Analysis

July 4, 2022

14 deeptech startups to watch in Spain and Portugal, according to investors

The region doesn’t only produce ecommerce startups these days


Tim Smith

7 min read

Iberia used to have something of a reputation for being a sleepy backwater when it comes to deeptech innovation. Countries like Spain have been criticised for being friendlier markets for copycat ecommerce ideas than truly cutting-edge innovation — but that’s all starting to change.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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