Analysis

December 4, 2023

Europe’s 10 fastest-growing SaaS startup teams

The downturn has not been kind to SaaS — but AI is keeping the lights on for funding coming into the sector

AI has been the saving grace in 2023 of a SaaS sector that’s felt the full reckoning of the tech downturn. 

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The Mistral AI founding team
The Mistral AI founding team
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An image of Stability AI's Emad Mostaque
Stability AI's Emad Mostaque
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Builder's Sachin Dev Duggal
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Aleph Alpha CEO Jonas Andrulis
Aleph Alpha CEO Jonas Andrulis
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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