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July 12, 2021

The list: June’s hottest European seed investments

June was an active month for Europe’s seed investors, and a record breaking month in some countries.


Freya Pratty

6 min read

Coupleness founder Jenny Holmström.

June was an active month for Europe’s seed investors. It was also a recordbreaking month in some countries — Electra, an electric vehicle startup, secured France’s largest ever seed round at €15m.

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Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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