Seedcamp, one of Europe's earliest and best-known seed investors, has closed $320 million across two funds, the firm announced. The bulk -- $220 million -- goes to Seedcamp VII, its core early-stage vehicle, while a new $100 million 'Select' fund is reserved for growth-stage follow-on investments in the firm's standout portfolio companies. The raise lifts Seedcamp's assets under management to $1 billion.
Founded in 2007 with an initial fund of just $3 million, Seedcamp has since backed roughly 550 companies, including early checks into Revolut, Wise, UiPath, Synthesia, Pleo and Hopin. That track record gives the firm an unusually strong franchise and signal value among European founders.
“Seedcamp, one of Europe's earliest and best-known seed investors, has closed $320 million across two funds, the firm announced.”
The headline strategic shift is geographic. After 18 years concentrated on Europe, Seedcamp is building a transatlantic bridge and expanding into the United States, reflecting a reality that its most ambitious founders increasingly scale in the US. The Select fund, meanwhile, addresses a long-standing European problem -- watching breakout winners migrate to American growth investors -- by giving Seedcamp the firepower to keep backing them as they grow.