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Outlast closes first €21m fund to tap into early-stage opportunities in the Baltics

The female-run VC wants to connect the up-and-coming region of Riga with Stockholm's mature ecosystem


Mimi Billing

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Outlast's founding partners: Egita Polanska, Marija Rucevska, Mikaela Pedersen and Kristaps Prusis.

The newly founded VC Outlast has closed its first fund of €21m to back early-stage founders across the Baltics and the Nordics.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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