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May 31, 2023

US giant NEA backs Stockholm AI company Sana Labs

The company raised $34m in December, but says its new lead investor made a “proactive offer”

Tim Smith

3 min read

New Enterprise Associates, one of the world’s biggest VC firms, has made a rare bet on a European startup: Stockholm-based Sana Labs.

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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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