European early-stage investment firm Plural Platform has launched a new €400mn fund as it seeks to turn budding startups into “world-changing” global companies. Plural was founded in 2021 by Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus and Songkick founder Ian Hogarth, alongside former Skype executive Sten Tamkivi and Khaled Helioui, previously chief executive at Bigpoint Games. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in deep tech startups tackling seriously difficult problems. Since raising its first €250mn fund 18 months ago, Plural has financed over 26 startups working in climate and energy, AI, fintech, healthcare, and frontier technologies. Unlike traditional early-stage VCs, Plural is solely…
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