Having raised a (preish) seed round on Europe, I'd like to add that it's even quite common in Europe that they expect you to be able to raise some first money (

Having raised a (preish) seed round on Europe, I'd like to add that it's even quite common in Europe that they expect you to be able to raise some first money (lead investor) in your home country first. Raising remotely (country wise) is definitely a much bigger challenge, at least in early phases.