Sifted's mission has always been to be a critical friend to Europe’s startup ecosystem — and for the "critical" part of our job, we often rely on tips from our readers.
As a result of confidential and anonymous messages our journalists have received, we’ve uncovered an investor who didn’t have the money he claimed he did, reported on hostile work cultures at much-hyped companies and exposed a business which owed thousands of customers refunds it was failing to pay.
If you have something to tell us, there are several ways to get in touch with our journalists. For press releases and non-sensitive news, you can contact the team at news@sifted.eu.
For sensitive tips and for sources who want to protect their anonymity, we use the following tools. No way of tipping us off is 100% secure, so please read the fine print on each to ensure you can keep yourself as safe as possible.
Encrypted email
Sifted can receive tips on our Proton Mail, which is an encrypted email service. Our address is: siftedeu@protonmail.com.
Post
You can also send us physical mail to our address. It can be addressed to Sifted’s editorial team or to individual reporters.
Please send to: Sifted Editorial Team, 100 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4HU
Sifted reporters also have their own secure methods for speaking with sources.
Freya Pratty: Climate and investigations: Proton Mail: fpw100@protonmail.com / Signal: +447742651828
Tim Smith: AI and investigations: Proton Mail: TimSmithSifted@proton.me / Signal: +447535869 861
Amy O'Brien: Fintech: Proton Mail: aob101@protonmail.com / Signal: +447963011483
Miriam Partington: DACH region: Proton Mail: mpartingtonsifted@proton.me
Tom Nugent: University spinouts and innovation: Proton Mail: tom-nugent-92@proton.me / Signal: +447591573047
Kai Nicol-Schwarz: UK tech and healthtech: Proton Mail: kainicolschwarz@proton.me / Signal +44 7588792251
Kabir Agarwal: Finance and late-stage companies: Proton Mail: kabir.ag@proton.me / Signal +44 7840748822. Public PGP Key: 5113B408
Sadia Nowshin: Techbio: Proton Mail: sadianowshin@proton.me
For more information about our policy on anonymous sources, click here.