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February 16, 2022

HV Capital launches Germany’s first continuation fund of €430m

The fund will enable HV Capital to hang onto its investments for longer, while giving LPs the chance to cash out.


Berlin and Munich-based VC firm HV Capital has just launched a continuation fund of €430m, which it says is the first in Germany.

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David Kuczek, general partner at HV 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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