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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.


Freya Pratty

2 min read

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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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

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