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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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
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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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