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Earlybird and AVP Join Forces to Launch €500m Defence Tech Fund

May 21, 2026 by Felix Wagner

Berlin-based VC Earlybird and Paris-based investor AVP (formerly AXA Venture Partners) are teaming up to raise a new €500m defence fund

Categories Funding Tags €100M+, Deeptech, Earlybird, France, Germany, Growth Leave a comment
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