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November 26, 2025

ElevenLabs investor Carles Reina raises $15m solo GP fund to back defence and AI startups

Reina has been an active angel investor and has backed the likes of Revolut

Anne Sraders

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British AI voice startup ElevenLabs’ early investor Carles Reina has raised $15m for a solo GP fund to back AI, robotics and defence startups at pre-seed and seed. The new London and Barcelona-based fund, Baobab Ventures, is backed by LPs including Cendana Capital, Isomer Capital, RSJ Investments, Emergence Ventures, Cyber Fund and partners at early-stage funds early-stage funds Concept Ventures and Credo Ventures. 

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Anne Sraders

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

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