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July 25, 2025

Bavaria sets ‘powerful precedent’ with plans to unlock private capital for VC

Investing in startups has traditionally been a legal grey area for foundations

The Bavarian state parliament passed a resolution on Wednesday to enable public and private foundations to invest up to 5% of their assets into venture capital.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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