Analysis

March 4, 2022

The list: February’s hottest seed investments

From printed steak startups to spoken word apps — here are the seed rounds that caught our eye last month.


Freya Pratty

5 min read

The Spoke team. Credit: Spoke.

There was a slight lull in seed investments at the start of this year, but February saw a flurry of activity. There were 228 seed rounds in Europe last month, compared with 172 in January. 

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The Sunhero founders Christopher Cederskog and Stefan Braun
The Sunhero founders Christopher Cederskog and Stefan Braun
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Lottie cofounders Chris and Will Donnelly
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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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