Bright spots and warning signs in Europe’s Q3 funding report

Plus, keeping your VC firm out of the IRS crosshairs October 12, 2023 Hi, {NAME}. We’ve got good news and bad news when it comes to European venture funding. [Funding to European startups reached $16.4 billion in Q3 2023]( the latest [Crunchbase]( figures show, and while the continent’s funding is up compared to the past three quarters, that increase is concentrated in late-stage. Early-stage and seed funding, meanwhile, suffered. Let’s [dive into our Q3 report on European startup funding](. 💶 [Europe’s early-stage funding falters in Q3]( Funding to seed and early-stage startups in Europe continues to struggle. In fact, both amounts and funding deals in Q3 were at the lowest point since we began charting the downturn. 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