A host of Europe’s top founders launched “Project Europe” on Wednesday, a new scheme designed to help build Europe’s next €100bn companies.
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March 12, 2025
Mistral, Klarna join 100+ founder initiative to supercharge next generation of young European startups
The collective of top European founders and VCs including Point Nine will back young European talent with a €10m fund
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