Analysis

September 15, 2023

From spinout to soonicorn: 19 companies on the cusp of $1bn valuations

The university spinouts vying for unicorn status


Sadia Nowshin

6 min read

Source: Isar Aerospace

Academics commercialising their research and starting their own companies — known as spinning out — are hot property in Europe at the moment. Funds are popping up to back them and governments are getting involved, convinced the next big success will come from research-heavy areas like AI, quantum and biotech. 

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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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