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September 5, 2024

SET Ventures doubles the size of its last fund with €200m for climate tech adoption startups

The Netherlands-based fund will back 20-25 European startups at Series A


Sadia Nowshin

3 min read

The SET Ventures team

Amsterdam-based VC firm SET Ventures has doubled the size of its last fund with a new €200m pot to back sustainable startups developing digital products to help facilitate the adoption of renewable energy solutions. 

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Sadia Nowshin

Sadia Nowshin was a reporter at Sifted covering foodtech, biotech and startup life. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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