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July 15, 2022

Europe’s top 10 ‘unicorn universities’ 2022

Here are the European universities whose founders have launched the most unicorns


Tom Nugent

9 min read

University of Cambridge

There were 78 unicorns birthed in Europe last year and the rate of creation of companies valued at $1bn or more in recent years has skyrocketed. But where are they coming from?

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Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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