Analysis

November 13, 2023

Flying vehicles and a fintech rally: October’s spooky seed wrapup

Whisper it, but are we seeing a mini tech revival?


Jetson

October did not deliver seasonal horrors to early-stage startups. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

Shubham Jaipuria

Shubham is a data analyst intern with Sifted Intelligence, and can be contacted on LinkedIn

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