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If you’re starting the year looking to raise, and need momentum + structure for your fundraise, I highly recommend Metal 🖤

Something a lil different this week:

I'm exploring something new, which, yes, means I'm doing the thing every founder says they'll do and then definitely skips: actually talking to people first. :)

I want to actually understand what people need, not what I assume.

I'm having conversations with founders, operators, and fund managers who are thinking about:

• Building something meaningful (not just chasing exits)
• Bridging high performance with deeper purpose
• Finding people who get both the business + human side

If that resonates and you want to share what's actually on your mind, no pitch, no agenda, just a quick casual chat via message, I'd love to hear it. Just hit reply to this email!

Let’s get into this week’s edition on what’s happening across the most influential high tech regions: USA, Europe, and Israel.

But first, you might find some of these resources helpful:

• 120+ Active Pre-Seed - Series A investors

• New VC Funds database

• 48 pre-seed accelerators

• LPs investing in VC funds 

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Cheers,
Ivelina

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New VC Funds 🟣

Fresh capital in the past week…

• Peak XV Partners – $1.3B for Seed, Growth, India, APAC

• DBA – $62M for Crypto, Bitcoin, Stablecoins, DEXs, Prediction Markets

• Second Sight Ventures – $75M for Consumer Brands, Early-Stage

• SparkLabs Saudi Arabia – $20M for Pre-Seed, Series A, Saudi Arabia

• Pegasus Tech Ventures x AISIN – $100M for Mobility, AI, Robotics, Energy, Healthtech

• FutureFirst Ventures – $50M for Vertical AI, Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing

Check them out here.