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Happy Monday — and welcome to our shiny, redesigned newsletter! Here's today's lineup:

Britain's most active angel investors 2020
Depop rides to rescue the charity shop sector
German startups riding the e-mobility wave, according to VCs

\Venture Capital

Top angel investors in the UK 2020

Britain's brigade of angel investors pump around £2bn into UK businesses per year.

Most angels back just a handful of companies each year — but in 2020, some invested in heaps of startups. Can you guess who?

Meet the most active UK angels here.

\A message from our sponsor Zendesk

How do you recycle failure into growth?

Sit Down Startup Podcast by Zendesk is a series of coffee-shop style conversations, in which exciting startups share their trials, tribulations and triumphs.

Find out more here.

\Fashion

Charity shops flock to Depop to stay afloat

The hard-hit charity sector isn’t as dead as you'd think — because it’s all happening online right now.

Charity shops like The British Heart Foundation have been generating revenue by selling on second-hand clothing apps like Depop, and even achieving 'Top Seller' status.

But can online sales provide a lifeline for the sector until physical stores reopen?

We find out.

\Holland

The top startups from The Netherlands to watch in 2021

The tech ecosystem in The Netherlands is booming, with a record $1.4bn being invested last year and some huge success stories like Picnic and MessageBird.

But which are the country’s most exciting startups? Which are the one to watch in 2021?

Our team of experts at Sifted have chosen a list of more than 100 we think you need to know about, with an added “Sifted take” to provide an extra layer of insight.

Who are they all?

\Venture Capital

The VC helping startups tackle the US

Planning on expanding stateside? Then Dublin and London-based VC Frontline would say it's the investor for you.

But why should European B2B startups head to the US? And if they do, what mistakes should they avoid?

Amy Lewin reports.

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The startup protecting IoT

Polish startup Cyberus Labs has come up with a solution to keep internet-of-things (IoT) devices more safe from hackers — by ditching the passwords that they hack completely.

How? Find out here.

Sifted Suggests

Calling CEE VCs. Unconventional Ventures and Experior VC are releasing a report on the VC funding landscape in the CEE region — and they want to hear from CEE VCs. Take the survey now.

Catching up on digital health. Chris O'Brien reports on the rapid advancements in healthtech over the past year, from data-driven medicine to digital health.

Why community matters. What common benefits can your startup capture by building a community early on? From Maddyness.

Calling parents working in startups

Which startups have an amazing set up for parents? We're looking to hear about companies with great childcare, paternity and maternity leave policies — and especially terrible ones.

Help us out. Email Amy.

Events [digital only]

\Sifted Talks — Do we need an HQ anymore? | Online | 12 Feb

Should all ambitious startups ditch the office forever? Join Sifted’s Amy Lewin and a top panel to find out. In partnership with Globalization Partners.
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\Sifted Talks — Stay SaaSy: How to sell SaaS in a crowded market | Online | 18 Feb
2020 was the year of SaaS. Join our panel of experts as we discuss who is successfully selling SaaS, what VCs look for and how new players can elbow their way in.
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StateUp 21 Launch Event | Online | 9 Feb
Want to know what the future of govtech looks like? Join StateUp and its expert panel, including speakers from CitizenLab and Public to find out.

Is Athens becoming Europe's next startup hotspot? | Online | 11 Feb
How can the Greek capital put itself up against the big European tech hubs like London and Berlin? Hear from the cofounders of fintech Plum and IT employee support startup Gaspardesk to find out.

Show the Code: Northzone Edition | Online | 11 Feb
TechTree and Silicon Roundabout invites you to pick the brains of developers, CTOs and leading engineers — from top startups like Personio and Klarna.

Building tech ecosystems in a distributed world | Online | 24 Feb
Don’t miss out on this event moderated by Sifted featuring heaps of star speakers — from LocalGlobe's Saul Klein to La French Tech director Kat Borlongan — and learn how to build top global tech ecosystems.