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Scaling Europe

Aspire11 is unlocking Europe's pension money for tech growth: Zaya Kadyrova, Aspire11

2026-08-05 · 4 company · 14 thematic
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zaya kadyrova

Zaya Kadyrova founded Aspire Eleven, a 500 million euro pension-backed investment platform investing in late-stage European technology companies (Eternals) and early-stage venture funds (Tribes), backed by a Czech pension fund.

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Late-stage European fintechs like Revolut are de-risked compounders, not risky startups
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Aspire11 building full-stack venture access from emerging managers to late-stage direct
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