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


Sadia Nowshin

4 min read

Evan Testa (right) and his cofounders of Roundtable

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.

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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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