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February 7, 2025

The all-women led VC firms in Europe

The 20 all-women led VC firms in Europe


Amy Lewin

5 min read

Nora Bavey and Thea Messel, partners at Unconventional Ventures

It would take a long time to list all of the VC firms in Europe led exclusively by men. The list of VCs firms led exclusively by women is much shorter — but, over the past few years, has grown significantly longer.

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Susanne Najafi and Sara Wimmercranz, founding partners of Backing Minds. Credit: Rebecka Uhlin
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Gloria Bäuerlein, founding partner at Puzzle Ventures
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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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