Analysis

August 4, 2023

Purifying wastewater and plant-based kebabs: July’s seed rounds

From plant-based kebabs to learning anything with AI, here are some of July's most interesting seed stage raises

Sadia Nowshin

5 min read

July was a slow month for Europe’s seed-stage startups. Funding was down by almost half compared to June’s €697m, to €376m, according to Dealroom. There were just 218 rounds closed across the month, compared to 228 in June.

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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