Arāya Sie Fund

United Kingdom
Pre-Seed
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About Arāya Sie Fund

The Arāya Sie Fund is a joint vehicle between Arāya Ventures (Rupa Popat) and Sie Ventures (Triin Linamagi), targeting up to 40 women-led startups in AI, deeptech, defence, spacetech, fintech, healthcare, and sustainability. £7.5M first close on a ~£20M target, with over half of LPs being women. British Business Bank participates via the Regional Angels Programme. Checks of £100K-£300K across UK (70%) and Europe (30%).

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Climate & Sustainability
Deep Tech
Defense
Digital Health
FinTech
Space

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Women-led pre-seed deeptech, UK/Europe, EIS-compliant

women-founders
deeptech
defence
spacetech
UK-Europe
EIS-eligible

Bullish Signals

British Business Bank anchor participationblog
Two-platform merged deal flow advantageblog
Over 50% women LPs, aligned ecosystemblog
EIS webinar signals active LP education pushlinkedin
Strategic tax-relief positioning attracts UK angelslinkedin
Hiring Founder's Associate, expanding team capacitylinkedin

Contrarian Signals

£7.5M first close, small fund sizeblog
Women-only mandate narrows universeblog

Founder Do's

Be women-led founding team
Build deeptech, defence, or spacetech
Target UK or European market
Show defensible IP/technical moat
Align with EIS tax-efficient structure

Founder Don'ts

Pitch consumer-only or DTC plays
Ignore 70% UK allocation bias
Expect checks above £300K

Key GPs & Partners

RP
Rupa Popat
Co-Founder & GP
operatordiversity-focusednetworked
TL
Triin Linamagi
Co-Founder & GP
accelerator-buildergender-lensconnected
PH
Philip Hare
Advisor
tax-expertEIS-specialist

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Fund Overview

Fund Size£7.5M
Saves0

Key People

Rupa Popat, Triin Linamagi

Rupa PopatCo-Founder & GP
Triin LinamagiCo-Founder & GP
Philip HareAdvisor

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