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July 21, 2025

Female founders VC Auxxo announces first close of second fund

The firm invests in pre-seed and seed stage startups with at least one female cofounder


Auxxo partners: Gesa Miczaika (left) and Bettine Schmitz

Auxxo, a German VC firm investing solely in female-founded startups, is today announcing a first close of its second fund.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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