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August 3, 2022

Meet Cornerstone VC — a Black-led pre-seed and seed fund with £20m to invest

The firm has committed to have 30% of its dealflow from outside of London.


Eleanor Warnock

4 min read

Cornerstone VC

Born out of a Black-led angel group, Cornerstone VC has just raised a £20m fund to back the “1% of the 1%” of diverse UK founders. And, with backers like Series A+ VC firm Atomico, it hopes to help these founders raise more money further down the line too. 

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Eleanor Warnock

Eleanor Warnock is an advisor to VC firm Bek Ventures, and writes a newsletter on tech and writing. She was previously Sifted’s deputy editor. Find her on X and LinkedIn

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