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January 28, 2026

Voyager Ventures closes $275m fund, opens Munich office

Voyager invests in startups “building the future of a sustainable world economy"


Freya Pratty

4 min read

Voyager founders Sarah Sclarsic and Sierra Peterson.

Voyager Ventures, an early-stage VC firm investing across Europe and the US, has closed its third fund at $275m. 

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is a senior reporter and investigations lead at Sifted. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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