# VC news

Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
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June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot
It’s the first time the UK’s state economic development bank has committed capital specifically for underrepresented groups
Maya Dharampal-Hornby
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
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June 25, 2026
Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund
The UK’s involvement in the superfund now rests on the incoming British prime minister and the European Union
Maya Dharampal-Hornby and Freya Pratty
Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme
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June 12, 2026
Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme
The role was previously left unfilled after founding partner Thorsten Claus departed in 2024
Anne Sraders and Freya Pratty
Continuation fund craze: who really wins when VCs sell to themselves?
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June 11, 2026
Continuation fund craze: who really wins when VCs sell to themselves?
Critics warn continuation funds can introduce conflicts of interest
Freya Pratty
Exclusive: Isar and IQM backer Vsquared opens UK office to bridge London-Munich axis
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June 11, 2026
Exclusive: Isar and IQM backer Vsquared opens UK office to bridge London-Munich axis
The firm wants to link Munich's engineering talent to London's capital markets
Freya Pratty
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
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June 8, 2026
All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund
The firm aims to back 25 healthcare and medtech startups and believes “AI is going to completely transform healthcare”
Anne Sraders
Exclusive: The secretive group recruiting whistleblowers to shake up the VC industry
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May 14, 2026
Exclusive: The secretive group recruiting whistleblowers to shake up the VC industry
"All powerful industries need accountability"
Freya Pratty
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
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May 8, 2026
Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’
The fund is a rare joint venture between Arāya Ventures and female founder-focused accelerator Sie Ventures, aiming to back up to 40 startups
Anne Sraders
Fidelity quietly shuts down VC arm, sources say
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May 7, 2026
Fidelity quietly shuts down VC arm, sources say
Fintech-focused CVC said to have sold off stakes in Moneybox, Greenly and other startups
Damisola Sulaiman
Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds
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April 23, 2026
Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds
Swedish Voi previously raised €90m through bonds. Now growth fund Always Summer wants to deliver similar deals for other scaleups
Mimi Billing
‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies
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April 14, 2026
‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies
The Paris-based firm is one of the only European VCs to dedicate a fund exclusively to brain technologies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
UK pension providers back £200m fund aimed at supercharging homegrown startups
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April 1, 2026
UK pension providers back £200m fund aimed at supercharging homegrown startups
Ministers cheer landmark deal to unlock capital for fast-growing companies
Tom Nugent
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
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March 27, 2026
Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn
Following a period of employee churn, the early-stage investor is making further cuts to increase efficiency
Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin
Dozens of scaleup execs back new VC to find Europe’s next decacorn
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March 17, 2026
Dozens of scaleup execs back new VC to find Europe’s next decacorn
Enzo Wälchli, the former chief commercial officer at Swiss robotics scaleup ANYbotics, is general partner at Operator Circle
Tom Nugent
UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’
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March 12, 2026
UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’
The VC is planning to launch more, and larger, funds in the future
Anne Sraders
Quantonation closes new €220m fund as interest in quantum surges
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February 18, 2026
Quantonation closes new €220m fund as interest in quantum surges
Launched in 2018, the French investor is one of a handful of firms globally which are dedicated to quantum technologies
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Kembara closes €750m to back Europe’s deeptech scaleups
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February 5, 2026
Kembara closes €750m to back Europe’s deeptech scaleups
The first close signals growing investor confidence in Europe’s ability to scale deeptech startups
Lara Bryant
Exclusive: Eventbrite cofounder launches new €250m climate fund
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February 4, 2026
Exclusive: Eventbrite cofounder launches new €250m climate fund
Cofounder Renaud Visage says the climate tech downturn is an opportunity for investors in the space
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Exclusive: Serg Bell’s Constructor Capital closes $110m first-time deeptech fund
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February 2, 2026
Exclusive: Serg Bell’s Constructor Capital closes $110m first-time deeptech fund
The fund will back seed and series A rounds in Europe, the US, the UAE and Singapore
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Daphni closes €260m early-stage fund for science-first deeptech startups
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January 29, 2026
Daphni closes €260m early-stage fund for science-first deeptech startups
The Paris-based firm will back startups tackling environmental and social challenges
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
Voyager Ventures closes $275m fund, opens Munich office
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January 28, 2026
Voyager Ventures closes $275m fund, opens Munich office
Voyager invests in startups “building the future of a sustainable world economy"
Freya Pratty
DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund
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January 28, 2026
DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund
The new fund will back up to 35 startups and includes investment from a Swiss pension fund for the first time
Anne Sraders
Nik Storonsky’s QuantumLight targets $500m for second fund
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January 23, 2026
Nik Storonsky’s QuantumLight targets $500m for second fund
QuantumLight prides itself on making AI-driven investment decisions
Freya Pratty and Tom Matsuda
Operator-led VC firm Plural targeting up to €1bn for new fund
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January 20, 2026
Operator-led VC firm Plural targeting up to €1bn for new fund
Four years after launch, Plural would be managing one of Europe’s largest funds
Freya Pratty, Anne Sraders and Amy Lewin

# VC news

Exclusive: British Business Bank backs 10 VC funds with £90m pot

Exclusive: British Business Bank eyes stake in EU’s €5bn Scaleup Fund

Exclusive: NIF hires ex-EIB investor to run fund of funds programme

Continuation fund craze: who really wins when VCs sell to themselves?

Exclusive: Isar and IQM backer Vsquared opens UK office to bridge London-Munich axis

All female-GP firm Thena Capital raises £45m for debut healthcare fund

Exclusive: The secretive group recruiting whistleblowers to shake up the VC industry

Arāya Sie Fund raises £7.5m first close for women-led startups amid tech ‘bro renaissance’

Fidelity quietly shuts down VC arm, sources say

Ex-Creandum partner launches fund to help scaleups raise capital via bonds

‘The next big thing’: Newfund raises €60m to back brain technologies

UK pension providers back £200m fund aimed at supercharging homegrown startups

Speedinvest cuts 10% of team after a period of churn

Dozens of scaleup execs back new VC to find Europe’s next decacorn

UVC Partners raises €77m first close of new growth fund in ‘move into multi-stage investing’

Quantonation closes new €220m fund as interest in quantum surges

Kembara closes €750m to back Europe’s deeptech scaleups

Exclusive: Eventbrite cofounder launches new €250m climate fund

Exclusive: Serg Bell’s Constructor Capital closes $110m first-time deeptech fund

Daphni closes €260m early-stage fund for science-first deeptech startups

Voyager Ventures closes $275m fund, opens Munich office

DeepL backer B2venture raises €150m for fifth fund

Nik Storonsky’s QuantumLight targets $500m for second fund

Operator-led VC firm Plural targeting up to €1bn for new fund