Cherry Ventures, the 13-year old VC firm based in Berlin, Stockholm and London, has raised $500m for its fifth early-stage fund and an opportunity fund investing in Series B and later.
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February 4, 2025
Cherry Ventures raises $500m in new funds and asks founders to build Europe’s first trillion-dollar company
The VC has published an open letter to Europe's founders
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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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