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August 9, 2024

What one VC is betting on, and avoiding, in the unloved consumer sector

Octopus Ventures's Rebecca Hunt on the hot — and not — areas in consumer

Anne Sraders

6 min read

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Anne Sraders

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

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