Prime VP raised $70M for Fund 3 and $120M for Fund 4
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Shripati Acharya, Managing Partner at Prime Venture Partners, confirms fund sizes and target portfolio company counts across Fund 3 and Fund 4.
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“And then the fund three was 70 grand of million. That's correct. Of current fund one 20. One 20. So it's been a great ride, right? Eight, 45. 70 and 70 I also believe would have taken 10 companies. Yeah, it's about, it's closer to 15. Closer to 15 and the current fund would again be like 15 to 20 companies. That's correct, in the same zone, yeah.”
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