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Founder of a top European VC firm accused of sexual harassment

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This week we're talking about a single story that Sifted reported this week: serious allegations of workplace misconduct at one of Europe’s leading VC firms. Seven people who worked at DN Capital — an investor in Shazam, Remitly and Auto1 — allege that its founder Nenad Marovac sexually harassed and bullied colleagues, creating a culture of misogyny at the fund. Marovac has denied all the allegations. DN Capital has opened an independent investigation into the allegations, which it said do not reflect its culture. Read the story here.

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