Europe has a new VC firm focused on secondaries: Giano Capital. The Geneva-based investor has raised roughly €20m in the first close of a new fund to buy shares from existing investors in late-stage private companies. The team, led by entrepreneur and angel investor Alberto Chalon and former Axel Springer executive Andreas Wiele, is targeting €50m with a hard cap of €100m.
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July 17, 2023
Secondaries firm Giano Capital has raised €20m of a new fund
The team is buying stakes in venture-backed companies from early investors, employees and founders
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Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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