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October 6, 2020

US growth specialist Kibo Ventures launches new fund

Kibo specialises in helping companies with Spanish roots grow in the US


Tim Smith

3 min read

Madrid-based VC Kibo Ventures is today announcing the first close of its third fund, which has a target size of €100m. 

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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