Analysis

January 15, 2024

The unicorns that could be due a fundraise in 2024

Sifted earmarks the billion dollar companies that haven’t raised since 2021 and could be on the hunt for VC cash

As investors have tightened their purse strings across all stages, startups and scaleups tightened their belts in 2022 and 2023. They have cut staff and other costs to preserve cash and delay having to go fundraise again. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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