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January 17, 2025

The most active LPs in Europe

Sifted found out which LPs have been writing the most cheques to VCs in the past 10 years

Anne Sraders

8 min read

The last three years have been a rocky period for European VCs. As exits have been scarce, and there’s less money flowing into startups, VCs themselves have hit a snag raising their own funds: European VC fundraising slumped to nearly €21bn in 2024, down from €34bn in 2022, according to PitchBook data.

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Anne Sraders

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

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