While we might be in the era of VC doom memos and contagious market jitters, Spain’s startup sector has never been healthier, in terms of investment volumes.
Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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