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November 19, 2025

10 key findings from Atomico’s State of European Tech report

Sifted combed through the 183 charts in this year’s edition to pick out the most important bits

Europe’s startups are getting some of their mojo back in 2025, according to Atomico’s State of European Tech report. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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