Analysis

November 22, 2022

Metaverse startups to watch, according to VCs

Investors are interested in metaverse innovations — but which companies could be the up-and-coming successes of the virtual world?


Sadia Nowshin

7 min read

Amadeus Capital team

No one really knows what the metaverse is going to look like yet — but that hasn’t put investors off so far. European metaverse startups have raised around $666m so far in 2022 according to Dealroom, a significant rise against 2021’s $143m. 

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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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