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July 26, 2021

Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2021

Here’s where Europe’s unicorn founders were schooled


Insead, Fontainebleau. ©Felix Wong

Unicorn founders are springing up at a quicker rate than ever in Europe — but where are they all coming from? 

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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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