Analysis

September 12, 2025

Why there’s been a ‘massive increase’ in continuation funds

VCs are increasingly setting up the vehicles amid the exits drought

Anne Sraders

4 min read

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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