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January 24, 2024

Gulf money is flooding into European startups — these are the most active investors

As investments from the Gulf grow in Europe, Sifted looks at the investors that are closing the most deals


DUBAI, UAE - NOVEMBER 2: Dubai Marina. UAE. November 2, 2013. Dubai was the fastest developing city in the world between 2002 and 2008.

European founders looking for fresh capital often chase deep-pocketed US investors — but recent years have seen them increasingly turning their attention to the other side of the globe.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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