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Europe's answer to buzzy US tech show TBPN set to launch

A group of European angel investors are backing a European equivalent to the popular live US tech show TBPN


Amy Lewin

2 min read

ETN's cofounders Luke Knight and Ronan Chambers

Plans are afoot to launch a European equivalent to the popular US tech show, TBPN, Sifted has learnt. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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