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March 29, 2021

Enzo Ventures: a new microfund by Gen Z founders, for Gen Z founders

The new Barcelona microfund has raised €500,000 to invest in pre-seed startups


Tim Smith

3 min read

What skills do you need to invest in pre-seed and pre-revenue startups that are run by founders in their early 20s? Well, you need to be an investor team also made up of early 20-somethings.

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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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