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Operator-led VC firm Plural targeting up to €1bn for new fund

Four years after launch, Plural would be managing one of Europe’s largest funds

Plural, the operator-led VC firm founded by exited entrepreneurs and angel investors Taavet Hinrikus, Sten Tamkivi, Ian Hogarth and Khaled Helioui, is raising a new fund which could reach up to €1bn, Sifted understands. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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

Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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