Amid a rocky time for European tech, a sturdier but smaller unicorn herd emerged this year, as only Europe’s top companies managed to graze on enough healthy capital to navigate the VC downturn.
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The state of European unicorns: 2022 wrapped
Tracking Europe's biggest beasts through the last 12 months
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