There has recently been much talk of European seed-stage investment drying up. Research from Plexal and Beauhurst revealed that first-time funding for UK startups fell by 83% from March to May this year.  Seeing how our fund is currently Europe’s most active VC, I thought I’d give founders some insight into the current fundraising climate, and spread the good news: things are not as dire as they might seem.  Despite the current economic climate, our investment strategy has remained the same. We focus on early-stage startups, and we find that if the business fundamentals are strong — a great team,…

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