UK-based VC Smedvig Ventures has closed a new €115m fund targeting B2B startups across Europe, with a focus on the UK, Nordics and Benelux. All the cash was stumped up by the Smedvig family office.
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January 24, 2024
Smedvig Ventures closes new €115m fund to back European B2B startups
The fund will back startups at the Series A and B stages
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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