Gulf countries are home to some of the world’s richest sovereign wealth funds and best-capitalised CVCs. Despite that, funding from the region into European tech halved in 2024, down 51% to $1.7bn, according to Dealroom.
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January 9, 2025
Gulf investment into European tech halved in 2024
Here are the Gulf investors that backed the most European tech companies last year — featuring a whole lot of crypto
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