Analysis

August 3, 2022

The list: July’s hottest seed rounds

From a virtual wardrobe startup to an online beach chair rental app — here are the seed rounds that caught our eye this month.


Freya Pratty

5 min read

Europe’s seed stage companies saw a dip in funding in July, bringing in €433m, compared with €595m in the previous month. 

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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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