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April 28, 2020

Partech closes $100m seed fund to invest in a post-Covid future

Coronavirus hasn’t stopped VC firm Partech from doing deals — but it has led to changes in how it makes investment decisions.


Partech's seed investments team during a recent remote meeting

When another virus hits in a couple of years, how is your startup going to cope?

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