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January 30, 2026

'There’s growing interest': Deutsche Börse exec hopeful of 2026 IPO pipeline

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange has had its fair share of big-name tech and VC-backed listings, some of which were as early as 2014 — but tech IPOs have slowed down in recent years

Tom Matsuda

4 min read

The Deutsche Börse wants more European scaleups to embrace being a big fish in a little pond and list in Europe over the US.

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Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

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