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November 14, 2024

Founderful closes second fund of $140m to back Swiss startups

The Zurich-based firm wants to put a spotlight on Switzerland’s often overlooked ecosystem

Zurich-based VC firm Founderful has closed its second fund — this time a $140m vehicle — to back founders based in Switzerland.

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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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