurant food to customers in Helsinki, before steadily expanding into groceries, medicine, electronics and offering services like revenue-based financing. It was acquired by American delivery giant DoorDash in May 2022.Marianne and Amy discuss how European superapps can compete globally, Wolt's newest partnership with Dott and why the company posts all vacancies externally.Get tickets to Sifted summit here: https://summit.sifted.eu/2026-tickets

What do hazardous inspections, fighting and cooking crêpes have in common? All three are tasks that robots are now capable (ish) of performing.In 2025, equity investment into European robotics startups more than doubled, reaching €1.45bn — and in the first quarter of this year, European robotics startups raised €522m.But what's triggered this uptick?On this week's episode of the Sifted podcast, host Amy Lewin is joined by editors Éanna Kelly and Tom Nugent to discuss the booming sector. The trio dig into whether Europe's robot makers are moving fast enough, and whether everyday consumers will have robots unloading their dishwashers anytime soon.Sign up to Sifted's Daily and Deeptech newsletters here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters

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European seed rounds are ballooning. Last month Yann LeCun's AMI Labs picked up $1bn at a $3bn valuation while David Silver's Ineffable Intelligence was reported to be raising $1bn at a $4bn valuation. “Thankfully, the billion dollar seed round is not the standard across Europe — yet,” Philipp Moehring tells host Amy Lewin on this episode of the Sifted podcast. “That would be concerning.”Philipp started microfund Tiny VC with Andy Chung almost a decade ago to invest in the hottest companies in Europe before anyone else. Its portfolio of 450+ startups includes self-driving car company Wayve, AI-powered video creator Synthesia, legal tech Lawhive and workflow automation platform N8n. But unlike many VCs, Tiny doesn't join boards, or lead rounds and doesn't really ‘do' media. It last raised a third £53m fund in 2023, and was crowned 20VC's ‘top European microfund' earlier this year.This week on the podcast, Philipp and Amy discuss:How VC will change over the next 10 yearsWhen Tiny takes money off the table Why young people make awesome foundersAnxiety-inducing LinkedIn postsAnd, for better or worse, the return of the tech bro

Join Fr. Eric as he does a series of reflections coinciding with each of the forty days of Lent. Watch Catholic Latte on YouTube and Facebook. An audio version of the podcast is available also on Spotify, iTunes and Podbean.

Our services are live streamed on YouTube every week from our church in Corpus Christi, Texas at https://www.youtube.com/@HBCCorpus.  More information about our church or what it means to be a Christian can be found at: http://www.heritagebaptistcctx.org  Follow us on Facebook for upcoming events! https://www.facebook.com/HeritageBaptistCorpus/ Our services are live streamed on YouTube every week from our church in Corpus Christi, Texas at https://www.youtube.com/@HBCCorpus   More information about our church or what it means to be a Christian can be found at: http://www.heritagebaptistcctx.org Follow us on Facebook for upcoming events! https://www.facebook.com/HeritageBaptistCorpus/

This week at Sifted we launched our third UK and Ireland Leaderboard — a ranking of the 100 fastest-growing startups by revenue-growth across these two countries, as well as a new research report, in partnership with law firm Marriott Harrison. The timing was fortuitous, given all the ‘Londonmaxxing' going on at the moment. The capital looks set to have a very strong first quarter of 2026, at least in comparison to its usual competitors Paris and Berlin, with a lot more deals done and equity raised.On the podcast this week, Amy discusses the findings of the leaderboard — along with why London is ‘in' again with the tech crowd and why Fuse Energy's Alan Chang is an amusing person to interview — with her colleagues from Sifted's Intelligence team, Éanna Kelly and Jonathan Sinclair. Read Sifted's interview with Sovereign AI Unit's Joséphine Kant here: https://sifted.eu/articles/josephine-kant-sovereign-ai-unit

Pastor Jamaal Williams preaches from Luke 22:31-62 on March 15, 2026.

