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Ex-LocalGlobe trio plots new VC firm

Catherine Lenson, Mish Mashkautsan and George Henry left the firm earlier this year

A team of investors who left London-based VC firm Phoenix Court – widely known as LocalGlobe, the name of its seed-stage fund — are in early talks to raise their own fund, sources tell Sifted. 

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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