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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Eric Slesinger’s 201 Ventures plots second defence fund, sources say
Slesinger’s debut fund was backed by LPs like the NATO Innovation Fund
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