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October 22, 2024

Cazoo backer DMG Ventures has a fresh £50m to invest in consumer startups

The firm invested in failed car marketplace Cazoo but believes it can now get ahead of the consumer curve

Tim Smith

4 min read

DMG Ventures — the London-based VC firm backed by British multinational media conglomerate Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) — is today announcing two new consumer-focused funds: a £25m fund to back seed to Series A startups and another for growth-stage companies.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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