Why Europe’s Tech Sector is Doing Surprisingly Well

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When it comes to tech, the EU is often presented as lagging behind the US and China. But when you dig deeper, the picture isn’t as bleak as it may seem. In this video, we’re taking a look at why the EU is a bit slower at tech and why this might be all about to change.

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EIF Equity Survey 2025
https://www.eif.org/news_centre/publications/eif-equity-survey-2025.pdf

GDPR (explained)
https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/gdpr-effect-how-data-privacy-regulation-shaped-firm-performance-globally https://www.techmonitor.ai/policy/privacy-and-data-protection/gdpr-cost-businesses-8-of-their-profits-according-to-a-new-estimate?cf-view&cf-view

AI investment EU vs US (Harvard study)
https://hai.stanford.edu/ai-index/2025-ai-index-report/economy

Unicorns EU vs US https://www.pwc.nl/en/insights-and-publications/themes/economics/pwc-research-why-does-the-us-have-more-unicorns-than-europe.html https://www.startupblink.com/blog/united-states-vs-europe-startup-ecosystems-in-2025/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20leads%20Europe%20by%20a,compared%20to%20Europe’s%20134.%20Just%20two%20U.S.

Tech job creation EU https://economic-research.bnpparibas.com/html/en-US/creation-technology-sector-driver-Eurozone-labour-market-11/19/2025,53028

Digitalisation of EU firms https://www.eib.org/en/publications/online/all/digitalisation-europe-2022-2023-evidence-from-eib-investment-survey.htm
https://economic-research.bnpparibas.com/html/en-US/Europe-economy-much-better-shape-than-self-bashing-culture-would-have-believe-11/18/2025,53015

State of European Tech 2025 report
https://www.stateofeuropeantech.com/chapters/executive-summary
https://www.stateofeuropeantech.com/chapters/startup-investment-trends

Europe’s AI workforce https://www.eitdeeptechtalent.eu/news-and-events/news-archive/europes-ai-workforce-mapping-the-talent-behind-the-code/
https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/shaping-and-strengthening-european-ai-talent
https://www.ft.com/content/11cb5217-9c2a-4128-b257-7cb6a63b2ba1

00:00 – Introduction
01:09 – Context
04:08 – Why the EU Can Catch Up
07:06 – Sponsored Content

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