Forty-two equity, debt and grant rounds of $100m+ were announced in Q1, according to Sifted data — the busiest quarter for so-called megarounds since Q2 2022 when checked against Dealroom data.
Analysis
April 12, 2024
Megarounds make a comeback in Europe
There were 42 rounds over $100m in Q1, the most since Q2 2022, and climate tech startups scored the big cheques
Jonathan Sinclair, Federico Scolari, Shubham Jaipuria and Éanna Kelly
2 min read
Jonathan Sinclair is head of research at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn
Federico Scolari is a senior intelligence analyst and data lead at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn
Shubham is a data analyst intern with Sifted Intelligence, and can be contacted on LinkedIn
Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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