Opinion

January 12, 2022

Can the European tech ecosystem withstand the inevitable downturn?

Public stocks are turning bearish and interest rates will likely rise. So how would Europe's tech ecosystem handle a downturn?


Nicolas Colin

5 min read

Tech firms listed on the Nasdaq saw their valuations plummet in 2000

You hear that? That’s the sound of the tech funding market slowly cooling down.

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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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