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The first seven investments include motorbikes marketplace Cüimo; parking operators’ platform Mitte; logistic robotics firm Illumo Robotics; We are Evolbe, a matchmaking app to help startups find a team; fintech Ezpays; the hotel-specific sustainability certification platform Ecostars, and the SaaS for the digitalisation of small- and medium-sized businesses Zinkee. The VC firm, led by Carlos Blanco and Mercè Tell, analysed more than 900 startups before selecting these seven. Blanco tells Sifted they plan to invest €12m-€15m between 40 and 50 startups, initially with smaller tickets of €100k-500k, and follow on with bigger amounts for those startups with a stronger performance. [...] News January 10, 2024 # Encomenda’s new fund to invest up to €50m in southern European and Latin American startups ## First seven startups invested include everything from marketplaces and fintech, to robots for warehouses and a sustainability certification platform for hotels Cristina Gallardo 2 min read Barcelona-based VC firm Encomenda today announced the first close of its new Encomenda II fund, as well as its first seven investments from the new pot of money. Encomenda has raised €15m from partners, including family offices and successful founders, but says it aims to invest €40m to €50m in early-stage startups with a focus on companies based in southern Europe and Latin America. [...] Encomenda hopes it will be able to back the best startups until their Series B, Blanco says. The fi