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Natwest makes first VC fund bet in push to back British tech

Wednesday 23 September 2026 1:08 pm  |  Updated:  Wednesday 23 September 2026 1:09 pm Natwest is pushing into Britain’s…
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https://www.europesays.com/britain/129980/

https://www.europesays.com/britain/129980/ Natwest makes first VC fund bet in push to back British tech #Business #HSBC #MoltenVentures #Monzo #NatWest #News #RaspberryPi #ScaleUp #SME #tide #UKEconomy #UkTech #UkTechSector #vc #VCFunding

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1215193/ ‘Boring is where the value hides’: One of Europe’s earliest early-stage funds on the AI bubble and Europe’s exit problem — TFN #AI #EU #Europe #European #News #VCFunding

‘Boring is where the value hides’: One of Europe’s earliest early-stage funds on the AI bubble and Europe’s exit problem — TFN

While the rest of the venture capital industry throws increasingly large checks at flashy AI agents, one of…
#Europe #EU #AI #News #VCfunding
https://www.europesays.com/europe/142677/

One year after a bipolar episode, Bonobos cofounder sold his company to Walmart for $310 million

Over the course of his two-decade car…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/846583/

One year after a bipolar episode, Bonobos cofounder sold his company to Walmart for $310 million

Over the course of his two-decade car…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Mentalhealth #andWellness #Business #Careers #CEOWellness #Entrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #family #Fitness #Founders #Health #Lifestyle #loneliness #Marriage #MentalHealth #Millionaires #PersonalHealth #sales #SocialMedia #start-ups #VCfunding #Walmart #wellbeing
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/846583/

One year after a bipolar episode, Bonobos cofounder sold his company to Walmart for $310 million

Over the course of his two-decade career, entrepreneur Andy Dunn…
#NewsBeep #News #Mentalhealth #andWellness #Business #Careers #CEOWellness #Entrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #Family #Fitness #Founders #Health #Lifestyle #Loneliness #Marriage #MentalHealth #Millionaires #PersonalHealth #Sales #SocialMedia #Start-Ups #UK #UnitedKingdom #VCfunding #Walmart #wellbeing
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/769439/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/686735/ One year after a bipolar episode, Bonobos cofounder sold his company to Walmart for $310 million #AndWellness #Business #Careers #CEOWellness #Éire #Entrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #family #Fitness #Founders #Health #IE #Ireland #lifestyle #Loneliness #Marriage #MentalHealth #MentalHealth #Millionaires #PersonalHealth #Sales #SocialMedia #StartUps #VCFunding #Walmart #WellBeing

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1202036/ One year after a bipolar episode, Bonobos cofounder sold his company to Walmart for $310 million #AndWellness #Business #Careers #CEOWellness #Entrepreneurs #Entrepreneurship #Family #Fitness #Founders #Health #Lifestyle #loneliness #Marriage #MentalHealth #Millionaires #PersonalHealth #Sales #SocialMedia #StartUps #UK #UnitedKingdom #VCFunding #Walmart #WellBeing

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Holdings raises $2B at a $12B valuation to turn AI into a private equity strategy — TFN

Thrive Holdings raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation, led by SoftBank, D1 Capital, and Altimeter The…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/814694/

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Holdings raises $2B at a $12B valuation to turn AI into a private equity strategy — TFN

Thrive Holdings raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation, led by SoftBank, D1 Capital, and Altimeter The…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Entrepreneurship #Business #Funding #HomepageFeature #topfundingrounds #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/814694/

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Holdings raises $2B at a $12B valuation to turn AI into a private equity strategy — TFN

Thrive Holdings raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation, led by SoftBank, D1 Capital, and Altimeter The…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #Business #Funding #homepage-feature #topfundingrounds #UK #UnitedKingdom #us #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/739008/

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Holdings raises $2B at a $12B valuation to turn AI into a private equity strategy — TFN

Thrive Holdings raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation, led by SoftBank, D1 Capital, and Altimeter The…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AU #Australia #Business #funding #homepage-feature #topfundingrounds #us #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/856295/

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Holdings raises $2B at a $12B valuation to turn AI into a private equity strategy — TFN

Thrive Holdings raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation, led by SoftBank, D1 Capital, and Altimeter The…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AU #Australia #Business #funding #homepage-feature #topfundingrounds #us #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/856295/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1150146/ Josh Kushner’s Thrive Holdings raises $2B at a $12B valuation to turn AI into a private equity strategy — TFN #Business #Entrepreneurship #Funding #HomepageFeature #News #TopFundingRounds #UK #UnitedKingdom #us #VCFunding

https://www.europesays.com/ie/638600/ Josh Kushner’s Thrive Holdings raises $2B at a $12B valuation to turn AI into a private equity strategy — TFN #Business #Éire #Entrepreneurship #funding #HomepageFeature #IE #Ireland #News #TopFundingRounds #US #VCFunding

