European startups raised around €413m across 272 seed rounds in March, continuing the year’s trend of a slight month-on-month decline, compared to February’s €423m across 273 rounds.
Analysis
April 4, 2023
Seed funding March 2023: Fuel from thin air, faster cancer treatments and food waste fighters
Here are some of the rounds that caught Sifted's eye this month
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