VC firm Samaipata is launching a new €100m fund to invest in digital platforms across Europe, with the hope that the continent’s ecosystem can come to rival the US and China.
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October 19, 2020
Samaipata launches new €100m pan-European fund
The fund will invest up to €1.5m in 20-25 companies, with a focus on pan-European digital platforms.
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