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February 25, 2025

Austrian VC firm Fund F closes €28m fund to back gender-diverse teams

The European Investment Fund is among the firm’s new LPs

Austrian VC firm Fund F has closed its first fund of €28m to back early stage, gender-diverse teams — surpassing its initial target of €20m. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the DACH region and the future of work, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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