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Seedcamp, Europe’s original ‘first cheque’ investor, raises $320m

Published: June 22, 2026 at 8:00 am

Author: Jonathan Symcox

Seedcamp, Europe’s ‘original first cheque investor’, has raised $320 million to invest in the next generation of global companies. 

Seedcamp was the earliest backer of giant companies including Revolut, Wise and Synthesia.

Since launching in 2007 with a $2.5m first fund, Seedcamp now manages over $1 billion in Assets Under Management and has delivered some of the strongest venture fund returns in Europe.

The new capital is allocated between $220m for Seedcamp VII, the flagship ‘first cheque’ fund, and $100m for the Select fund, which focuses primarily on backing portfolio winners as they scale toward Series B and beyond. 

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