Thread by @Siftedeu

What's 🔥 in European tech?
🔸Klarna's valuation is more than Estonia's GDP in 2020
🔸Is France's investment plan in quantum tech enough?
🔸Corporate investments are about to take off in Europe
🔸How to take startup funding to the next level

Here's our news round-up 👇

1/ After closing a $1bn round yesterday, @Klarna is now Europe’s most valuable startup: it's worth $31bn, which is more than Estonia's $30bn GDP in 2020 🙃

sifted.eu/articles/klarn…

2/ France has pledged to spend €1.8bn in quantum tech over the next five years to put the country at the top of the field. But is it enough? 🇫🇷

We spoke to @JurczakQris, founder of quantum VC @Quantonation:

sifted.eu/articles/franc…

3/ "Corporate exits — some more public than others — are likely to become a major trend in 2022 and beyond," says Olav Ostin, managing partner at @TempoCap 👀

Find out what's cooking up among corporates:
sifted.eu/articles/cvc-e…

4/ The amount of funding raised by European startups has been on a spectacular growth path over the past decade.

How can the ecosystem keep breaking investment records in the 2020s? 🤔

sifted.eu/articles/scale…