Delivery Hero and Blue Apron investor Target Global launches $100m tech fund to find the next Uber
German venture capital fund Target Global has launched a $100m (£74.7m) tech fund with a focus on innovation in mobility and transportation.
With investments to be spread across startups in Europe and Israel, the fund is set to run indefinitely and can deploy up to $300m in capital, satisfying investor need for long-term interest in mobility disruption.
Target has said that its primary focus will be on tech startups sitting within automotive, private and public transportation, logistics and delivery.
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“We are focusing on startups across Europe and see the UK as one of the key hubs for investment with a large number of mobility startups disrupting transportation, freight and logistics” said general partner Alex Frolov in a statement to City A.M.
“We believe the time is now to double-down on this, with our goal being to become the preferred partner for both startups and strategic players in the space.”
With more than $600m in assets under management, the venture capital firm has seen some great successes in recent years, with previous investments in startups like meal-kit delivery service Blue Apron and online takeaway marketplace Deliver Hero going public in 2017.
Other exits include adtech startup Fyber, ride-sharing app Juno and German online insurance marketplace Clark, which closed a $29m Series B funding round with Portag3 Ventures and White Star Capital in April.
Target has also announced today that Ben Kaminski, a former executive director for Goldman Sachs’s technology, media and telecoms effort across London, New York and Tel-Aviv, will be leading the fund.