Analysis

September 27, 2024

Europe’s fastest-growing deeptech startup teams in 2024

Sifted discovers which deeptech startups have grown their teams the most in the last 12 months

Anne Sraders

6 min read

Deeptech startups, like those building rockets, robots and quantum computers, have seen their coffers filled with VC capital recently. Investors have funnelled €6.5bn into 488 deeptech deals so far in 2024 through to early September (excluding climate and healthtech startups) according to Sifted data.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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