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News That Matters

💰VC firm Keen Venture Partners has closed its second fund, at a first close €120m. It's already invested in carbon accounting startup Plan A and says it will go "all in on European tech".

💸UVC Partners, an early stage VC firm based in Berlin, has closed its third fund at €255m. The founders of FlixBus and Celonis have invested. 

🚴Rohlik, the Czech speedy grocery company, is expanding into Romania. It'll use a different brand name there: Sezamo.

🖥️ Anydesk, a Stuttgart-based company that builds remote desktop software, has raised a $70m round led by General Atlantic. It gives the company a $660m valuation.

🍎GetFaster, a German startup which says it unites speedy grocery and soft discounters, has raised a $1m from angel investor club Angelsdeck. 

🚗Green car company SonoMotors has gone public on the Nasdaq. If all 10 million shares sell for $15, it'll raise $150m.

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