Analysis

January 5, 2022

The list: December’s hottest European seed investments

From metaverse gaming to returnable satellites, we run through the most exciting seed rounds from the last month.


Freya Pratty

5 min read

Hier Foods' founders. Photo: Hier Foods.

Europe’s pre-seed and seed stage companies brought in €3.1bn in 2021 — the highest year on record, up from €2.8bn in 2020.

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Vignita's founding team
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Flair cofounders Nii Cleland and Darrell Coker
Flair cofounders Darrell Coker and Nii Cleland
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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