Hiring data isn’t as insightful a growth signal as it used to be, given startups are finding new ways to implement AI instead of hiring as many people as they used to. Yet, looking at the fastest-growing European startup teams in 2025, there’s a strong correlation between those hiring at pace, those raising considerable sums of capital and those scaling revenue.
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