Analysis

November 10, 2022

9 of the hottest future of work startups in Europe, according to investors

The future of work isn't easily defined, but it's a category many investors want to get their teeth into


Michelangelo Valtancoli

The term "future of work" is familiar to almost everyone in the tech industry by now, but that doesn’t mean there’s a clear definition of what it actually means. 

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An image of Michelangelo Valtancoli, seed investor at Stride VC
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An image of Arnaud Baraër, a VC investor at XAnge
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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