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September 29, 2023

Diversity VC announces ‘pause’ due to loss of funding

The non-profit will scale back presence at industry events amid sponsorship crunch

Diversity VC, a non-profit that promotes diversity in VC in Europe, the US and Latin America, is scaling back its work due to a loss of funding from sponsors.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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