We all know that VCs operate in a roughly outlined remit when supporting startups and scale-ups: pre-seed, seed, early-stage (Series A), and growth stage (Series B and beyond). However, I’ve noticed that, increasingly, typically growth stage investors are investing in rounds as early as seed. Covid-19 has leveled out this seemingly stiffly-structured playing field by streamlining the process of accessing and determining the companies that could best fit a VC’s portfolio. Yet according to Dealroom, the number of companies in the European ecosystem is decreasing while the amount of capital under management and the number of private market investors is…
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