Analysis

February 1, 2023

9 charts that tell where European tech is right now

Sifted Intelligence ran the numbers — and they reveal just how much of an anomaly 2021 was


Image of EU flags outside the European Commission building in Brussels

European tech is going through a slow patch — funding is harder to come by, and startups have laid off thousands of employees.

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