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April 19, 2024

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Impact Shakers announces first close of a €20m impact fund


Amy Lewin

2 min read

Yonca Braeckman, cofounder and CEO at Impact Shakers.

Impact Shakers, a new Belgium-based VC, has raised just over €5m of a target €20m fund to invest in early-stage impact startups across Europe.

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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