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November 3, 2026

Ex-LocalGlobe partner closes $17m debut fund

Yvonne Bajela was an early investor in fintech unicorns Wise, Moove and Marshmallow

Yvonne Bajela, a former partner at Phoenix Court – widely known as LocalGlobe, the name of its seed-stage fund — has closed a $17m debut fund for her new VC firm Evertrue Capital.

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Damisola Sulaiman

Damisola Sulaiman is Sifted's fintech reporter, based in London. She writes Sifted's weekly Fintech newsletter . You can find her on LinkedIn

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