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Vi Partners marks 25 years with first close of €161M new venture fund
Vi Partners this week announced the first close of its latest venture capital fund, targeting €161 million (CHF 150 million). It coincides with Vi Partners’ 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of continuous venture capital activity. Since its founding in 2001, Vi Partners has supported successive generations of entrepreneurs and contributed to Switzerland’s development as a read more
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CHANEL Culture Fund Names Winners of Its 2026 Next Prize, with 10 Artists Awarded €100 K. Each
The CHANEL Culture Fund has named the recipients of its 2026 CHANEL Next Prize, awarding €100,000 each to ten artists working across visual art, performance, design, music, and film. The fashion house’s Culture Fund is aglobal programme of initiatives and partnerships that “seek to champion equality of voice and give visibility to global game changers read more
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Ananda Impact Ventures secures €73M first close for fifth Core Impact Fund
Ananda Impact Ventures has completed a €73 million first close of its fifth Core Impact Fund, exceeding its €50 million target and representing the largest first close in the firm’s 16-year history. The fund is backed by a mix of returning and new investors, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), NRW.BANK, Investcorp-Tages, Mercator Foundation, and read more
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Vanagon Ventures closes €20M Fund I to back deeptech startups
Vanagon Ventures, a German deeptech venture capital firm, has reached the final close of its €20 million Fund I. The fund is backed by Allocator One, alongside additional limited partners including family offices and high-net-worth individuals, senior technology executives from companies such as Apple and Google, and unicorn founders from the Munich ecosystem. Vanagon Ventures read more
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Rosberg Ventures closes $100M Fund III as Nico Rosberg bets on long-game venture strategy
Today, Nico Rosberg announced that Rosberg Ventures has just closed its $100 million Fund III, describing it on LinkedIn as “oversubscribed, with unprecedented demand, and capped for performance.” Rosberg Ventures was founded by former Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg after his retirement in 2016, transitioning from racing into technology investing. Rosberg Ventures builds its read more
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Hiro Capital snaps up Nick Clegg and Yann LeCun, as launches fund
London-based VC firm Hiro Capital has snapped up two high-profile individuals from the European tech scene, as it launches a new fund targeting the European scaleup gap. Nick Clegg, theformer deputy PM and former Meta executive,is joining as general partner and Meta’s outgoing chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, is joining Hiro Capital’s advisory board. The read more
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U2V launches €60M fund for deeptech university spin-offs in Europe
U2V (University2Ventures) has completed the first closing of its €60 million Fund I, with support from corporates including anchor LP Jungheinrich via Uplift Ventures, alongside family offices, serial entrepreneurs and industry executives. The fund aims to support teams turning Europe’s research into commercially viable deeptech companies, helping to bridge academia and industry while contributing to read more
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KBC unveils €100M Start it Fund, targeting Belgium’s most promising startups from idea to IPO
KBC Group is investing €100 million through Start it @KBC to strengthen the Belgian startup ecosystem. This investment also launches a new fund (the Start it Fund) aimed at early-stage financing for top-tier startups from the accelerator program, addressing a long-standing demand from founders. Thanks to this fund, these startups can count on capital and read more
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betacluster Ventures launches new early-stage fund to support AI-driven innovation
betacluster Ventures has launched betacluster Poland.One, a new early-stage fund under the PFR Starter program. With a target capitalisation of €19 million (PLN 81.25 million), the fund will invest in technology startups primarily from Poland that are developing solutions for the Smart Data Economy, where intelligent data systems, AI and automation transform how industries operate, read more
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6 Degrees Capital closes €154M fund
London and Antwerp-based VC firm 6 Degrees Capital (6DC) has closed a€154 million fund, with the fund backing enterprise software, AI and fintech startups at seed and Series A stages. The fund is6DC’s third fund since its launch in 2023. Fund IIIwill invest cheques of between€1m and€5m and follow-on capital up to €15m per company. read more
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Índico Capital Partners launches €125M Fund
Índico Capital Partners has launched its sixth fund, Indico VC Fund III, with a target size of €125 million. The fund has secured a €30 million anchor commitment from the European Investment Fund (EIF), a part of the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) focused on equity investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and read more
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ElevenLabs and Revolut backer launches $15M solo GP fund
An angel investor in UK AI unicorn ElevenLabs and Revolut has launcheda $15m solo GP fund to back pre-seed and seedstage founders building startups across AI, robotics, and defence. Carles Reina has launchedBaobab Ventures,an “oversubscribed”fund backed by institutional LPs Cendana Capital, Isomer Capital, RSJ Investments,Emergence Ventures, and Cyber Fund. Partners from Concept Ventures, Credo Ventures, read more
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Onstage launches new early-stage venture fund
Onstage, an organiser of standalone demo events in Europe, announced the launch of its first venture fund, with an initial close of £10 million. The fund is intended to support European founders at the pre-seed and seed stages and will be led by founding partner Joel Hambly. Founded in 2020 by Episode 1 GP Hector read more
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EIT Urban Mobility reports strong results and new €44M Fund
EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, announced results demonstrating the measurable impact of its investment approach and and commits €44M for future investments Since 2020, EIT Urban Mobility has built a portfolio of over 140 companies across Europe, creating systemic transformation read more
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Medicxi unveils €500m fund for asset-centric biotechs
London-headquartered investment firm Medicxi has unveiled a €500m ($580m) fund to back innovative biotechs, set against a backdrop of growing concern at the state of the commercial landscape in Europe compared to the US. Medicxi, a self-ascribed European life sciences venture capital firm, has dubbed the fund Medicxi V, which will focus on an asset-centric read more
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