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Not lifeless but: That is true each of the U.Ok.’s capability to draw enterprise capital {dollars}, and of the promise of autonomous vehicles. — Anna
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VC agency Atomico initiatives that the quantity of enterprise capital invested in European startups this yr might be 52% decrease than in 2021. I already wrote about these findings, however there’s a key nuance to the data that we haven’t unpacked but: discrepancies between nations.
Whereas the slowdown is seen throughout Europe, Atomico famous that Dealroom and Crunchbase information on capital invested in the course of the first half of this yr reveals a steeper year-on-year decline within the U.Ok. than in different main European nations.
In comparison with France and Germany, the place tallies are respectively 55% and 44% decrease than in H1 2022, the U.Ok. fell additional: 57%.