Opinion

November 27, 2019

US tech giants are vulnerable. Can EU startups benefit?

US tech giants are stumbling and it's a golden opportunity for European tech startups.


Nicolas Colin

5 min read

Credit: Slush

Atomico’s annual report on the State of European Tech came out last week and there was one obvious takeaway: the continent’s startup ecosystem is going from strength to strength with more money, more ambition and more international interest than ever before.

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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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