Hélène Huby, founder and CEO of spacetech startup The Exploration Company, is not afraid to take risks — or fail.Her company, which is only five years old, builds reusable and refillable vehicles to carry cargo to and from space stations in low-Earth orbit — and beyond. It's already (semi-) successfully sent cargo into space — and back — at a fraction of the cost, and time, achieved by other companies. On this episode of the Sifted podcast, Hélène shares The Exploration Company's roadmap for 2026, including fundraising plans for a “significant amount of money” to build a high-thrust rocket engine. Hélène and Amy also get into: Why the space industry is set to more than double in value over the next decade Collaborating in space during a decidedly antagonistic geopolitical momentContracts in the works The ideal funding roadmap for a deeptech company Dealing with very public failure as a CEO And Hélène's hopes and dreams for Europe's space future 

Some people you just know you'll get on with before you ever meet.Anisah was one of those people for me.She built her first company as a late teen, and the skills she developed doing that? They're what landed her first job.A lover of Zero to One, Anisah is fascinated by the idea of taking something from a piece of paper and using technology to bring it to life. The kind of thinking that's driven her career as a startup life reporter at Sifted and Director of Operations at Unlock VC — the women's VC network.We get into Anisah 15 year career, the twists and turns along the way. This one's full of inspiration, told in the most human way.

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Europe's in a state of emergency — but when will we all wake up and recognise that?That's the question posed on this week's episode of the Sifted Podcast by Judith Dada, general partner at European VC Visionaries Club, newsletter author, mother and setter-upper of numerous side projects. Judith started her career in venture almost a decade ago at La Famiglia, the Germany-based early-stage investor, which later went on to merge with US megafund General Catalyst. She's now come full circle, joining forces with La Famiglia founding partner (and fellow former Sifted podcast guest) Rob Lacher at Visionaries.  Visionaries' portfolio includes plenty of companies that are on a tear right now — Lovable, Black Forest Labs, N8n, Solve Intelligence and Tandem Health — and their thesis, that Europe is in a fantastic position to shape the next wave of disruption in business, seems more relevant than ever.Amy and Judith sit down to discuss whether legacy SaaS companies can survive in this AI era, why Europe is in “a state of emergency” and what we can do about it, and when Visionaries will raise a new fund.Sign up to Sifted's daily newsletter: https://sifted.eu/newslettersCheck out Judith's newsletter: https://dadalogue.substack.com/This episode was sponsored by HSBC Innovation Banking.

How do European startups like Lovable and Black Forest Labs find and hire top tier talent? This week Amy Lewin sits down with VP of talent at European VC Creandum Michelle Coventry, who spends a lot of time advising super fast-scaling companies on how to build out their teams and what, exactly, the scaling playbook should look like in the age of AI. The pair discuss how hiring is changing, what happens when buzzy European companies scale in the US, when exactly startups should bring in senior talent and what founders should know before they set their pay. Read highlights from Creandum's founder compensation report here: https://sifted.eu/articles/founder-salaries-2025/ Sign up to the Sifted daily newsletter: https://sifted.eu/newsletters/

In This Podcast: Edmund Williams returns to discuss the LEHR Garden system and a breakthrough soil product emerging from it: LEHR Soil Amplifier. By combining ecological soil biology with engineered water flow, the LEHR system grows plants in primarily woody materials while composting beneath living roots. The resulting extracted soil behaves as a powerful biostimulant, dramatically improving plant growth, resilience, and heat tolerance. This episode explores living soil, stable carbon, and how feeding soil organisms transforms plant health.Our Guest: Edmund is a civil engineer and innovator in the urban and sustainable agriculture arena. He has been working with various municipalities and nonprofits to transform the ways our society feeds itself. The Lear Garden was designed to be a low maintenance system using biology as a part of the automation. To do this, Edmond created a compost bin as the core technology, and like any compost bin, it needs to be emptied periodically, The finished compost that comes out is unlike anything on the market having some very surprising and beneficial properties.Key TopicsLEHR Garden (Linking Ecosystem and Hardware for Regeneration)LEHR Soil AmplifierBiostimulants in agricultureLiving soil biologyStable soil carbonGlomalin and mycorrhizal fungiBiochar as nutrient bufferUrban waste stream compostingFlood-and-drain raised bed systemsHeat resilience in desert gardeningSoil food webTall pot tree propagation methodWhat makes a LEHR Garden different from hydroponics or permaculture alone?It integrates both ecology and hardware, using a raised flood-and-drain system filled mostly with wood chips and organic waste, allowing plants to grow in living soil biology rather than inert media.Why does the garden soil need to be removed and reset?As woody materials break down, water flow slows, causing anaerobic conditions. Removing and resetting the soil restores oxygen flow and system performance.What is LEHR Soil Amplifier?It is the sifted, biologically rich soil produced inside the system, containing earthworm castings, biochar, microbial life, and multiple known biostimulant compounds.How is this different from regular compost?Unlike compost made separately, this material forms beneath living roots, encouraging creation of stable soil carbon compounds such as glomalin, which are critical to true topsoil structure.How much is needed to see results?Very small amounts are effective — about one gallon can treat roughly 1,000 square feet of garden space.What plant responses have been observed?Reports include greener lawns, higher vegetable productivity, improved pest and disease resistance, thicker rose petals, and rapid recovery of stressed trees.Can it improve heat tolerance?Gardeners observed lush summer growth during record heat, with plants surviving and producing through extreme desert temperatures.What is the underlying mechanism?The product stimulates soil biology, increases mycorrhizal activity, provides mineral buffering through biochar, and enhances nutrient cycling.Episode HighlightsLEHR stands for Linking Ecosystem and Hardware for RegenerationGardens grow food in mostly wood chips enriched by composting beneath rootsSoil removal became the “problem that was the solution”Sifted soil behaves as a high-density biological stimulantStable soil carbon forms directly through plant–fungal interactionsOne gallon treats approximately 1,000 square feetGardeners report dramatic improvements during...

