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Sifted: Seed Investment Surges Amid Scaleup Funding Gap in Europe
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Key takeaways
- Sifted reports on the current state of UK startup fundraising, highlighting a notable increase in seed-stage investments alongside a persistent "scale-up gap
- " An analysis of 2025 term sheets reveals strong investor interest in artificial intelligence and life sciences sectors
- The findings, derived from a guide by HSBC Innovation Banking UK, indicate a dynamic funding environment where early-stage companies are successfully attracting capital, while later-stage ventures encounter funding challenges in the present UK market
Sifted reports on the current state of UK startup fundraising, highlighting a notable increase in seed-stage investments alongside a persistent "scale-up gap." An analysis of 2025 term sheets reveals strong investor interest in artificial intelligence and life sciences sectors. The findings, derived from a guide by HSBC Innovation Banking UK, indicate a dynamic funding environment where early-stage companies are successfully attracting capital, while later-stage ventures encounter funding challenges in the present UK market.
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