VC funding in the DACH region is showing early signs of recovery after a year of economic turbulence, reveals a new report from B2B growth investor NGP Capital, a backer of travel experiences platform GetYourGuide, language learning app Babbel and period tracking app Clue.
Analysis
July 27, 2023
VC funding in DACH on the road to recovery, reveals new data
After falling for four consecutive quarters, funding for DACH startups has risen for three quarters through Q2 this year
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Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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