Investors brought more money to the table in Q3 than in any other quarter so far this year, according to Sifted data. Startups across Europe raised €13.7bn between July and September, compared to €12.75bn in Q1 and €11.4bn in Q2.
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Hessa Alabbas is a data analyst at Sifted, based in London. You can find her on LinkedIn.

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