UK Startup Funding: Struggling to Regain Pre-Pandemic Investment Highs

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Investment in UK start-ups fell to $21.3 billion in 2023, down from $31.3 billion in 2022 and a little over half the peak fundraising in 2021, according to a report by HSBC Innovation Banking and Dealroom.
Venture capital flows globally have shrunk as higher interest rates have raised the cost of borrowing and reduced investors’ appetite for risky investments.
However, there are signs of a tentative recovery for UK VC investment, with companies raising $12.6 billion in the second half of 2023.

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