When it comes to investment in European Startups, fintech still reigns supreme. According to figures from Dealroom.co, the financial technology sector attracted a quarter of all European funding ($15.6 billion, to be precise) in the first half of 2022. Enterprise software was not far behind, with health, energy and transport also making it into the top five.
But cast your eyes down one place to the number six ranking and you come to a startup sector that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves – namely food. In the first half of this year, early stage companies in this vertical attracted $3.1 billion in funding.