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September 25, 2023

Dawn Capital raises record $620m flagship fund to back B2B software startups

Startups will have to prove profitability and efficiency earlier as the cost of capital rises, Dawn tells Sifted

Dawn Capital, the UK-based backer of iZettle and Tink, has raised a new $620m flagship fund — even amid a huge slump in funding for the B2B software sector.

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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