Pre-Seed and Seed Ventures

Investing in Founders Shaping Our Future

We invest in exceptional founders globally at the pre-seed and seed stage across AI, healthcare, commerce, fintech and the future of work.

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

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Inside Arāya Sie Fund: The £7.5M bet putting women at the centre of Europe's wave of deeptech, defence, and spacetech

Our Funds

$26.3M

Arāya Super Angel Fund

UK · Pre-Seed · Seed · S/EIS

An S/EIS-qualifying fund backing exceptional pre-seed and seed founders across the UK and beyond, with 80% deployed domestically and 20% into high-conviction global opportunities.

$30M

Arāya Global Fund

Global · Seed

A global seed-stage fund investing across Europe, the GCC, and Asia, with 40% of capital reserved for Series A follow-on investments into our highest-conviction portfolio companies.

$20M

Arāya Sie Fund

UK & Europe · Pre-Seed & Seed · Female-Led · S/EIS

A dedicated fund backing exceptional women-led startups at pre-seed and seed stage, focused on healthcare, climate, fintech, and deeptech/AI — sectors where diverse leadership drives outsized returns.

Our Investments

The companies of tomorrow, being built today

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