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October 12, 2022

Sequoia accelerator alum Fides raises $4.3m seed

The legal SaaS platform wants to make it easier for companies like fintechs to avoid corporate governance mishaps — and save on lawyer costs


Amy O'Brien

3 min read

The Fides cofounder team

Just three months after graduating from Sequoia’s first European accelerator programme, Arc, legal startup Fides has just raised $4.3m from a very shiny list of angel investors. The company’s founders say they want to help companies fulfil their corporate governance duties without a million spreadsheets.

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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