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December 31, 2020

The biggest European VC fund raises of 2020

Which European VC firms raised the biggest funds this year?


Amy Lewin

5 min read

The Atomico partners

Europe’s venture capitalists got off to a fine start at the beginning of 2020. Atomico raised the continent’s biggest VC fund — of $820m — in February, while specialist firms like Felix Capital and A/O Proptech also announced new funds. 

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Irina Haivas, partner at Atomico
Irina Haivas, partner at Atomico
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Evgenia Plotnikova, partner at Dawn
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The Felix Capital team at the start of the year
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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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