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December 5, 2023

Thought Web3 was over? This VC just raised €15m to back startups in the sector

“If you don’t invest in protocols, you can’t call yourself a tech investor anymore,” says Heartcore’s partner Yacine Ghalim

Mimi Billing

4 min read

Web3, crypto, blockchain — these interconnected investment areas have gone from boom to bust, some many times over. This hasn’t scared Heartcore VC though.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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