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February 2, 2022

These Gen Z investors have raised their second fund in a year

Enzo Ventures has a new pot of cash to throw at Gen Z founders


Tim Smith

4 min read

Less than a year after raising their first fund focused on Gen Z founders, Madrid-based Enzo Ventures is back with a new investment vehicle aimed at Europe’s young entrepreneurs. The new €20m seed fund will write initial cheques of up to €400k, and participate in follow-on investments going up to €3m.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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