Analysis

December 26, 2022

Spanish tech in review: The key moments of 2022

2022 was a big year for Spanish tech, despite an economic slowdown and dropoff in funding for startups


Tim Smith

4 min read

Factorial's cofounders, with Jordi Romero in the middle

Spanish tech certainly hasn’t been immune to the general slowdown in the markets this year, but things could definitely be worse.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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