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May 22, 2023

APX managers announce first close of new €80m fund, Heartfelt

Heartfelt will write cheques of €100k to startups and will earmark a high-six-digit amount for follow-ons

Heartfelt — a new early-stage firm launched by the managers of APX, a Berlin-based VC backed by publisher Axel Springer and carmaker Porsche — has raised €40m of a target €80m fund.

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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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