Mehmet Atici, Managing Partner at Bek Ventures

Opinion

June 26, 2025

‘European tech’ doesn’t actually exist — and it doesn’t need to

Let's stop worrying about losing sovereignty to tech giants created in Silicon Valley and Beijing

Mehmet Atici

5 min read

As AI competition ramps up and geopolitical tensions mount, European founders and investors fret about losing sovereignty to tech giants created in Silicon Valley and Beijing. Cue the growing calls to arms intended to rally Europe’s disparate ecosystems, founders and investors around one Europe and a focused mission to counter US and Chinese dominance.

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Mehmet Atici

Mehmet Atici is managing partner at Bek Ventures

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