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October 15, 2024

Podcaster-turned-VC Harry Stebbings raises $400m for third fund

He’s backed up by a 13-person media team, three fellow investors and dozens of scaleup operators scouting companies

Amy Lewin and Anne Sraders

4 min read

London-based podcaster-turned-VC Harry Stebbings announced today his third fund totalling $400m, which will be split between $125m for seed investments and $275m for Series A cheques into tech companies. The fund is a big step up in size from his last pair of funds raised in 2021, at $140m. 

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Amy Lewin

Amy Lewin is Sifted’s editor and host of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow her on X, LinkedIn and Bluesky

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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