Uplift Ventures, a new VC fund backed solely by German material handling company Jungheinrich, is launching a €100m fund to back deeptech startups in Europe and the US.
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Ex-NGP Capital investor to run new €100m deeptech fund for Europe and US
The fund will back startups and other VCs across Europe and the US
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