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Arāya Ventures Rolls Out £20m First Fund to Back 60 Innovative Startups

March 3 2025

Founder & Managing Partner Rupa Popat announces Arāya Ventures has completed a second close of the Arāya Super Angel Fund at £18.2million and received a milestone £5 million commitment from British Business Investments, a subsidiary of the British Business Bank, co-investing alongside the Arāya Super Angel Fund. The community-powered fund which will invest in up to 60 innovative pre-seed and seed stage primarily UK startups across the next four years that are transforming the way we live and work across Health, FinTech, Commerce and Future of Work.

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