Issie James, Co-founder at Onstage: BREAKING: Onstage has been acquired by Sifted

Onstage has just been acquired by Sifted. The company runs Demo Day, an early-stage pitch event that connects founders with VCs, backed by a network of 350 venture capital partners who select the finalists.Issie James is Co-founder at Onstage. Onstage's strategy has always been to build an audience its founders and VC partners can use to reach more customers, and joining Sifted was the natural next step for that.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel. Check them out here: https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkSponsors:Chargebee: https://www.chargebee.com/events/beelieve/london/2026SurrealDB: https://surrealdb.com/Airwallex: https://www.airwallex.com/uk?utm_source=other&utm_medium=partner_referral&utm_campaign=v01_emea_multi_ib_dg_prtmk_mofu_scalingeuropeLovable: https://lovable.dev/Timestamps:0:00 - Introduction0:17 - Onstage's acquisition by Sifted1:36 - What changes and what stays the same4:10 - What the acquisition means for Issie6:03 - What happens to Deploy6:52 - Issie's career journey at Onstage11:51 - What makes a great event13:16 - What success looks like after the acquisition14:27 - Lessons from thousands of startup pitches