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October 9, 2024

Ex-Speedinvest and Target Partners VCs make first close of new fund

The Munich-based fund will invest in 'boring' startups in AI infrastructure, developer tools and security

Anne Sraders

3 min read

Former partners from Speedinvest and Target Partners are today launching a new fund, Backtrace, to invest in early-stage software developer, security and AI infrastructure startups, founding partners Michael Münnix and Dominik Tobschall tell Sifted. The Munich-based fund has raised €10m for its first close out of a planned €30m, which it hopes to complete within the next year.  

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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