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July 22, 2021

Exclusive: Dawn raises $120m ‘opportunities’ fund to back portfolio winners 

The investor in Collibra and Dataiku will use the capital to back businesses all the way up to IPO.


Amy Lewin

3 min read

Mina Mutafchieva, partner at Dawn

London-based VC firm Dawn has raised a new $120m fund to invest in the best-performing companies in its portfolio.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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