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January 28, 2026

DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund

The new fund will back up to 35 startups and includes investment from a Swiss pension fund for the first time


Anne Sraders

4 min read

B2venture team. Courtesy of B2venture.

Swiss VC B2venture raised €150m for its fifth fund, the firm’s largest to date, focused on deeptech areas like robotics and manufacturing. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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