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March 14, 2024

Deeptech VC Elaia teams up with European research labs to launch €120m seed fund

The French investor targets “science-backed” startups founded by researchers or spun off from academia

French deeptech VC Elaia has closed the first €60m of its third seed fund to invest in academic spinoffs and startups born from research.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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