Analysis

December 15, 2020

Here's where Peter Thiel is investing in Europe

After previously dismissing European tech, Thiel's now backed 43 companies


Freya Pratty

5 min read

Back in 2018, Peter Thiel said he thought there were “no successful tech companies in Europe.” Two years before he had called the continent a “slacker with low expectations.”

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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