Why American investors love European defense startups
As European defense spending takes off, just about half of the funding in Europe's defense tech industry is coming from American investors this year.
NPR reports: As European defense spending takes off, just about half of the funding in Europe's defense tech industry is coming from American investors this year.
One reason why: European investment firms have restrictions on how they can invest.
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