Debates about European AI tend to centre on compute, capital and regulation. Ask the companies themselves what’s holding them back, however, and two challenges stand out: hiring great people and finding customers.
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October 30, 2026
Talent tops European AI startups’ concerns as funding pressures mount
Sifted’s AI 100 survey finds funding climbing the list of concerns, buyers circling and more respondents open to a US move
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Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn
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