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October 11, 2024

German VC HV Capital announces a series of major promotions - but still lacks female partner

The 24-year-old German firm is succession planning to stay competitive long term


After 24 years, nine fund generations and 200 plus investments, German multistage VC firm HV Capital is succession planning for the next 25 years, having made a series of senior promotions across the firm.

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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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