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Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say

Slesinger’s debut fund was backed by LPs like the NATO Innovation Fund

Anne Sraders

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Former CIA officer-turned-solo GP Eric Slesinger is raising a second defence fund just a year after securing $22m to invest in European defence and dual use startups, four sources familiar with the fund tell Sifted. 

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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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