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September 24, 2026

Growth investor DTCP raises €455m first close for defence fund, plots future funds

The firm launched the fund in January and has already made two investments

Anne Sraders

4 min read

German growth investor DTCP has raised €455m in a first close of its inaugural defence fund, with a target of €500m. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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