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June 3, 2025

Exclusive: Lithuanian deeptech VC Iron Wolf Capital launches €100m seed fund

The firm, which will invest in AI and deeptech with its second fund, has raised €30m so far

Anne Sraders

3 min read

Vilnius-based deeptech VC Iron Wolf Capital has raised more than €30m of a target €100m for its second fund. If it hits that target, it would be among the largest such funds in the region, along with the likes of Estonia and UK-based VC Plural’s €400m fund and Estonian state LP and direct investor SmartCap’s €100m vehicle to back startups and VCs, launched earlier this year.

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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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