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September 11, 2024

Europe's defence tech talent crunch looks set to worsen

It's hard for European defence tech startups to find top talent — and it's not going to get any easier anytime soon, say VCs and recruiters

Anne Sraders

6 min read

Hiring the right people is always a challenge for startups — particularly in areas like artificial intelligence and deeptech, where there’s widely considered to be a shortage of qualified talent in Europe. But add to that the complexity of needing to hire someone with experience working with government or in legally complex fields — as many defence tech startups require — and it can be particularly thorny.

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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