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December 8, 2021

European AI healthtechs cash in as investors bet big on sector

Funding for AI-driven healthtechs has doubled in the past year, and VC interest is showing no signs of slowing


The Owkin team in Paris

VCs are starting to take European startups using artificial intelligence in healthcare seriously. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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