# Places

Leuven, the university town where students + beer = startups
Places
July 31, 2019
Leuven, the university town where students + beer = startups
Home of Anheuser Busch, the world’s largest beer company
Maija Palmer
“In five years there will be five tech hubs in Europe that matter, and Lausanne will be one of them”
Places
July 24, 2019
“In five years there will be five tech hubs in Europe that matter, and Lausanne will be one of them”
Lausanne creates about the same number of startups as Zurich does, with only a third of the population. This is how the city’s tech community manages to punch above its weight.
Maija Palmer
Italy sends its startups abroad to grow into unicorns
Places
July 19, 2019
Italy sends its startups abroad to grow into unicorns
Where many other countries are trying to stop the brain drain and keep their entrepreneurs at home, Italy appears to be actively exporting its founders.
Maija Palmer
Insider view: Iceland, in the perfect spot halfway between Europe and the US
Places
July 10, 2019
Insider view: Iceland, in the perfect spot halfway between Europe and the US
Within ten years the Icelandic startup ecosystem has gone from non-existant to somewhere startups can thrive.
Mimi Billing
Croatia’s tech sector is a lot bigger than you think
Places
June 27, 2019
Croatia’s tech sector is a lot bigger than you think
Companies like Infobip and Rimac Automobili are doing big business despite the country's sluggish bureaucracy
Maija Palmer
Krakow’s Dragon Valley is gearing up to grow a unicorn
Places
May 30, 2019
Krakow’s Dragon Valley is gearing up to grow a unicorn
Startups in Poland's second city pull in the big funding rounds
Maija Palmer
A third of the world's top startup cities are in Europe
Places
May 10, 2019
A third of the world's top startup cities are in Europe
Europe is strong when it comes to deeptech. But it really needs to solve the female founder problem.
Maija Palmer
How Lithuania became a mecca for fintech
Places
April 25, 2019
How Lithuania became a mecca for fintech
For years Lithuania was best known for its world-class basketball team. Lately, the small country of under 3m people is getting noticed for something else – fintech.
Krista Krumina
Insider view: Oslo is becoming the greentech capital of Europe
Places
April 11, 2019
Insider view: Oslo is becoming the greentech capital of Europe
Impact tech, easily available startup grants and a perfect test environment - three reasons why Oslo could be the ultimate place to build your startup.
Mimi Billing
In Amsterdam, tech is hiring more than any other sector
Places
April 10, 2019
In Amsterdam, tech is hiring more than any other sector
On a hunt for "purpose" at work, employees are increasingly choosing to work in Amsterdam's tech sector.
Amy Lewin
Insider view: Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are attracting Europe's entrepreneurs
Places
April 2, 2019
Insider view: Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are attracting Europe's entrepreneurs
Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are becoming a new destination for Europe's entrepreneurs. Local experts share the Tricity's secrets.
Carly Minsky
Founders flee to Estonia’s digital paradise
Places
March 12, 2019
Founders flee to Estonia’s digital paradise
Sifted talks to some of the 56,000 people who have applied for Estonian e-residency, and finds out why they love it.
Christina zur Nedden
Insider view: Amsterdam’s friendly tech community
Places
March 12, 2019
Insider view: Amsterdam’s friendly tech community
With two public listings last year, and an ever-closer community, Amsterdam’s startup scene is growing up.
Amy Lewin
Insider view: Toulouse's IoT and transport startups
Places
March 5, 2019
Insider view: Toulouse's IoT and transport startups
The "Pink City" is home to an IoT valley and a cluster of transport startups that have grown up around Airbus.
Maija Palmer
Insider view: Bristol's deep chip expertise
Places
February 25, 2019
Insider view: Bristol's deep chip expertise
Bristol's deep history of semiconductor development is producing a new crop of companies like Graphcore.
Maija Palmer
Insider view: Riga's Old Town tech innovators
Places
February 18, 2019
Insider view: Riga's Old Town tech innovators
Riga in Latvia is not only beautiful and affordable, it's the biggest startup hub in the Baltics.
Kitty Knowles
E-money "onslaught" hits Lithuania
Places
February 12, 2019
E-money "onslaught" hits Lithuania
The Baltic fintech hub struggles to keep up with Brexit-fuelled interest from international payment companies.
Carly Minsky
Insider view: Gender equality is Malmö’s strength
Places
February 11, 2019
Insider view: Gender equality is Malmö’s strength
Despite its size, Malmö is the home of one of the most diverse tech scenes in Europe.
Mimi Billing
How Tink raised capital from banks but kept its independence
Places
February 8, 2019
How Tink raised capital from banks but kept its independence
Fintech companies usually distance themselves from banks to keep their independence. Swedish company Tink took another path.
Mimi Billing
Klarna has a new competitor in town
Places
February 6, 2019
Klarna has a new competitor in town
With the London based lending platform Divido launching in the Nordics, the Scandinavian bank Nordea has found a way to compete with Klarna.
Mimi Billing
Insider view: Palestine's problem-solvers
Places
February 4, 2019
Insider view: Palestine's problem-solvers
Amid the curfews and the checkpoints, Palestine is developing centres of innovation.
Carly Minsky
Chart: Average software developer salaries in Europe's tech hubs
Places
February 1, 2019
Chart: Average software developer salaries in Europe's tech hubs
Maybe there is a reason so many tech startups are heading to Lisbon. It's not just about the sun and surf, but also the cheap salaries.
Maija Palmer
Insider view: Lisbon's scaleup challenge
Places
February 1, 2019
Insider view: Lisbon's scaleup challenge
Sun, surf and a support network: the Portuguese capital has laid the groundwork for a thriving scene.
Amy Lewin
Insider view: Minsk's boom in AI
Places
January 29, 2019
Insider view: Minsk's boom in AI
Ruled since 1994 by autocratic president Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus has a curious mix of Soviet-era feel and tech entrepreneurialism.
Maija Palmer

# Places

Leuven, the university town where students + beer = startups

“In five years there will be five tech hubs in Europe that matter, and Lausanne will be one of them”

Italy sends its startups abroad to grow into unicorns

Insider view: Iceland, in the perfect spot halfway between Europe and the US

Croatia’s tech sector is a lot bigger than you think

Krakow’s Dragon Valley is gearing up to grow a unicorn

A third of the world's top startup cities are in Europe

How Lithuania became a mecca for fintech

Insider view: Oslo is becoming the greentech capital of Europe

In Amsterdam, tech is hiring more than any other sector

Insider view: Three cities along Poland's Baltic coast are attracting Europe's entrepreneurs

Founders flee to Estonia’s digital paradise

Insider view: Amsterdam’s friendly tech community

Insider view: Toulouse's IoT and transport startups

Insider view: Bristol's deep chip expertise

Insider view: Riga's Old Town tech innovators

E-money "onslaught" hits Lithuania

Insider view: Gender equality is Malmö’s strength

How Tink raised capital from banks but kept its independence

Klarna has a new competitor in town

Insider view: Palestine's problem-solvers

Chart: Average software developer salaries in Europe's tech hubs

Insider view: Lisbon's scaleup challenge

Insider view: Minsk's boom in AI