Smith joins Sifted as a senior reporter

Tim Smith has joined Sifted full-time as a senior reporter. For the past four years, he was working freelance for Sifted from Barcelona. As a full-time staffer, he will cover stories from Spain, Portugal and other areas. He will also continue to help run and grow the Sifted Podcast, which covers news from European tech […]
O’Brien swaps City A.M. for Sifted

Amy O’Brien will be joining Sifted to cover European venture capital and techniology. She recently served as an investment reporter at City A.M. She has also interned at and worked freelance for the Financial Times. She has also freelanced for AFP, Guardian News and Media and Impact Investing Institute. She has also worked on the […]
Matsuda joins The Block as fintech reporter

The Block has hired Tom Matsuda as a fintech reporter. He was previously an editorial intern at Sifted, which provides in-depth reporting on startup Europe and is backed by the Financial Times. His bylines have also appeared in Al-Jazeera, OneZero and The Japan Times. He has also contributed to The Line of Best Fit in […]