It's been a busy start to the year for Europe's tech ecosystem.We've already had five new unicorns born, €5.2bn raised, a $1bn acquisition and Sifted's landed several scoops revealing that some of the continent's most interesting investors — the likes of Plural and QuantumLight — are raising big new funds.To discuss the bumper start to 2026, host Amy Lewin is joined by contributing editor Éanna Kelly, who spends his days sussing out which companies are fast on the rise, which investors are getting in on the buzziest deals and which ecosystems and sectors are hotting up.They also cover the 26 startups Sifted will be watching especially closely (and why) and what investors tell us they have planned for the next 12 months.Read Sifted Predicts here: https://sifted.eu/studio/sifted-predicts-european-tech-2026Explore Sifted Pro here: https://sifted.eu/sifted-proSign up to the Sifted Daily here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters 

This is the final conversation from DLD. And the most optimistic - at least from a European perspective. John Thornhill, the FT's Innovation Editor and founder of Sifted, has a quite different take on Europe's tech scene from our other guests. Yes, he acknowledges, the regulatory environment is complex. And, yes, late-stage capital is thin. But Thornhill sees something the doomsayers miss: resilience. A new generation of founders isn't building “European champions” — they're building global ones. Innovation hot spots are popping up across the continent: London, Berlin, Stockholm, Tallinn, Lisbon. Paris (of all places) is enjoying a renaissance. And deep tech — biological computing, synthetic biology, materials science — may finally give Europe's research strength a viable path to commercialization. So who needs Silicon Valley Goliaths when you have an army of European Davids?Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

If you've been following the recent wave of data centre announcements across Europe, you'll have noticed one thing: governments are suddenly obsessed with compute. Why is that — and how will France, the UK and others fare in the AI infrastructure arms race? Can startups really compete with Big Tech and is this a sector VCs can play in?This week, host Amy Lewin is joined by senior reporters Daphné Leprince-Ringuet and Freya Pratty to dig into the fast-moving — and expensive — world of AI infrastructure, from data centres and GPUs to energy and political power plays.The conversation also explores the risks of overbuilding, parallels with failed battery gigafactories and the unresolved tension between Europe's dreams of “sovereign AI” and reliance on Nvidia. Plus: what does all this mean for climate tech and local communities  — and is AI infrastructure the safest bet investors can make, or the next bubble waiting to burst?Sign up to Sifted's AI newsletter here: https://sifted.eu/newsletters 

There will come times in your life when you are sifted.Preached January 11, 2026Pastor Aaron Frasier

If 2025 was the year of the AI agent, what will 2026 be? Which companies will make headlines — for all the right, or all the wrong, reasons? And will optimism around Europe's startup ecosystem continue to mount, or will geopolitical tensions throw spanners in the works?On this episode of the Sifted Podcast, news editor Martin Coulter joins editor Amy Lewin to discuss what they think will be the big topics this year in European startups and VC — and what you, our dear listeners, should be watching out for. They cover: If — or when — the AI bubble will burstWhich shiny sectors will attract a lot of venture funding What the year might hold for ‘sovereign' tech startupsWhich tech billionaire might run for president (in Europe)What developments are likely to be in store for the VC industry This episode was produced by Maya Dharampal-Hornby.Further reading: A spacetech IPO, a robot decacorn and a (European) entrepreneur running for president: Sifted's predictions for European tech in 2026Sign up to Sifted's Daily newsletter 

