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February 29, 2024

Europe’s climate tech soonicorns

Two new climate tech unicorns were created in Europe in 2023. We crunch the numbers on which companies could be next.

Freya Pratty

4 min read

Only two new climate tech unicorns were created in Europe in 2023: French gigafactory startup Verkor and Germany’s 1Komma5, which supplies heat pumps and solar panels to households. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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