Seedcamp Fund VII

United Kingdom
Pre Seed
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About Seedcamp Fund VII

London's Seedcamp raised $320M total across Fund VII ($220M, early-stage) and Select ($100M, growth), hitting $1B AUM. Fund VII writes $1-1.3M first checks into ~35 companies/year. Sector-agnostic, first-money-in. 18-year track record: 550+ companies, 12 unicorns including Revolut, Wise, UiPath, Synthesia. Expanding to US with NY and Miami offices. Led by Reshma Sohoni and Carlos Espinal.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Deep Tech
Enterprise Software
Fintech

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Exceptional pre-seed founders building category-defining European startups

pre-seed/seed first-check
European founders
AI + deep tech
fintech
software meets physical world

Bullish Signals

$320M Fund VII + $100M follow-on fund closedexternal
80 portfolio founders reinvested in fundexternal
New York office deepens US presenceexternal
1,200+ operator network backing foundersexternal
Backed Revolut, Wise, UiPath, Synthesia, Fluidstack earlyexternal
Portfolio: BioOrbit Space, Sunrise Robots, Dust HQexternal
550+ portfolio companies; Curve acquired by Lloyds £120Mexternal
Fluidstack Series A $830M at $7.5B valuation Jan 2026external

Contrarian Signals

Team of only 7 investors totalexternal
Select fund caps follow-on at Series Bexternal
Heavy Europe focus; US still secondaryexternal

Founder Do's

Be pre-seed/seed stage
Show category-defining ambition
Plan US expansion early
Build in AI, fintech, or hard tech
Seek long-term relationship, not just capital

Founder Don'ts

Expect late-stage entry (Series C+)
Skip US market strategy
Come without strong founder narrative

Key GPs & Partners

CE
Carlos Eduardo Espinal
Partner
first-check convictionrelationship-drivenEuropean pioneer
RS
Reshma Sohoni
Partner
world-class operatorfounder-firstEuropean ecosystem builder
TW
Tom Wilson
Partner
podcast-activeaccessiblecommunity-builder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$220M
Saves0

Key People

Carlos Eduardo EspinalPartner
Reshma SohoniPartner
Tom WilsonPartner

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