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The dreaded downround has well and truly taken hold across European VC in 2023. 📉

A new report by PitchBook found that 21.3% of raises this year priced a company lower than their previous round as median valuations across all stages fell on year. That is the highest level since 2014.

What else did the report find? 
👉 Valuations at the latest stage companies have been the worst hit by lower valuations
👉 Unicorn deals have seen a significant dip 
👉 Investment into European tech companies by non-traditional investors fell from €82.3bn in 2022 to just €32.4bn across the first three quarters of this year

For all the insights, read more below. 

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Experts and enthusiasts argue that very soon it’s going to be impossible to imagine life without generative AI tools. 

Mahesh Ram, head of AI at Zoom, says that now is the time to start exploiting the vast capabilities of these tools to support you and your startup. 🚀

We reveal what GenAI assistants really do — and how they can help founders and startup teams. 👀

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Featuring: Mahesh Ram, head of AI at Zoom, Simi L., founder of Yuty® and Gary Brotman, CEO of Secondmind.

Ireland has seven homegrown unicorns, including TransferMate Global Payments, LetsGetChecked and Wayflyer — so who's next? 🇮🇪

We've identified at least four startups that are decent bets to get to $1bn+ valuations...

🔋 TechMet, an investment company which secures battery metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. 

☀️ BNRG Renewables, a commercial scale solar farm operator.

💻 Tines offers a no-code automation tool for security analysts so more people can build things without having to learn code. 

💰 Fonoa, a tax automation platform used by companies such as Uber and Zoom. 

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What should you do if your cofounders quit? 🤯

This was the reality for Barthélémy Kiss last year, after his startup Powder went from rising high to needing a sharp restructuring to avoid the business failing. 

First, Barthélémy had to convince investors of the future of the project and validate the conditions of his cofounders departures, which included a document highlighting the assets of the company, the leadership and organisational changes to be made and the plan to succeed. 

Here's the lessons Barthélémy learned along the way. 💡

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The turn of a New Year usually brings feelings of hope and optimism — but can the same be said for venture capital?

Join our next Sifted Talks on December 6, where Multiple Capital, Puzzle Ventures and Dawn Capital will discuss their predictions for the year ahead 🔮

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Austria might not be as well known as bigger players in the chips race — but it has been hiding a thriving semiconductor market for the past three decades. 🇦🇹

Semiconductor chips are an essential component for almost every electronic device and ensuring the security supply of these chips is now one of the EU’s biggest objectives.

We reveal how semiconductor startups are scaling in Austria and what hopes there are for the future of the industry. 👀

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Featuring: Thomas Lueftner, European managing director at United Micro Technology, Heimo Müller, head of business development at Silicon Austria Labs (SAL) and Michaela Laussegger, director at the ABA – WORK in AUSTRIA.

Startups have been working on producing more efficient digital marketplaces for customers looking for an easier way to trade. 

But which startups could be next to grab the limelight? We asked VCs for the companies on their radar. Amongst them were... 

🚗 Ovoko \ RRR.LT has developed a used car parts marketplace called RRR that aims to optimise the experience around inventory, search and logistics.

🐟 Rooser connects seafood buyers and suppliers, giving them a tool to trade efficiently, negotiate prices and process deliveries across Europe. 

🌾 Vosbor Exchange’s marketplace for physical commodities like grain and oilseed has the potential to transform how food is traded, by making agricultural commodity markets more transparent and accessible.

🥫 Metaloop is an all-in-one marketplace for trading scrap metal, matching sellers to the buyers looking for their material.

Sadia Nowshin explores the remaining startups, recommended by Nicholas Stocks, general partner at White Star Capital, Alexander Breeden 安澜, senior associate at Fuel Ventures 🚀 and Namat B., associate at OMERS Ventures. 

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Angel investors and VCs aren’t the only folk that back startups. Family offices are increasingly splashing the cash on tech — but they’re often a little more bashful. 

To find out how they work, we spoke to a number of family office managers — and some founders who have convinced them to part with their cash.

We’ll answer all this and more:
👉 What is a family office? 
👉 Where to find family office funding?
👉 What can a family office give a startup?
👉 What should startups consider before taking their cash?

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Featuring: Martin Cass, partner at Elkstone, Reinhard Meier, who set up his own family office, M4Capital, Samir El-Alami, founder of doctorly, Melissa Lester, partner at Dig Ventures and Soumyadip Rakshit, founder of MysteryVibe.

UK councils have paid tech startup Beam at least £1.1m to find jobs and housing for the homeless. Is it working?

A new Sifted investigation suggests Beam is struggling to meet its targets. The company tells us it’s helped 2,700 people — and will extend unfulfilled contracts for free.

But several councils have opted not to renew their contracts with Beam — and plenty more contracts look to be at risk.

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