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Female-focused VC funds are piling up this year as women-founded startups pull in more capital.
On Sep. 1, Berlin-based investor Auxxo closed its second Female Catalyst Fund at €33.3 million (around $38.7 million) to back pre-seed and seed female-founded startups. The vehicle, which is one of the largest direct funds dedicated to female founders in Europe, follows several fund launches and closes in the ****** e this year.
In May, Arāya Sie Fund, a joint venture between London-based VC Arāya Ventures and accelerator Sie Ventures, secured £7.5 million (around $10 million) in its first close. Around a month earlier, the Women Backing Women fund, a fund-of-funds managed by Bootstrap4F and created by the UK's Invest in Women Taskforce, raised £130 million in its first close.
In April, Copenhagen-based Unconventional Ventures announced the second close of its Fund II, which targets diverse founders, including women.
#women #million
Female-focused VC funds are piling up this year as women-founded startups pull in more capital.
On Sep. 1, Berlin-based investor Auxxo closed its second Female Catalyst Fund at €33.3 million (around $38.7 million) to back pre-seed and seed female-founded startups. The vehicle, which is one of the largest direct funds dedicated to female founders in Europe, follows several fund launches and closes in the ****** e this year.
In May, Arāya Sie Fund, a joint venture between London-based VC Arāya Ventures and accelerator Sie Ventures, secured £7.5 million (around $10 million) in its first close. Around a month earlier, the Women Backing Women fund, a fund-of-funds managed by Bootstrap4F and created by the UK's Invest in Women Taskforce, raised £130 million in its first close.
In April, Copenhagen-based Unconventional Ventures announced the second close of its Fund II, which targets diverse founders, including women.
#women #million
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