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July 22, 2021

Europe’s fastest growing scaleups so far this year

2021 has been marked by some enormous rounds in European tech, but which companies are scaling fastest?


Freya Pratty

6 min read

2021 has been marked by some enormous rounds in European tech, but which companies are scaling fastest?

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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