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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 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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