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September 2, 2022

This new fund of funds wants to back Europe’s emerging VCs

Cofounded by former Lakestar partner Mark Schmitz, Equation has backed 13 emerging VC fund managers already


Eleanor Warnock

5 min read

Equation cofounders Mark Schmitz and Dr Reiner Braun

A lot has been made recently of American VC firms coming to Europe to splash their cash. But it’s a new generation of home-grown VCs — some of which don’t even exist yet — that are set to make a bigger splash. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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