VC Deals 22-04-2025

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• Kenzo Security Emerges from Stealth with $4.5M to Build AI-Powered SecOps Platform

• After 18 months in stealth, Kenzo Security launched with $4.5m in backing from The General Partnership and ex-Mozilla/Twitter CISO Michael Coates. Its Agentic AI-powered platform aims to help security teams reduce risk and do more with less. VC Daily

• Electra Raises $115M Series B to Launch Ultra-Short Takeoff Aircraft

• Electra.aero has landed $115m to build and certify its EL9 aircraft, which can take off in just 150 feet. Prysm Capital led the round, joined by Lockheed Martin Ventures, Honeywell, and Safran. Prysm’s Jay Park is also joining the board. VC Daily

• a16z Acquires Turpentine, Names Erik Torenberg General Partner

• Andreessen Horowitz is doubling down on media: it acquired podcast network Turpentine and named its founder Erik Torenberg a general partner. Torenberg will invest and lead media strategy, furthering a16z’s “go direct” comms push.  Pitchbook

• Italy’s P101 VC Closes €250M Fund to Back Early-Stage Startups

• Milan-based VC P101 closed a €250m fund for early-stage European startups. The firm has previously backed Multiply Labs and Strava, and says renewed LP trust and newcomer interest helped drive the raise. Sifted EU

• Sistafund Pauses Investments After Losing Key Managing Partner

• Paris-based Sistafund—focused on women-led startups—has paused investing following the exit of managing partner Isabelle Gallo. Launched in 2022, Sistafund has raised €70m of its €100m target and says it will resume once internal tensions are resolved. Sifted EU