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How much do fintech execs get paid?
Tiger Global's European startup shopping spree
Should Facebook's oversight board monitor other social platforms?
Why the university spinout system isn't broken

\Fintech

How much do fintech execs get paid?

Do fintechs pay their C-suite more than other sectors? How much do fintech CFOs, COOs and CTOs actually earn? And how does that compare to salaries in the US?

With the help of fintech recruiters Storm2, we’ve pulled data from a pool of over 20k fintech candidates to find out.

See who makes the most here.

\A message from our sponsor Soldo

Europe’s businesses lose £301bn to outdated expense processes each year

Learn which tools could improve your startup’s efficiency and cut costs in Soldo’s latest business spending report.

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\For Members Venture Capital

New York investor Tiger Global is on a European startup shopping spree

Watch out European VCs, US investor Tiger Global is on the hunt for European startups and has invested in 16 of them this year so far — together worth €70bn.

So what's its strategy? Why the interest in Europe? And which startups are in its portfolio?

Freya Pratty finds out.

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\Policy & Regulation

Should Facebook's oversight board monitor other social platforms?

Facebook's oversight board, which is run by 20 politicians, lawyers, academics and journalists and moderates content, could expand its remit to moderate other social platforms too.

At least that's what one board member, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the former prime minister of Denmark, thinks.

She spoke to Sifted's John Thornhill.

\Opinion

No, the university spinout system isn't broken

Venture capitalists recently suggested that the operations of European universities and their technology transfer offices stifles growth and holds back entrepreneurs.

That is not the case, thinks Anne Lane, CEO of UCL Business, UCL's technology commercialisation company.

Here's why.

\Sponsored by Google for Startups

Meet the startup putting offices on power saving mode

A recent report from the Green Alliance think tank says businesses across London, Manchester, Bristol, Leeds and Birmingham are wasting £60m worth of energy annually.

Enter Surple, a Welsh startup that wants to help businesses reduce carbon emissions, energy use and utility bills by analysing office building data.

Sifted spoke to cofounder and CEO Peter Allan about the UK’s net zero emissions goal, and why Wales is perfectly placed for ambitious entrepreneurs.

Read here.

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🖥️ Quantum computing 101. This piece by BBC Science Focus gives a pretty straightforward explanation to how a quantum computer is different from your laptop.

Events [digital only]

What every startup should know about venture debt | Online | May 26
Hear from the experts in our next Sifted Talks, where we’ll discuss using venture debt with the goal of reducing cost of capital for founders and investors.

Germany: The European startup climate tech powerhouse | Online | May 27
Enlit Europe invites you to learn about Germany’s climate tech startup ecosystem — which has been hailed as one of Europe’s most expansive with over 250 climate tech startups. Featuring speakers from top investment firms, climate tech startups and more.

Community building around a VC | Online | June 1
Join Samuel Gil, partner at Spanish venture fund JME Ventures for a fireside chat and Q&A on how to add value to your investments and the wider ecosystem.

How Lithuania became the EU’s fastest-growing fintech hub | Online | June 3
Find out from experts why Lithuania is set to take the European fintech crown, in our upcoming Sifted Talks.

How the payments space is changing | Online | June 9
Learn why valuations in the open banking space are soaring and what investors are betting big on. Featuring speakers from Atomico, Plaid and OpenPayd.

Sifted Members

Vertical farming startups, compared

Does the university tech transfer system need an overhaul?

Europe now has nearly 200 female VC partners. How did they get their jobs?

Europe’s leading corporate unicorn hunters

In data: the big gender pay gap at some of the UK’s biggest startups

Amy Lewin
Deputy Editor

Get in touch with her at amy@sifted.eu
Or tweeting @amyrlewin

Connor Bilboe
Editorial Assistant

Get in touch with him at connor@sifted.eu
He likes sustainability stories.

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\Fintech

How much do fintech execs get paid?

\A message from our sponsor Soldo

Europe’s businesses lose £301bn to outdated expense processes each year

\For Members Venture Capital

New York investor Tiger Global is on a European startup shopping spree

\Policy & Regulation

Should Facebook's oversight board monitor other social platforms?

\Opinion

No, the university spinout system isn't broken

\Sponsored by Google for Startups

Meet the startup putting offices on power saving mode

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Events [digital only]

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