Backed VC Fund III

About Backed VC Fund III

London-based third fund backing Europe's frontier tech founders. Focuses on AI-native drug therapeutics, blockchain infrastructure, and manufacturing automation.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Biotech

Manufacturing

Web3 Finance

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Bold European frontier tech founder, seed stage

frontier tech

European seed

deep tech / techbio

AI x biology

future of finance / fintech infra

Bullish Signals

$100M current fund, actively deployingexternal

6 unicorns in portfolioexternal

4800+ event attendees 2024external

Ticket size $500K–$5M, leads roundsexternal

90+ portfolio companies listedexternal

Aerska: $60M raised, Series Aexternal

OLIX Computing: $220M photonic AIexternal

Highlight: $40M Series A, Khosla ledexternal

LondonBio expanding to San Franciscoexternal

Active community: 70+ bio founders SF eventexternal

Contrarian Signals

Europe-focused, limits US-native dealsexternal

Seed only — no growth checksexternal

Values-driven; culture fit requiredexternal

Broad thesis — bio, fintech, food, AIexternal

Founder Do's

Build generation-defining frontier tech

Target global markets from Europe

Show bold, brave founder mindset

Expect lead investor, not follower

Engage early — relationship-first fund

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch late-stage deals

Don't expect passive capital only

Don't ignore European HQ preference

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€86M

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Key People

Andre de Haes, Alex Sheridan