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June 5, 2024

Backfuture, a new solo GP fund from the SaaStock founder, comes out of stealth

It will invest in — you guessed it — early-stage software startups

Amy Lewin

3 min read

By the time Alex Theuma had run several years of his annual software startup conference, SaaStock, speakers and investors began encouraging him to launch an investment fund. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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