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May 10, 2022

Europe has a deeptech scaling problem, here’s why

Europe doesn’t have a deeptech startup problem, it has a deeptech scaling problem


Massimo Portincaso

Europe doesn’t have a deeptech startup problem, it has a deeptech scaling problem. That’s according to three members of the European Innovation Council’s (EIC) ScalingUp initiative, after their survey of founders and investors.

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Alejandro Tauber

Alejandro Tauber is a freelance tech and business writer based in Amsterdam. He tweets from @AlejandroTauber

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