After a bubbly 2021, Europe’s unicorn machine slowed; only 47 companies crossed the $1bn threshold for the first time this year, compared to 69 last year. That means the bar to become a unicorn investor became notably higher.
Analysis
December 19, 2022
Which VCs backed the most unicorns in 2022?
In a down year for startups across Europe, which investors managed to bag the most new unicorns in 2022?
Amelie Bahr and Federico Scolari
3 min read
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