Why Europe’s Tech Sector is Quietly Booming

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In recent months, various European countries have started reducing their dependence on US tech. In this video, we’re taking a look at how this has affected the European tech sector and how its quietly booming.

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Sources:

Europe’s growing tech sector
https://www.cer.eu/insights/europe-has-produced-tech-champions-here-what-they-can-teach-us
https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/01/at-last-reasons-to-be-cheerful-about-european-tech
https://www.reveliolabs.com/news/tech/from-silicon-valley-to-the-seine-europe-is-gaining-tech-workers/
https://www.investeurope.eu/news/newsroom/state-of-european-tech-2025-a-roadmap-to-unlock-further-tech-growth/
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/28/small-but-mighty-the-tiny-tech-hubs-driving-europe-up-global-tech-rankings

European VC funding and R&D spending
https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/07/can-europe-catch-up-why-the-eu-is-still-behind-in-the-global-ai-race/
https://sifted.eu/articles/european-vc-irr-2024
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-funding/eu-budget/eu-rd-spending-increases-still-falls-short-3-target

2024 Draghi report on European competitiveness
https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/97e481fd-2dc3-412d-be4c-f152a8232961_en?filename=The%20future%20of%20European%20competitiveness%20_%20A%20competitiveness%20strategy%20for%20Europe.pdf

00:00 – Introduction
01:27 – Context
04:03 – Why Europe’s Tech Sector is Booming
07:10 – Too Long

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