Munich-based Matterwave Ventures is today announcing a €75m first close of a new €130m fund to back European industrial deeptech startups.
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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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