Former Octopus Ventures and Oxford Seed Fund investor Maria Rotilu is raising a fund of her own, Openseed, to invest in operator-led startups in Europe and Africa. She’s done a first close — at “30% of the minimum fund size” — and hopes to finalise the fund at $10m.
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