Analysis

March 19, 2024

European payments startup exits hit record high

Last year, a total of 31 VC-backed payment businesses exited the private funding market

Exits at European payments startups are at their highest point ever, amid a dip in investment in the sector.

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Data showing how VC money for European payments startup has fallen sharply.
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Data showing exits reaching their highest point ever.
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Data showing payments sector exits from various European companies.

Tom Matsuda

Tom Matsuda is a fintech reporter at Sifted and writes our weekly fintech newsletter. Find him on X and LinkedIn

Daria Dmytrenko

Daria Dmytrenko is a startup analyst in Sifted Intelligence, and can be reached on LinkedIn

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