Last Wednesday I joined investors, startups and quite a few corporate venture people at climate tech conference The Drop in Malmö. Some of them I’d bumped into on the plane from Stockholm the day before; others had flown in from as far as California.

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September 25, 2025
Climate tech out, dual-use in at The Drop
Sifted's Europe editor Mimi Billing attended the climate tech conference The Drop
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