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Borski Fund funding news – Amsterdam-based Borski Fund Secures Over €9 Million Funding

Jan 30, 2025 | By Kailee Rainse

Borski Fund funding news -  Amsterdam-based Borski Fund Secures Over €9 Million Funding

Borski Fund, an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm supporting innovation and gender diversity, announces its largest LP investment by M&G Investments, one of the oldest and most renowned global investment management firms, with an €9 million commitment to its fund.

SUMMARY

  • Borski Fund, an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm supporting innovation and gender diversity, announces its largest LP investment by M&G Investments, one of the oldest and most renowned global investment management firms, with an €9 million commitment to its fund.
  • Founded in 2019 by forerunners Simone Brummelhuis and Laura Rooseboom, Borski Fund is a pioneering venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam.

Founding Partner Simone Brummelhuis said, “This marks one of the largest investments in the history of Borski Fund, Even more significantly, it represents a strong endorsement from one of the leading and most successful international savings and investment firms. Only one percent of venture capital funding is invested in women-led teams, while a staggering 94 percent goes to male-led teams, despite research consistently showing that diverse teams tend to be more innovative and achieve better performance.

Brummelhuis said, “M&G now joins our esteemed group of limited partners, all of whom are dedicated to supporting and advancing Borski’s mission of empowering exceptional female founders and their startups, With this investment, we are thrilled to announce that the fund has now reached its hard cap of 50 million euros.”

Alex Seddon, Head of Private Equity and Impact at M&G Investments, adds: “We are glad to announce our commitment to Borski Fund, an impactful company taking bold steps to address the critical funding gap faced by women-led businesses. As with our recent contributions to Bethnal Green Ventures and Pact, two other female-led funds in Europe, our investment in Borski Fund reaffirms our commitment to play our part in building a more inclusive society.”

About Borski Fund

Founded in 2019 by forerunners Simone Brummelhuis and Laura Rooseboom, Borski Fund is a pioneering venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam. Committed to closing the funding gap for women-led startups, Borski Fund champions diversity in entrepreneurship by investing in businesses with female (co)founders or those creating innovative products and services designed for women.

With a strong focus on transformative industries such as healthcare, circular energy, and future societies, Borski Fund empowers inclusive innovation while fostering equitable access to capital.

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