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December 25, 2023

Ice baths, backflips and date nights: the New Year resolutions that VCs and founders are making for 2024

The dawn of a New Year is a classic time to set new goals — and European tech founders and VCs have some big dreams for 2024


Sadia Nowshin

4 min read

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Lots of us use the dawn of a new year as an opportunity to commit to self improvement, whether that's going to the gym, eating healthier or giving up smoking or alcohol. 

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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