Analysis

October 11, 2022

The list: September’s hottest seed rounds

Here are the rounds that caught our eye this month, from animal free cheese to an after school club platform for kids.


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Simon Beckerman, founder of Depop and Delli. Credit: Delli.

September was a bounce-back month for European seed investors. There were 333 seed rounds across the month, up from an average of 222 rounds a month for the three months prior.

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Freya Pratty

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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