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353 a16z-backed wealth management platform Prosper raises €4.7M from these sports icons, others

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals 2 place · 01/31/2025 06:34 EDT

a16z-backed wealth management platform Prosper raises €4.7M from these sports icons, others

On Friday, London-based Fuel Ventures announced that it has led the £4M (approximately €4.7M) funding round of Prosper, a high-net-worth wealth management platform. The VC firm has invested £2M (approximately €2.3M) in the company.  Additionally, sixty professional sportspeople from The Players Fund have also invested in Prosper’s round. It includes England cricket captains Ben Stokes ... Read more

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