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May 28, 2024

Identity.vc announces first close of fund to back LGBTQ+ founders in Europe

The VC firm has raised €15m of a target €50m fund — and is the first of its kind in Europe

Berlin-based VC fund identity.vc has raised €15m of a target €50m fund to back LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs — a first fund of its kind in European tech.

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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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