Analysis

December 23, 2024

European tech’s 2024 in data

As 2024 comes to a close, here are some of Sifted’s most headline-grabbing data points to have on your radar going into the new year


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European tech is at the best of times a rollercoaster, and the data for 2024 doesn’t say otherwise. 

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Chart from Sifted's H2 2024 report
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Chart from Sifted's H2 2024 report
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Chart from Sifted's H2 2024 report
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Chart from H2 2024's report
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Chart from Sifted's H2 2024 report
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Jonathan Sinclair

Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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