Welcome to The Sifted Podcast, the first-ever podcast by the FT-backed publication ​on European startups. Hosted by Sifted’s editor, Michael Stothard, this podcast will introduce you to Europe’s most exciting tech sectors — from psychedelic therapy to audio erotica — and the founders driving them into the future. 

 In each episode, we’ll give you need-to-know sector info to put these conversations into a wider context. We’ll also be putting these startups to the test in Baby Shark Tank, where Michael’s 5-year-old daughter, Eliza, will grill founders on their ideas and decide whether or not to hand over marshmallows as investment.

 Subscribe now, and make sure you don’t miss our four-episode pilot, sponsored by Zendesk for Startups, which will be out starting mid-November.