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June 2, 2022

VC All Iron launches new fund of funds to spread its tentacles further across Europe

Will a VC investing in other funds create a conflict of interest?


Tim Smith

3 min read

Today Bilbao-based All Iron Ventures is announcing the launch of a new €30m fund of funds, to invest directly into other European VCs. The money has been raised from private individuals and family offices, with no public investment involved, and is a fully separate entity to All Iron’s direct investment vehicle. All Iron Ventures launched their first fund in November 2020, which makes investments at Seed and Series A stage (writing cheques of €300k-€3m).

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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