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June 20, 2024

Where's Europe's next digital health unicorn?

Funding has been falling for digital health startups — but there are some real areas of promise in the sector

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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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