Analysis

July 21, 2021

Europe’s cannabis capitals for investment ranked, report

A new report argues that VC funds are increasingly interested in the cannabis sector.


Tim Smith

4 min read

The UK is Europe’s most active market for investment deals into cannabis startups, making up more than half of all time investment volume in the sector, according to a new report.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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