Analysis

December 15, 2022

Are early-stage startups faring better than growth companies in the economic downturn?

Early stage startups haven't had to lay off staff and cut costs aggressively as later stage companies... yet


Jennifer Keiser Neundorfer (left) and Maren Bannon, cofounders of January Ventures

Some of Europe’s best-capitalised later-stage companies have shed staff and trimmed down on non-essentials to prepare for leaner months ahead, as the effect of worsening business and economic conditions takes hold. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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