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December 4, 2018

A look at the state of European tech 2018

Emerging hubs, record investments, terrible gender diversity, international expansion and wary pension funds: five of the most interesting charts from Atomico's State of European Tech Report 2018


John Thornhill

4 min read

One message shouts out of the 2018 State of European Tech report, produced by Atomico, Slush and Orrick: it’s all about the people.

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John Thornhill

John Thornhill is Sifted’s founder and innovation editor of the Financial Times. He tweets from @johnthornhillft

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