Europe's startup landscape is changing fast. Scaleups are driving jobs and innovation across the EU, but which countries and industries are leading the growth race? #EuropeInMotion
By Inês Trindade Pereira & video by Léo Arnoux
Published on
10/07/2026 - 9:00 GMT+2
New companies in Europe are expanding rapidly, with scaleups in Latvia, Portugal, and Greece seeing the strongest performance between 2023 and 2024, growing the most in the EU, especially in employee numbers.
On the other hand, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Estonia registered the biggest drops in the same time period, according to the latest data from the European Scaleup Institute (ESI).
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