We just checked in with Slush X RAISE 2025 participants to see how they’re doing.
If you didn’t know, Slush x RAISE is Europe’s leading event for emerging VC managers we co-host with Raise Global, where 20 selected funds pitch live to hundreds of global LPs.
But what happens after they leave the stage? Glad you asked. Here are a few alumni stories:
🔹 Belief Capital closed a $20M fund backing AI, robotics, and infrastructure.
🔹 Kembara reached a €750M first close for Europe’s largest deep tech growth fund.
🔹 NP-Hard Ventures saw its portfolio companies raise strong follow-on rounds, including Mirai’s $10M Seed and Isembard’s $50M Series A.
🔹 Ellipsis launched with an oversubscribed fund close.
🔹 Leonis Capital closed its $25M Fund II, 2x oversubscribed, with Fund I performing in the top 1%.
🔹 s16vc made 11 new investments in 6 months across early-stage AI and frontier tech.
🔹 rule30 secured commitments to achieve their $15M target, and built a 22-company portfolio.
🔹 Inflection reached the first close of a $50M fund and is progressing toward the final close.
🔹 Florent Venture Partners extended their €40M fund to €50M in 6 months, with portfolio tracking above 2x.
Seeing such growth in just a few months is our favorite part. It means more capital in motion and more chances for founders to raise.
Slush x RAISE and more exciting opportunities coming to Slush 2026.
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