RW Blears advises Arãya Sie Fund on £7.5M first close to back next generation of women-led startups

RW Blears advises Arãya Sie Fund on £7.5M first close to back the next generation of women-led startups across the UK and Europe.

We are proud to have supported Arãya Sie Fund on their £7.5M first close to back female founders operating in AI, deeptech, fintech, healthcare and sustainability. The Fund will direct 70% of its capital at UK-based companies and 30% across Europe.

The Fund is a joint venture between Rupa Popat of Arãya Ventures and Triin Linamagi of Sie Ventures, addressing the persistent sub-2% share of VC funding reaching women-led startups. As Trinn Linamgi says, ‘this partnership is about more than capital, it’s about bringing the right networks, conviction and long-term support to founders who have been historically overlooked.’

The Fund has a notable LP base of more than 50% women, with backing from the British Business Bank as well as executives from LinkedIn, McKinsey, JPMorgan and Google. The first portfolio investment is Lemrock AI, a startup building agentic infrastructure for brand commerce.

The Blears team was led by Ollie Blears, with support from Bethany Johnson.

For the full press announcement on Sifted, see here. Alternatively, Arãya Sie's full announcement is accessible here.

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