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1116039/ Germany’s deep tech edge drives acceleration in VC funding #DefenseTech #EU #Europe #Germany #StartupEcosystem #TechnicalUniversityOfMunich #VCFunding

VCs may warm up to high-tech startups later this year, shows data | Start Ups

Since 2023, VC funds have invested $162.1 million across 29 funding roun…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #Business #chipdesign #deep-tech #Digantara #IndiaSemiconductorMission #LemurianLabs #NetraSemi #satellitestartups #Semicon2.0 #semiconductorstartups #SkyrootAerospace #spacestartups #StartupFunding #technologyinvestments #Tracxn #UK #UnitedKingdom #VCfunding #venturecapital
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/713229/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1113760/ VCs may warm up to high-tech startups later this year, shows data | Start Ups #Business #ChipDesign #DeepTech #digantara #Entrepreneurship #IndiaSemiconductorMission #LemurianLabs #Netrasemi #SatelliteStartups #Semicon20 #SemiconductorStartups #SkyrootAerospace #SpaceStartups #StartupFunding #TechnologyInvestments #Tracxn #UK #UnitedKingdom #VCFunding #VentureCapital

https://www.europesays.com/ie/606042/ VCs may warm up to high-tech startups later this year, shows data | Start Ups #Business #ChipDesign #DeepTech #digantara #Éire #Entrepreneurship #IE #IndiaSemiconductorMission #Ireland #LemurianLabs #NetraSemi #SatelliteStartups #Semicon20 #SemiconductorStartups #SkyrootAerospace #SpaceStartups #StartupFunding #TechnologyInvestments #tracxn #VCFunding #VentureCapital

British Business Bank eyes £100M aerospace fund with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN — TFN

The British Business Bank is teaming up with Airbus, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and ADS to develop a proposed…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #Rolls-Royce #News #spacetech #UK #VCfunding
https://www.europesays.com/britain/87023/

https://www.europesays.com/britain/87023/ British Business Bank eyes £100M aerospace fund with Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN — TFN #News #RollsRoyce #spacetech #UK #VCFunding

https://www.europesays.com/dk/121758/ Denmark’s largest trade union becomes a venture capital investor as Climentum Capital closes €60M for its climate hardtech Fund II — TFN #ClimateTech #Danmark #Denmark #europe #FemaleLed #news #VCFunding

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1058532/ Osney Capital closes oversubscribed £60M debut to become the UK’s first dedicated cyber seed fund — TFN #Business #Cybersecurity #Entrepreneurship #News #UK #UnitedKingdom #VCFunding

Osney Capital closes oversubscribed £60M debut to become the UK’s first dedicated cyber seed fund — TFN

Osney Capital has finished raising its first fund, reaching a £60 million limit and surpassing its original £50…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #Business #cybersecurity #UK #UnitedKingdom #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/665098/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/560584/ Osney Capital closes oversubscribed £60M debut to become the UK’s first dedicated cyber seed fund — TFN #Business #Cybersecurity #Éire #Entrepreneurship #IE #Ireland #News #UK #VCFunding

Italy’s first VC consolidation deal makes a €600M case that AI changes everything — TFN

P101 SGR has joined forces with seed investor PranaVentures, forming what they call Italy’s first venture capital consolidation…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #AI #female-led #news #VCfunding
https://www.europesays.com/italy/28206/

How Outward Intelligence Founders Bootstrapped to Seven-Figure Revenue

Three friends with résumés spanning Google, Palantir, and Harris Poll skipped venture capital and bootstrapped their star…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/659957/

How Outward Intelligence Founders Bootstrapped to Seven-Figure Revenue

Three friends with résumés spanning Google, Palantir, and Harris Poll skipped venture capital and bootstrapped their startup …
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #abhishraghavan #AI #amirkanpurwala #AU #Australia #Business #businessinsider #client #fewthing #founder #harrispoll #outwardintelligencefoundersbootstrapped #pollingcompany #research #seven-figurerevenue #thousand #VCfunding #year
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/762170/

How Outward Intelligence Founders Bootstrapped to Seven-Figure Revenue

Three friends with résumés spanning Google, Palantir, and Harris Poll skipped venture capital and bootstrapped their startup …
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #abhishraghavan #AI #amirkanpurwala #AU #Australia #Business #businessinsider #client #fewthing #founder #harrispoll #outwardintelligencefoundersbootstrapped #pollingcompany #research #seven-figurerevenue #thousand #VCfunding #year
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/762170/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/555780/ How Outward Intelligence Founders Bootstrapped to Seven-Figure Revenue #AbhishRaghavan #AI #AmirKanpurwala #Business #BusinessInsider #client #Éire #Entrepreneurship #FewThing #founder #HarrisPoll #IE #Ireland #OutwardIntelligenceFoundersBootstrapped #PollingCompany #Research #SevenFigureRevenue #thousand #VCFunding #year

https://www.europesays.com/ie/550443/ Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from £130M women’s fund into Evertrue Capital, Seedcamp VII and Seedcamp Nation II — TFN #Business #Éire #Entrepreneurship #FemaleLed #IE #Ireland #London #News #UK #VCFunding

