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September 26, 2024

Berlin-based Cavalry Ventures loses third partner this year

Founding partner of Cavalry Ventures Rouven Dresselhaus announced today he is stepping down — the firm’s third partner to leave this year


A team picture of Cavalry from 2022; some team members have left since the photo was taken.

Berlin-based VC firm Cavalry Ventures — which has backed startups like logistics unicorn Forto and AI company Aleph Alpha — has seen three out of five of its partners leave the firm this year.

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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.

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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