Opinion

October 21, 2024

'Europe is the funny little cousin' - 11x on why it's moving to Silicon Valley

11x was one of Europe's hottest AI startups. Now its head of partnerships deep dives on why the company's moving the company to the US


GenAI-powered sales startup 11x recently moved its operations to the US after building the business from scratch in London — arguably the best tech ecosystem in Europe. Along with it went most of 11x’s talented team, tax revenue and all the positive externalities associated with a successful and growing company. 

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Guillaume Roux-Romestaing

Guillaume Roux-Romestaing is the partnerships lead at 11x.

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