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December 11, 2025

Exclusive: British air force vet raises £5m for solo GP defence and dual use fund

Twin Track Ventures only backs startups with both commercial and military use cases

Anne Sraders

2 min read

Nicola Sinclair, an 18-year veteran of the British air force, has raised roughly £5m in a first close for her solo GP fund Twin Track Ventures, which focuses on dual use startups — those with military and commercial uses. Sinclair aims to raise a total of £10m in 2026.

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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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