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Why Five Data Points About Founder Funding Should Shape How This Sector Thinks About Capital Access.
Category: FOUNDER ACCESS & CAPITAL REFORM
Shawn Jhanji
3 days ago4 min read
Europe Has Just Committed €5 Billion to Back Its Best Tech Scaleups. Here Is What Founders Need to Know.
The European Commission announced on 18 May 2026 that it had selected Swedish investment firm EQT to manage the new Scaleup Europe Fund, a vehicle with a target size of €5 billion designed to back the continent's most promising technology companies at the growth stage. The fund will invest across th
Shawn Jhanji
May 204 min read
BlackRock Files for Two New Tokenised Funds - And the World's Largest Asset Manager Just Made Onchain Money Markets Mainstream
The world's largest asset manager just made two moves that will define the next chapter of tokenised finance. On 9 May 2026, BlackRock filed to launch a new tokenised Treasury fund and proposed creating onchain share classes for an existing $7 billion money-market fund. Taken together, these filings
Shawn Jhanji
May 113 min read
Aurora Ventures Launches to Back Women Founders in Emerging Markets, Turning Four Years of Award Pipeline Into a Capital Mechanism
Aurora has run the Aurora Tech Award since 2021. The programme accepts applications from women founders of technology startups, assesses them through a structured evaluation process, and connects finalists with mentors, networks and recognition. The scale of the pipeline it has built is striking: applications grew from 116 in 2021 to 3,400 in 2025.
That trajectory tells a clear story. The founders are there. The problem is not a shortage of women building technology compan
Shawn Jhanji
May 33 min read
Does the £200m Raised by the British Business Bank Signal a New Era for UK Startups?
The British Business Bank recently announced that the British Growth Partnership Fund I has reached its first close with £200 million raised. This fund marks a significant moment as it brings pension money into UK startups, a move that has long been discussed but rarely executed at this scale. The question many are asking is whether this is a one-time effort or the start of a lasting change in how UK pension schemes invest in venture capital. Why Pension Money Matters for UK
Shawn Jhanji
Apr 73 min read
£130 Million Close Marks a Milestone for Female-Led Investment Teams in the UK
The UK investment landscape has taken a significant step toward gender diversity with the recent first close of £130 million for Bootstrap4F’s Women Backing Women fund of funds. This fund, backed by four major institutions, aims to support female-led investment teams, addressing a critical gap in the venture capital ecosystem. The move signals a fresh approach to improving funding for female founders by focusing on the fund managers who decide where capital flows.
Staff
Apr 72 min read
UK Investors Left Out as Fundrise and Kraken Launch Onchain VCX Fund for Global Access
UK Investors Left Out as Fundrise and Kraken Launch Onchain VCX Fund for Global Access. The tokenisation of venture capital funds is reshaping how investors access private markets. Recently, Fundrise and Kraken’s xStocks platform introduced an onchain version of the Fundrise Innovation Fund (NYSE: VCX), enabling global investors to trade a token representing shares in this venture capital vehicle. This development marks a significant milestone in the integration of traditiona
Staff
Apr 73 min read
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