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John Thornhill

Innovation Editor

John Thornhill is the Innovation Editor at the Financial Times writing a weekly column on the impact of technology. He is also the founder and editorial director of Sifted, the FT-backed site for European startups, and founder of FT Forums, which hosts monthly meetings for senior executives.

John was previously deputy editor and news editor of the FT in London. He has also been Europe editor, Paris bureau chief, Asia editor, Moscow correspondent and Lex columnist.

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  • Tuesday, 30 January, 2024
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    Big tech firms are muscling in on funding the future, pushing Silicon Valley VCs out of the way

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  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
    ReviewNon-Fiction
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  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
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  • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
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