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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 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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