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Italy’s Maia Ventures launches €55M fund to back agri-food start-ups that need ‘polishing, not reinvention’

Italy’s Maia Ventures launches €55M fund to back agri-food start-ups that need ‘polishing, not reinvention’

14-Oct-2025

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Italy’s Maia Ventures launches €55M fund to back agri-food start-ups that need ‘polishing, not reinvention’

Italy’s Maia Ventures launches €55M fund to back agri-food start-ups that need ‘polishing, not reinvention’

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Italy’s Maia Ventures launches €55M fund to back agri-food start-ups that need ‘polishing, not reinvention’

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