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237 London-based BNVT Capital launches €126.5M debut fund to back AI-first startups tackling global challenges

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Vigneshwar Ravichandran @ Silicon Canals 1 place · 09/17/2025 03:00 EDT

London-based BNVT Capital launches €126.5M debut fund to back AI-first startups tackling global challenges

London-based VC firm BNVT Capital announced the launch of its debut $150M (approximately €126.5M) fund to invest in AI-first and technology-driven companies that solve humanity’s most pressing challenges. BNVT Capital was founded by Rory Mounsey-Heysham (ex-Gates Foundation), Chris Corbishley (ex-Hedosophia), and Nasir Alsharif, Chairman of Sackville Capital. London-based Sackville has seeded the firm, which already ... Read more

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