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Capital Conversations: Olivier Laplace on the Technology Investment Market
December 12, 2023 • by Karl Schmedders, Raphaël Grieco in Capital Conversations • 
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In episode one of Capital Conversations, Olivier Laplace, Managing Partner at VI Partners, discusses the evolving landscape of the technology investment market...
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