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September 14, 2022

500 Emerging Europe raising a €70m fund for CEE startups

The firm, formerly known as 500 Istanbul VC, thinks talent from the region will create an outsized number of unicorns in the coming years


Zosia Wanat

3 min read

500 Emerging Europe team

Istanbul-based VC firm 500 Emerging Europe has raised more than €50m for its second fund, which is targeting a close of €70m, to invest in startups from central and eastern Europe (CEE) — from the Baltics to Turkey. 

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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