Analysis

January 7, 2022

The state of European unicorns: 2021 wrapped

Where are Europe's newest unicorns, what do they do and who backed them? Sifted analyses the herd


A Flink warehouse where two employees are collecting items for orders

Unicorns aren’t the rare beast they once were in European tech — despite the long odds that companies shooting for that milestone still face. 

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Federico Scolari

Federico Scolari is a senior intelligence analyst and data lead at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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