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May 11, 2026

What 2,800 funding rounds reveal about how startups spend money

Sifted analysed thousands of European funding rounds to uncover how startup priorities shift from pre-seed to growth stage

When closing a round, founders tell well-framed stories about their product, team, growth and much more. 

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Federico Scolari

Federico Scolari is a senior intelligence analyst and data lead at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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