Gloria Baeuerlein, solo GP

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March 28, 2023

Gloria Bäuerlein closes one of Europe’s first female solo GP funds

95 out of 100 LPs Bäuerlein approached to invest in Puzzle Ventures said yes

One-person VC parties, known as solo general partners, have been growing in Europe in recent years — but few, as you might guess, are women. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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