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How the pre-seed round made a comeback in 2024

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Data by Carta (mostly US companies) reveals that although on average startups saw a 50% reduction in funding in 2023 (the impact in Israel was closer to 65%) pre-seed funding rounds rose by 51%! There are of course anomalies, like French AI startup Mistral which raised a “seed” round of $113M in June last year.

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