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March 1, 2022

Spotify-backer Creandum raises new $500m fund for seed and early-stage investments

The Swedish VC has also backed Kry, Pleo and Klarna


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Early Spotify backer Creandum has raised its sixth fund — a $500m vehicle to back seed and early-stage startups in Europe.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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