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January 31, 2025

What DeepSeek has — and hasn't — changed for European VCs

VCs weigh in on what the AI breakthrough means for investors

Anne Sraders

5 min read

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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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