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January 5, 2026

A spacetech IPO, a robot decacorn and a (European) entrepreneur running for president: Sifted’s predictions for European tech in 2026

Our journalists predict what's to come this year

Last year, Sifted’s reporters predicted that climate tech would have a terrible 2025 (tick), defence tech M&A would pick up (tick tick) and Klarna’s IPO would see plenty of other fintechs lining up to go public (not so much — yet). 

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