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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 is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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