Sifted Summit 2026

Sifted Summit 2026 runs 30 September to 1 October 2026 at Magazine London, 11 Ordnance Crescent in Greenwich, and is the annual gathering staged by Sifted, the Financial Times-backed European startup publication. The organisers put the event at around 2,000 attendees drawn from more than 60 countries, alongside 200-plus investors and 60-plus partners, with 115 speakers named on the 2026 programme. Its editorial line is the same one the newsroom takes: candid conversation about what is actually working rather than polished launch pitches. Sessions run across panels, roundtables, masterclasses, workshops and hands-on build-a-longs covering growth-stage funding, engineering and scaling, holding product-market fit, capital strategy, market expansion and AI implementation, and the Summit is also where the Sifted 250 leaderboard of Europe's fastest-growing startups is unveiled.

Date

September 30 – October 1, 2026

Location

Magazine London, United Kingdom

Format

In-Person

Event Type

Summit

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

2,000+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Sifted

Added

Jul 17, 2026

Updated

Aug 16, 2026

• ✓Startup founders and CEOs (Series A and later)
• ✓Venture capital investors and limited partners
• ✓Scaleup operators — COO, CPO, CTO, VP Engineering
• ✓Angel investors and family offices
• ✓Corporate development and innovation leads
• ✓Policy makers and public innovation agencies
• ✓Advisors to startups — law firms, consultancies, service providers

For a corporate or growth-stage technology leader this is a two-day read on where European venture capital is actually flowing and which companies are compounding, taken directly from the investors writing the cheques and the founders spending them. You leave with a named pipeline of partnership and acquisition targets from the Sifted 250, a calibrated view of what AI deployment is genuinely producing inside scaleups rather than in vendor decks, and scheduled one-to-one meetings booked through the matchmaking app instead of hallway luck. The investor density relative to headcount is the reason to pick this over a larger show.

• ✓Main-stage panels and fireside conversations across both days
• ✓Investor and founder roundtables on funding, scaling and exits
• ✓Masterclasses on practical operating skills
• ✓Build-a-long hands-on sessions
• ✓Workshops run by operators and specialists
• ✓Sifted 250 leaderboard launch and networking drinks reception
• ✓Matchmaking app for scheduling one-to-one investor meetings
• ✓Executive-only sessions for senior operators
• ✓AI implementation track running through both days of programming

• ★Run by a newsroom, not an events business — Sifted is the FT-backed publication that covers this ecosystem year-round, and the programme reflects reporting rather than sponsor slots
• ★Deliberately weighted to post-Series A founders and operators, so the room is people who have already scaled something rather than pre-seed pitch traffic
• ★Home of the Sifted 250 leaderboard reveal, which makes it the fixed point in the European calendar for who is actually growing fastest
• ★Unusually dense investor concentration for its size: 200-plus investors against roughly 2,000 attendees, with a matchmaking app for scheduling VC meetings
• ★Pan-European rather than national — attendees from 60-plus countries, which is the practical reason to come if you are testing a cross-border expansion thesis
• ★Ticket tiers are role-gated (startup, investor, general), which keeps vendor traffic separated from the founder-investor core

Three role-gated tiers, all plus VAT: Startup and Scaleup £399 (founders and operators at Series A+ businesses), Investor £599 (VC firms, LPs, angels), General Attendee £849 (service providers, law firms, consultancies, government agencies and other technology companies). No early-bird or price-increase deadline is published on the official ticket page.

When is Sifted Summit 2026?

Sifted Summit 2026 takes place September 30 – October 1, 2026 in London, United Kingdom.

Where is Sifted Summit 2026 held?

Sifted Summit 2026 is held in London, United Kingdom. The event format is in-person.

How much does Sifted Summit 2026 cost?

Sifted Summit 2026 is paid. Three role-gated tiers, all plus VAT: Startup and Scaleup £399 (founders and operators at Series A+ businesses), Investor £599 (VC firms, LPs, angels), General Attendee £849 (service providers, law firms, consultancies, government agencies and other technology companies). No early-bird or price-increase deadline is published on the official ticket page.

Who should attend Sifted Summit 2026?

Sifted Summit 2026 is aimed at Startup founders and CEOs (Series A and later), Venture capital investors and limited partners, Scaleup operators — COO, CPO, CTO, VP Engineering, Angel investors and family offices, Corporate development and innovation leads, Policy makers and public innovation agencies, Advisors to startups — law firms, consultancies, service providers.

What topics does Sifted Summit 2026 cover?

Sifted Summit 2026 covers AI implementation in growth-stage companies, Growth funding and the European capital gap, Engineering and scaling, Maintaining product-market fit, Capital strategy and exits, International market expansion, Team building and founder leadership, European tech policy and regulation, Deeptech — quantum, fusion, robotics and space.

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