Analysis

October 20, 2023

Spain’s VC resilience to global slump exposes shortage of later-stage capital

Spain must make it easier for institutional investors to back scaleups, founders say

Spain’s venture capital ecosystem has proven less vulnerable to the global slump in 2022, but a new report warns this might not be good news. 

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Cristina Gallardo

Cristina Gallardo was a senior reporter at Sifted based in Madrid and Barcelona. She covered Europe's tech sovereignty, deeptech and Iberia. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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