Last year, Sifted put together some pretty accurate predictions for 2021 — we were right that Klarna would begin to position itself as a rival to Amazon and that climate tech would be trendy. But while we predicted funding and unicorn creation would heat up in Europe, we didn’t anticipate just how much.
Opinion
January 3, 2022
Sifted predictions: what’s in store for European tech in 2022
From the metaverse to alternative financing for startups, our journalists give their predictions for 2022
7 min read
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