Opinion

December 2, 2020

What is a 'European' startup in the era of remote work?

What makes a startup belong to one country over another?


Nicolas Colin

4 min read

Pipedrive, founded by an Estonian team, now incorporated in the US. Picture: Pipedrive.

Europe’s startup ecosystem can get caught up in the game of pitting one city or one country against another. Is Paris catching up with London? Is Berlin still in the race? Does Sweden have more unicorns than Finland? What about Poland and Romania? And why isn’t Italy on the map? 

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Nicolas Colin

Nicolas Colin is cofounder of VC firm The Family. He writes a regular column for Sifted

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