
Enzo Ventures closes €20M second fund to back Southern European founders
The Barcelona- and Madrid-based firm's pre-seed fund will write cheques of €250k to €600k, targeting founders from Southern Europe wherever they build.
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Enzo Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Barcelona and Madrid, has closed its second fund at €20 million, doubling the size of its debut vehicle, which raised €10 million.
The new fund, Enzo Ventures II, focuses on pre-seed investments in technology startups founded by entrepreneurs from Southern Europe, regardless of where those businesses are ultimately built. Initial cheques range from €250,000 to €600,000. According to Tech.eu, the firm continues the strategy it started in 2023 with its first fund, which backed Southern European founders and so-called diaspora entrepreneurs, those leaving cities such as Barcelona and Lisbon to build companies in hubs like London and Paris while retaining ties to their home networks.
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