Amy, JJ and Robbie try A LOT of hot chocolates to find the best one in Fargo/ Moorhead. Here's how it shook out: Tied for first - Vampire Penguin and Caribou, Tied for third - Northstar and Kwik Star, in the middle, a legit pick - Moonrise Cafe and at the bottom of the list, in no particular order (and probably more on the cocoa side) - Koda, Starbucks and Sifted and Sweet Baking Co. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some industries are easy to disrupt. Infrastructure isn't one of them. But by focusing on adoption over features, clarity over complexity, and tempo over comfort, Shelley Copsey has built FYLD into a company reshaping how frontline operations work.In this episode, she breaks down the real levers of transformation: making work visible, removing friction, earning trust in high-risk environments, and rebuilding leadership as the company scales. Her insights go far beyond infrastructure - they're a blueprint for any CEO trying to grow a company inside a resistant or complex market.What you'll learn:

Speaker or Performer: Randy McLendon Scripture Passage(s): Luke 22:31-34 Date of Delivery: November 23, 2025

Speaker: Pastor Ben Horrevoets

This week, Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is joined by head of research Jonathan Sinclair and senior reporter Kai Nicol-Schwarz to unpack the state of AI in Europe.Funding for European AI-native companies has nearly doubled to €8.9bn this year, and acquisitions hit a record high of 18 last month — all while valuations continue to climb. But do the numbers tell the full story?The trio digs into insights from Sifted's inaugural AI ranking, alongside recent reporting, to explore questions like: Should France still be considered Europe's AI hub? Why do 95% of GenAI pilots fail at big corporations? And when is the AI bubble going to burst?Read the report here: https://sifted.eu/rankings/ai-100-2025Want to sponsor the podcast? Email commercial@sifted.euPlus take our listener survey here: https://form.typeform.com/to/WbVxsSv7

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“It can be difficult for people to know who they can speak to about it,” says Amy Lewin, of entrepreneurs who are unhappy in their own companies.  Amy is the Editor at Sifted, a media platform focused on Europe's startup ecosystem and she joins The Conscious Entrepreneur podcast to discuss a survey Sifted recently posed to a number of entrepreneurs, the vast majority of whom reported experiencing poor mental health, high stress and even a strong desire to leave their businesses within the coming year. Though these figures may seem alarming, they merely shed light on common struggles and pressures felt by entrepreneurs which are so often swept under the rug for fear of looking weak or needing to maintain an ultra positive mindset in order to see their businesses succeed. On today's episode Amy will reveal more of the survey's findings as well as what venture capitalists (VCs) can do to support entrepreneurs, in whom they, after all, have a vested interest.    The survey highlights the importance of a community in an entrepreneur's life. Family and friends share the entrepreneur's burden, while simultaneously being unable to relate. Professional networks of like-minded contemporaries can go a long way toward making isolated individuals feel heard and connected, as well as ease the mental health stigma.    Today, Amy shares the common regret shared among most entrepreneurs and why quitting might be the best thing they could do for their careers.    Quotes “It was just a real sign of the personal toll—and not just even on the founders, but on their family, on their friends, on their colleagues—just another reminder that building startups is really tough.”  (4:48 | Amy Lewin)  “Whenever we publish stories about that personal side of company building at Sifted, we get the most amazing response. People love knowing that they're not the only ones. And I think sometimes, startup culture is so much that you've got to be optimistic. You've got to believe that your company can be the one in 100 that's going to really make it. You hear from so many people that your idea is never going to work and you have to believe in it yourself and I think when times are really hard it can be difficult for people to know who they can speak to about it.” (6:27 | Amy Lewin)  “That attitude that's going to be out there from some corners that if you are struggling in any way then you are weak and that you're not in it for the long term, which I obviously don't believe, but is obviously what some people still think.”  (13:04 | Amy Lewin) “Encourage founders to go on holiday. Encourage them to have a personal life. These things are important. We all need to recharge our batteries and ‘visionaries do,' too. There's that famous saying that comes from the VC world: “I've never seen a company go bust because the founder took a week off, but I have seen plenty of companies go bust because the founder didn't.'”  (18:26 | Amy Lewin and Alex Raymond)   Links Connect with Amy Lewin: https://sifted.eu/articles/founder-mental-health-2024   Connect with Alex Raymond: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/afraymond/ Website: https://consciousentrepreneur.us/ HiveCast.fm is a proud sponsor of The Conscious Entrepreneur Podcast. Podcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm

God uses challenging circumstances to sift our heart, exposing sin so that we might grow in holiness.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God uses challenging circumstances to sift our heart, exposing sin so that we might grow in holiness.

