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September 18, 2024

Headline raises $865m growth fund — and is eyeing defence and pharma startups

The US- and Berlin-based VC plans to invest half of the fund in Europe

Anne Sraders

3 min read

San Francisco- and Berlin-based VC Headline has raised $865m for its fourth growth fund. It has hired a new team to run the fund, led by incoming general partner Shalini Rao, who will be based in London. “The ambition is definitely to have half of the fund deployed in Europe,” she tells Sifted.  

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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