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June 8, 2022

The list: May’s hottest seed investments

From quantum x-ray machines to an NFT online store backed by two superstar German rappers, here are the hottest seed rounds from May.


Freya Pratty

6 min read

The founders of Hormona health.

In May, investors wrote more cheques for Europe’s seed-stage companies than the month before, but those cheques were significantly smaller.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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