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November 6, 2025
Can Europe build AI champions?
Funding for European AI-native companies has nearly doubled to €8.9bn this year
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Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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