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Molten Ventures Growth Fund

Stage
Series B
Fund size
£175M
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N°01 / About

About Molten Ventures Growth Fund

High-growth technology companies scaling from early growth into global competitors, concentrated in space, AI, fintech, quantum computing, deeptech and hardware Geography: United Kingdom and Europe.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom
Funding StageSeries B
Industry Focus

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European innovative growth tech founders seeking long-term capital

venture capital
growth equity
European tech
space & aerospace
SaaS & AI
pension-VC bridge
fund-of-funds

Bullish Signals

CEO chairs UK DC Pensions Expert Panelexternal
Pushing pension fund-VC collaboration nationallyexternal
Advocates fund-of-funds for smaller VC accessexternal
New growth fund launched; 100+ portfolio companiesexternal
Recent bets: ICEYE, Isar Aerospace space leadersexternal
Institutional & pension capital actively deployedexternal

Contrarian Signals

Pension allocations still well below 5% targetexternal

Founder Do's

Build European tech businesses (not just UK)
Target long-term growth trajectories
Align with pension-friendly narratives
Space, SaaS, AI focus areas

Founder Don'ts

Avoid non-European focus
Don't ignore LP diversification trends

15 signals on Molten Ventures Growth Fund

6 bullish · 1 contrarian · 4 pitch do's · 2 don'ts · 2 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size£175M
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People

Key People

Ben WilkinsonCEO
Dan RidsdaleGlobal Head of Technology & Communications
Backers

Known LPs

British Business BankPublic / State institution
Molten VenturesFund-of-Funds
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