The US might have the PayPal Mafia - the first hires who went on to found Tesla, LinkedIn, Palantir, SpaceX, Square, Slide, Kiva, YouTube, Yelp, Yammer.
But Europe's founder pedigree is snowballing. Skype, Lastminute, Rocket Internet and Lovefilm proved some of the first training grounds for European startup founders. And now their offspring (Wise, Zoopla, Zalando) and others are compounding the impact.
Explore the European startup family tree, which we've just doubled in size.
We’ve ranked the top 100 bootstrapped startups to watch globally based on Dealroom Signal.
Purely data-driven based on Dealroom Signal, which assesses things like team, timing and traction - we've surfaced some of the most promising startups that are yet to receive significant outside funding.
📣 The Newton Venture Programme need 3 minds of VCs time for their anonymous survey aiming to bring transparency to the VC ecosystem. Fill out & share.
🇪🇺 The Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA) is lifting off, with €1M Horizon Europe grant in the bank, an Interim Manager, new website and job vacancies. Here's what they'll be setting out to do, as announced at last year's Web Summit.
🌱 Tickets are open for Impact Fest, Europe's biggest impact festival in The Hague in November.
🎟 Sifted Summit's lineup is shaping up nicely, including Tom Blomfield, Julia Hawkins, Lubomila Jordanova, Herman Narula and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill.
🎓 Next week, Brighteye's Edtech Startup Festival for edtech operators will be featuring the Nudge Unit, OECD, Duolingo, McKinsey, RocketX (and Dealroom).
Stockholm Impact Week brings together impactful and influential startups, talent, investors, business leaders, and policymakers around solutions to address the global problems that need attention.
🇩🇰 September 14 - 15, Copehagen, Denmark
TechBBQ 2022 is the largest and most ‘hyggelig’ event of its kind in Scandinavia. Catch up on the latest trends, listen to inspiring speakers and network around some good old-fashioned BBQ.
🇺🇸 September 26 - 27, Carmel Valley Ranch, California
Join us at Affinity's 2022 Campfire and explore how industry-leading dealmakers use Relationship Intelligence tech to fuel growth and manage pipelines.
🇳🇴 September 26 - 29, Oslo, Norway
Attend 60+ events across the city during Oslo Innovation Week. Build your network and gain valuable insight on topics like investment, talent attraction, or solutions that will create a greener, more inclusive city.
🇮🇹 September 27 - 29, Milan, Italy
Italy is a hidden treasure of the European startup scene, full of emerging talent, strong ambition, and great potential waiting to be discovered and put on the global map. Get on board at Tech Chill Milano
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