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1045159/ Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from £130M women’s fund into Evertrue Capital, Seedcamp VII and Seedcamp Nation II — TFN #Business #Entrepreneurship #FemaleLed #london #News #UK #UnitedKingdom #VCFunding

Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from £130M women’s fund into Evertrue Capital, Seedcamp VII and Seedcamp Nation II — TFN

Bootstrap 4F has made its first three investments from the £130 million Women Backing Women Fund of Funds,…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AU #Australia #Business #female-led #London #UK #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/755047/

Bootstrap 4F deploys first capital from £130M women’s fund into Evertrue Capital, Seedcamp VII and Seedcamp Nation II — TFN

Bootstrap 4F has made its first three investments from the £130 million Women Backing Women Fund of Funds,…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AU #Australia #Business #female-led #London #UK #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/755047/

The man who brought Silicon Valley’s student VC model to Europe just raised $56M, backed by the German and Danish governments — TFN

Creator Fund has closed a $56 million fund, the largest student-backed VC fund in the world, to back…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AU #Australia #Business #Deeptech #UK #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/724055/

The man who brought Silicon Valley’s student VC model to Europe just raised $56M, backed by the German and Danish governments — TFN

Creator Fund has closed a $56 million fund, the largest student-backed VC fund in the world, to back…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Entrepreneurship #Business #Deeptech #UK #VCfunding
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/692523/

Exclusive: Orbital Industries, which uses AI to discover new materials, raises $50 million Series B

Orbital Industries, a startup using AI to design advanced materials, has raised a $50 million Series B funding…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AU #Australia #Business #Chemicalindustry #DataCenters #Exclusive #fundinground #GoogleDeepMind #machinelearning #Nvidia #Science #VCfunding #VentureCapital
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/701025/

How VCs are Reworking the Quick Commerce Thesis – Outlook Business

But at the heart of this transition, there appears to be a change in how investors are defining…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/au/618853/

Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world’s first ‘mutual friend’

More than 600 million people watched the moon landing live in 1969. When NASA’s Artemis program returned astronauts…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/au/611314/

Exclusive: Eigen raises a seed round from Benchmark to build the world’s first ‘mutual friend’

More than 600 million people watched the moon landing live in 1969. When NASA’s Artemis program returned astronauts…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/us/588267/

Call for Applications: Visa Africa Accelerator Program 2026 (Access to

Nigeria is pushing to reposition its universities as engines of economic growth following the launch of a nationwide…
#NewsBeep #News #Entrepreneurship #AfricaStartups #AU #Australia #Business #callforapplications #digitalpayments #EmbeddedFinance #FintechAfrica #FundingOpportunities #StartupAcceleration #StartupGrowth #TechInnovation #VCFunding #VisaAccelerator
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/609392/

Call for Applications: Visa Africa Accelerator Program 2026 (Access to

Nigeria is pushing to reposition its universities as engines of economic growth following the launch of a nationw…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Entrepreneurship #AfricaStartups #Business #callforapplications #DigitalPayments #EmbeddedFinance #FintechAfrica #FundingOpportunities #StartupAcceleration #StartupGrowth #TechInnovation #VCFunding #VisaAccelerator
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/586286/

Another day, another 80 tech unicorns minted in 2025. Is anyone else starting to feel like 'unicorn' is the new 'startup'? Asking for my pre-seed, still-in-stealth-mode self. What's your take on this funding frenzy?
#TechNews #Startups #VCFunding #Unicorns
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/at-least-36-new-tech-unicorns-were-minted-in-2025-so-far/

Well, well, well, someone's doing more than just 'pivoting'! Ventures Platform just secured a cool $64M for its second fund, aiming for $75M. That's some serious confidence in Africa's early-stage scene. Makes you wonder what groundbreaking ideas are about to get funded, doesn't it? What's the most exciting tech coming out of Africa you've seen recently?

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/06/nigeria-backs-ventures-platform-as-seed-fund-hits-64m-first-close/
#VCFunding #AfricaTech #Startups #Investments

Ouch. Sources say a16z is hitting pause on its Talent x Opportunity fund for underserved founders and cutting staff. It's a tough market, but what does this mean for the future of diverse founder support? When the big players pull back, who steps up?

#VCFunding #TechIndustry #DiversityInTech #StartupLife #a16z
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/03/a16z-pauses-its-famed-txo-fund-for-underserved-founders-lays-off-staff/

Looks like even the big guns are getting cautious. Sequoia's Roelof Botha is advising founders to pump the brakes on valuation inflation, with the firm doubling down on selectivity.

