Elkstone Partners holds EUR 75m first close for start-up fund
Irish VC firm Elkstone Partners has held a EUR 75m first close for Elkstone Ireland Ventures 1, a fund targeting Republic of Ireland-based start-ups; it aims to reach its hard-cap of EUR 100m by November, founder Alan Merriman told Unquote.
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