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A North Texas-based venture capital firm is partnering with Tim Tebow on a $50 million initiative aimed at investing in technological solutions to fight human trafficking.

Eagle Venture Fund of Fort Worth has announced the launch of Eagle Freedom Fund II, backed by former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow's investment group, The Tebow Group. The fund looks to build on the success of its predecessor, Eagle Freedom Fund I, which has invested in 20 "high-growth companies" that have pledged to stop the scourge of human trafficking.

Under the first Eagle Freedom fund, nearly 150 trafficking victims have been freed, while another 39 traffickers were arrested, with more than 6,000 doctors and nurses trained to better identify victims, according to Wes Lyons, general partner of Eagle Freedom

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