Vienna-based VC firm Fund F has invested €700,000 in Willow Stories, a Parisian genAI-powered startup that assists families in creating digital memoirs to honor the legacies of their loved ones during times of deep loss.
About Willow Stories
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Losing a loved one is incredibly difficult, and on top of the grief, families often have to deal with a lot of logistical challenges. This is the reason why Patricia Klimek, Steven Henty, and Adam Fischer founded Willow in 2024.
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Willow offers AI-driven grief support and legacy preservation to help families manage the complexities of grief with care and support.
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As a B2B and B2C legacy-tech startup, Willow partners with funeral homes and insurers to create a special space for tribute and remembrance for families.
Investment details
The round was led by Fund F, also joined by Angel Invest, PurposeTech, and a group of angel investors
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Fund F is a Vienna-based venture capital fund that invests in pre-seed startups with gender-diverse founding teams in ClimateTech, FemTech, HealthTech, FinTech, and HR Tech.
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Prague-based PurposeTech has previously announced the closure for its first pre-seed fund to support Central and Eastern European founders focusing on health, sustainability, and education.
Willow will use the fresh capital to continue to transform the future of grief support and legacy preservation.
