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January 16, 2025

European tech’s most active East Asian investors

Spoiler: SoftBank's no longer number one


Freya Pratty

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This picture taken on February 6, 2023 shows a logo of Japan's SoftBank at their mobile shop in Tokyo. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)

Japanese investment giant SoftBank backed just four European companies in 2024, half the number it backed the year prior.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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