Dr. Jörg Goschin and Alexander Thees, managing directors at KfW Capital.

Interview

August 26, 2024

One of Germany’s biggest LPs KfW Capital says VC fundraising is picking up

The LP says it’s seeing increased capital calls from VCs — a sign that startup investments are also on the up

VC fundraising was slow in 2022 and 2023, but things are “steadily improving”, says Jörg Goschin, managing director at German state-backed LP KfW Capital. 

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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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