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February 2, 2022

The list: January’s hottest seed investments

From goat milk baby formula to a museum designed for instagram posts, here are the hottest seed investments in January


Freya Pratty

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January saw a lull in seed funding activity in Europe. There were 172 rounds announced in  the month, while the average across proceeding months had been about 215. 

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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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