This American VC is betting on European defense tech; thats still very unusual | TechCrunch

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  • Eric Slesinger, founder of 201 Ventures, recently closed a $22 million fund focused on seed-stage European defense tech startups
  • His path from developing gadgets and software for CIA agents to investing in defense tech also appears to be a prescient one
  • In 2022, after moving from the U
  • S
  • to Madrid, he started the European Defense Investor Network, which now includes entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers
VCs are known to move in herds, which is why Eric Slesinger stands out a bit. While most American investors chase AI startups or U.S.based defense tech startups, the former CIA officer is hunting fo [+5687 chars]

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