INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Blossom Capital, the early-stage VC firm co-founded by ex-Index Ventures and LocalGlobe VC Ophelia Brown, is announcing a second fund, less
Series A, along with doing some seed deals, too
In particular, the VC will continue to focus on finance, design, marketplaces, travel, developer-focused tools, infrastructure and
larger cheques, along with claiming to have close ties to United States top tier investors ready to back portfolio companies at the next
somewhat, even if it is nascent
cybersecurity automation platform Tines received follow-on investment led by Accel Partners; and payments unicorn Checkout.com is also
original LPs invested in this second fund, which Brown concedes was a lot easier to raise than the first
Preqin, Blossom says it sits in the top 5% of funds of 2018/2019 vintage in the United States and EU
data it was very clear at the growth stage that, outside of Index and Accel, the most successful European outcomes were driven by the