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Seed funding
The first half of this year has seen the median round size for funding at seed through Series C pick up.
In the first half of 2024, U.S. seed funding was flat compared to H2 2023 and down from H1 2023.Â
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Around 53% of investors surveyed predicted that 2024 will pick up in terms of investment pace compared to 2023, while 6% expect to do fewer deals. Â
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