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Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’

The fund is a rare joint venture between Arāya Ventures and female founder-focused accelerator Sie Ventures, aiming to back up to 40 startups


Anne Sraders

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Triin Linamagi of Sie Ventures. Courtesy of Linamagi.

VC firm Arāya Ventures and female founder-focused accelerator Sie Ventures have raised £7.5m in a first close for their joint Arāya Sie Fund, which will back women-led startups in the UK and Europe. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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