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August 8, 2025

Are European VCs getting muscled out of AI dealmaking?

US VCs have massively stepped up their AI dealmaking in Europe

The Americans are coming in waves. 

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Hessa Alabbas

Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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