US-based VC firm ffVC is finalising its eighth fund with a target close of $50m, and $30m already committed, which it will invest solely in startups founded by Ukrainian entrepreneurs.
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September 13, 2022
A US VC is raising a fund solely to invest in Ukrainian entrepreneurs
US-based ffVC stresses the fund isn’t a charity as it sees enormous human and tech potential in the country
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