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September 12, 2022

Europe’s fastest-growing climate tech startups

These climate tech companies are managing to grow fastest in Europe


Freya Pratty

6 min read

The founders of Sweep.

There’s a lot of chatter at the moment about how resilient the climate tech sector is to the macroeconomic conditions shaking up the wider tech market. 

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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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