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.
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
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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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