Are we seeing the end of the 'growth at all costs' era? What's your take?

#TechInvestment #SequoiaCapital #AI #FutureOfTech #VCFunding
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/02/sequoias-roelof-botha-warns-founders-about-chasing-sky-high-valuations-as-the-firm-doubles-down-on-its-selective-approach/

Breaking: A major VC is betting big on teenage founders, dedicating nearly 20% of his fund to them. Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz sees something in the youth. Are we about to see a wave of brilliant, caffeine-fueled teen-led unicorns, or is this just a wild gamble? What's the youngest you'd trust with significant investment?

#VCFunding #TeenEntrepreneurs #TechNews #Investment #Startups
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/this-top-vc-bet-close-to-20-of-his-fund-on-teenagers-heres-why/

Crypto Funding Surges Past $19B in 2025 as October Raises Hit $2.5B - Crypto fundraising accelerated sharply in October, with 27 blockchain and digital ... - https://cryptonews.com/news/crypto-funding-surges-past-19b-in-2025-as-october-raises-hit-2-5b/ #cryptocurrency #altcoinnews #vcfunding #funding

Crypto Funding Surges Past $19B in 2025 as October Raises Hit $2.5B - Crypto fundraising accelerated sharply in October, with 27 blockchain and digital ... - https://cryptonews.com/news/crypto-funding-surges-past-19b-in-2025-as-october-raises-hit-2-5b/ #cryptocurrency #altcoinnews #vcfunding #funding

Crypto Funding Surges Past $19B in 2025 as October Raises Hit $2.5B - Crypto fundraising accelerated sharply in October, with 27 blockchain and digital ... - https://cryptonews.com/news/crypto-funding-surges-past-19b-in-2025-as-october-raises-hit-2-5b/ #cryptocurrency #altcoinnews #vcfunding #funding

Polymarket Reveals $205M in Undisclosed Funding Over Past Two Years - Crypto prediction market Polymarket has quietly raised $205 million across two pre... - https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-reveals-205m-in-undisclosed-funding-over-past-two-years/ #altcoinnews #polymarket #vcfunding #funding

Polymarket Reveals $205M in Undisclosed Funding Over Past Two Years - Crypto prediction market Polymarket has quietly raised $205 million across two pre... - https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-reveals-205m-in-undisclosed-funding-over-past-two-years/ #altcoinnews #polymarket #vcfunding #funding

Polymarket Reveals $205M in Undisclosed Funding Over Past Two Years - Crypto prediction market Polymarket has quietly raised $205 million across two pre... - https://cryptonews.com/news/polymarket-reveals-205m-in-undisclosed-funding-over-past-two-years/ #altcoinnews #polymarket #vcfunding #funding

From Falcon 9 to funding futures: Jamie Gull's Wave Function Ventures just secured $15M for deep tech. Nine investments already! Proof that some people just can't stop launching things.

What kind of 'deep tech' are you hoping this fund backs? #SpaceX #VCFunding #Innovation #AI
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/03/new-deep-tech-fund-wave-function-ventures-raises-15-million/

Series C and beyond! TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is offering 'insider strategies' for navigating those later-stage raises. Because apparently, counting your millions isn't enough, you need a strategy to count even more. What's the most invaluable piece of funding advice you've ever received (or ignored)?

https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/12/how-to-prepare-now-for-your-later-stage-raise-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025/
#Startup #VCFunding #TechCrunch #Entrepreneurship #ScaleUp

Web3 Startups Raise $9.6 Billion in Q2 Despite Deal Count Drop - Web3 startups pulled in $9.6 billion in venture capital during the second quarter of 2025... - https://cryptonews.com/news/web3-startups-raise-9-6-billion-in-q2-despite-deal-count-drop/ #altcoinnews #vcfunding #funding #web3

Web3 Startups Raise $9.6 Billion in Q2 Despite Deal Count Drop - Web3 startups pulled in $9.6 billion in venture capital during the second quarter of 2025... - https://cryptonews.com/news/web3-startups-raise-9-6-billion-in-q2-despite-deal-count-drop/ #altcoinnews #vcfunding #funding #web3

Web3 Startups Raise $9.6 Billion in Q2 Despite Deal Count Drop - Web3 startups pulled in $9.6 billion in venture capital during the second quarter of 2025... - https://cryptonews.com/news/web3-startups-raise-9-6-billion-in-q2-despite-deal-count-drop/ #altcoinnews #vcfunding #funding #web3

Is Sam Altman’s $7T AGI vision a step forward or the next Enron? When ambition outpaces reality, trust and real impact suffer. Read my latest blog and let me know: Are we repeating history, or redefining it?
#AI #AGI #openAI #vcfunding
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