Analysis

November 19, 2024

Funding falls, venture debt has a record year and the US is poaching talent: the state of European tech 2024

Sifted pulls out the top takeaways from the Atomico report’s 10th edition

Funding continues to fall, venture debt has had a record year and the US is poaching European technical talent, according to Atomico’s State of European Tech report 2024

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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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