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December 30, 2022

Sifted’s most-read stories in 2022 

It's been an eventful year for European tech — here are the 10 pieces that Sifted readers read the most


Sadia Nowshin

6 min read

After 2021’s heyday the fortunes of European tech took a nosedive in 2022 — the dip was a sobering one for many sectors. As such, there was a lot of layoffs news as founders turned to cuts to try to salvage runway and save their startups. There were so many, in fact, that Sifted kept a list — and found that the period between updating the “this article was last updated” note became increasingly shorter as the year went on. 

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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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