Arāya Sie Fund

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 founder in UK or Europe

women-founders

deeptech

defence

spacetech

UK-Europe

Bullish Signals

British Business Bank anchor participationblog

Two-platform merged deal flow advantageblog

Over 50% women LPs, aligned ecosystemblog

Contrarian Signals

£7.5M first close, small fund sizeblog

Women-only mandate narrows universeblog

Founder Do's

Be a women-led founding team

Build in deeptech, defence, or spacetech

Target UK or European market first

Show defensible IP or technical moat

Align with BBB Regional Angels criteria

Founder Don'ts

Pitch consumer-only or DTC plays

Ignore the 70% UK allocation bias

Expect checks above £300K

Key GPs & Partners

Rupa Popat

Co-Founder & GP (Arāya Ventures)

operatordiversity-focusednetworked

Triin Linamagi

Co-Founder & GP (Sie Ventures)

accelerator-buildergender-lensconnected

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Fund Overview

Fund Size£7.5M

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Website

Key People

Rupa Popat, Triin Linamagi

Rupa PopatCo-Founder & GP (Arāya Ventures)

Triin LinamagiCo-Founder & GP (Sie Ventures)