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October 8, 2020

World’s biggest ecommerce investor enters UK with an alternative VC model

The model results in 8x more investment in female-founded companies


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Clearbanc, the world’s largest ecommerce investor, is coming to the UK with a $500m pot of money and a funding model that disrupts the way traditional VC investment works.

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