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September 6, 2023

French 'superangel' Founders Future launches €150m fund for climate and AI startups

With a strong emphasis on impact-driven ventures, the fund plans to support companies from pre-seed to Series A, as well as backing existing portfolio companies at Series B to pre-IPO stages

France’s Founders Future, a backer of Databricks and Pinterest, has raised €75m of a second fund. It’s targeting a total of €150m and aiming for a final close by the end of 2024. 

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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