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April 23, 2025

Early-stage VC Kompas raises €150m for second fund

The VC will invest in industrial tech across Europe, the US and Israel

Early-stage VC Kompas has raised €150m for its second fund to invest in industrial technology across Europe, the US and Israel.

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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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