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.
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
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin
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Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky
Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn
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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