20251007 Herbies Community Cooking Corner Originally Broadcasted October 7, 2025, on ACB Media 5   "Get ready for another cooking adventure. This time: Zucchini Bread Presented by Heidi. If you cook along, you need the following: 3 eggs 2 Cups of sugar 1 Cup of vegetable oil 1 tbsp vanilla extract 2 Cups of zucchini (Grated) 2 Cups of flour (Sifted) 1 tsp cinnamon 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp of salt 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 Cup of chopped walnuts (Optional) Herbie takes requests for future recipes or if you want to present a cooking demo.   Subscribe to the ACB Cooks email list Email the ACB Cooks Find the Cooking Corner on Youtube Find most of my recipes here   Find out more at https://acb-community.pinecast.co

A new(ish) Moorhead spot for tea, coffee, lunch and more! Check out Sifted and Sweet Baking Company, right off the interstate and 8th St. South. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first installment of this mini sereis, Pastor Bo takes us into two powerful moments with Jesus: one with His disciples at the Last Supper, and another with the Rich Young Ruler. In both stories, Jesus flips expectations upside down. Peter thinks he's strong enough to stand, but Jesus warns that sifting is coming. […]

Text: Amos 9:1-10  A sermon from our Wednesday night series through the book of Amos 

389 Identifying and Acting On Problems You Can Solve   We are surrounded by problems everyday of our lives, some manageable and others seeming too monumental to handle alone. Which is why it is so important to build a community of like minded individuals with the same goal of making a true difference.  In today's episode Sarah Elkins and Tessa Clarke discuss the relationship people have with stuff, food waste, and how Tessa's company Olio have been making a real difference in the face of the climate crisis.     Highlights Our relationship with objects, like clothing, that shape our identity.  What do you waste without realizing? How much do you think you throw away in a week? A month? And a year? We all need someone in our corner to help build us up and to help chart a path forward. Building community while also solving problems. Quit wishing things would be better and start making the change yourself.   Quotes “We always think the grass is greener on the other side but it never is.” “What's good for the planet is good for people and vice versa.” “It is honestly exhausting being a founder, trying to drive the change in a world that's set up not to change. So you've got to find ways to reenergize yourself and to keep going, to keep fighting every single day.” Dear Listeners it is now your turn, When you think about those 4 to 5 years that Tessa talked about and that journey of wanting to be entrepreneurial and thinking about it in terms of “what is the problem I can solve?” What is something you could start today, maybe it eventually becomes a side hustle, maybe the side hustle stays a side hustle, or maybe it turns into something more. What is a problem that you've experienced, that maybe you're the person to solve?    And, as always, thank you for listening.    About Tessa Tessa Clarke is the co-founder and CEO of Olio, the world's only neighbour-to-neighbour food-sharing app, and a trailblazing force in the fight against waste. Since launching in 2015 - and as a remote first business - Olio has grown into a global movement with 8 million users, redistributing over 100 million meals and 14 million household items, proving that small actions can drive massive change. Recognised as Veuve Clicquot's Bold Woman of the Year in 2023, Tessa is also a Sifted columnist, an Ambassador for the Better Business Act, and a member of the Small Business Growth Forum, advising the UK Government on SME concerns. With a track record of disrupting industry and mobilising communities, Tessa is a passionate speaker who inspires audiences to rethink business, sustainability, and the power of grassroots innovation. Check out Tessa's LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram! As well as her website Olio, and her TED Talk!   About Sarah "Uncovering the right stories for the right audiences so executives, leaders, public speakers, and job seekers can clearly and actively demonstrate their character, values, and vision." In my work with coaching clients, I guide people to improve their communication using storytelling as the foundation of our work together. What I've realized over years of coaching and podcasting is that the majority of people don't realize the impact of the stories they share - on their internal messages, and on the people they're sharing them with. My work with leaders and people who aspire to be leaders follows a similar path to the interviews on my podcast, uncovering pivotal moments in their lives and learning how to share them to connect more authentically with others, to make their presentations and speaking more engaging, to reveal patterns that have kept them stuck or moved them forward, and to improve their relationships at work and at home. The audiobook, Your Stories Don't Define You, How You Tell Them Will is now available! Included with your purchase are two bonus tracks, songs recorded by Sarah's band, Spare Change, in her living room in Montana. Be sure to check out the Storytelling For Professionals Course as well to make sure you nail that next interview!