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November 20, 2023

Berlin-based AI venture studio Merantix is raising a new €100m fund to co-invest in startups

The firm is going to expand into co-investing in more external startups in the frenzied AI space

Anne Sraders

2 min read

AI startups keep getting buzzier, and Berlin-based AI venture studio Merantix is raising a new fund to invest in more of them.

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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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