A recent report by ScaleWise, utilizing Crunchbase data, indicates a significant decline in UK startups progressing from Seed to Series A, dropping from 8% to 2% over the past 18 months.
The report, titled Bridging the Gap: The Graduation Crisis in Early-Stage Start-ups, identifies key factors contributing to this slowdown, including:
ScaleWise's survey of 100 startup and scale-up leaders reveals that the primary issue lies not in ambition, but in execution, with many founders struggling to convert their strategy into actionable, trustworthy plans for investors.
The findings show that the issue is not ambition but execution.
Author summary: New research finds only 2% of startups make it from Seed to Series A.