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We’ve raised $10m to build the first world models for extreme physics and accelerate the technologies that will define the 21st century. Our backers include @BackedVC , @lunar_vc , @seraphim_space , @MMC_Ventures and @SOSV , as well as other funds, founders and hyperscaler directors. Alongside AI, this century will be shaped by rockets, fusion reactors and fabs. Building the next generation means understanding and controlling increasingly complex physics. Today’s tools cannot keep pace: when a single simulation or experiment takes days, even the best engineering teams can explore only a fraction of the possibilities. At Zenithon, we’re building models to explore a million design points in the time it takes to simulate one, and to learn directly from real-world experiments. Engineers can search beyond familiar designs, discover new levels of performance and keep improving how their machines operate. The team, co-founded by @alexhigg_ and , brings together researchers behind foundational breakthroughs in machine learning for physics and a wider team from leading labs globally. We’re proud to be building this together. Our ambition is to keep human innovation on an exponential path, even as the technologies we build become more complex. Linkedin linkedin.com/company/zenitho…
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General Intuition has raised another $220M at a $6.2B valuation as we start making our models available. These are an entirely new class of foundation models, trained on billions of action-labeled videos, capable of acting in realtime in never seen before environments. 1/6
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Turns out scaling on data and compute with a great team is surprisingly effective 😉
General Intuition has raised another $220M at a $6.2B valuation as we start making our models available. These are an entirely new class of foundation models, trained on billions of action-labeled videos, capable of acting in realtime in never seen before environments. 1/6
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YC recently backed a brainrot code editor. We asked @andredehaes (Founder of @BackedVC) what he thinks. His answer: "Every human has a right to define their own mission. I'm not going to judge founders for what they build. But we're incredibly discerning about what we back. We would never touch something that doesn't have huge societal potential value." What interests Backed VC: Companies that made a fundamental technological breakthrough in massive markets. If it works, it changes one of three industries: - Healthcare (biggest industry in the world) - Manufacturing - Financial sector "By change, I don't mean serve a few people. I mean you go after one of the big disease types. A major area of cancer. Alzheimer's. Liver disease. You build the company that solves that area. In manufacturing? You fundamentally change how semiconductor manufacturing gets done." "That's the level of ambition that's interesting to us. Because that way you have a shot at building a $10B company. Or a $100B to $1T company."
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"We seeded a business called Zero Gravity (@0G_labs) last year. They've already done a token listing at like a $1.6B valuation. That's like a 30X return in 12 months" Here's Andre de Haes (@andredehaes) Founder at @BackedVC on experiencing the VC flywheel: "Quite a lot of the LPs in our fund were fund 1 founders. And then most interestingly, a lot of them are now onto their second business." "In the last year we re-backed 6 founders, and we're about to do our 7th. And what's crazy is their new businesses scale so much more quickly"
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You've got to trust the process. "VC is a long game. You build trust and you build relationships and that all compounds. We (@BackedVC) went from 2016 nobody knowing us to now having most of the top institutional fund of funds as LPs." @andredehaes, Founder of @BackedVC
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Venture is an access class, not an asset class. “As a hedge fund investing in public markets, everyone has the same access - so it’s about the edge of your ideas, not the edge of your access. In venture, it is the edge of your access. Can you get in front of the very best founders, and do they want to work with your brand? That’s why there’s such high predictability of ongoing returns.” @andredehaes, Founder of @BackedVC
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You're only as good as your next year. Back in 2016 there were very few venture funds in Europe, and very few that were top tier. Now you are going head to head with a lot of US funds, which means you are competing against a different quality. BACKED VC had a 97% win rate since inception, however it's backward looking. If next year they don't win most of their deals they might lose their mojo. @andredehaes, Founder of @BackedVC
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London’s @BackedVC closes $100M Fund III to back Europe’s deep tech founders in #AI, #blockchain & #automation. Led by @andredehaes & @AlexBrunicki, with LPs incl. @isomercapital & Wunderland Capital. #VC #DeepTech #Europe
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Backed VC return cash to their LP’s at a higher rate than most. Fund I (€50m) is top decile, with DPI already “several times higher than 3x” Today they launched their third fund - $100M Seed We’re talking to Andre De Haes Founder of @BackedVC today at 11:30am GMT
Today we launch BACKED 3 - $100M seed fund to back generational frontier tech founders - right alongside our 100th investment. Read the full announcement here: sifted.eu/articles/backed-vc…
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It's Thursday 13th. We're live! Andre de Haes (@andredehaes) Founder of Backed VC (@BackedVC) — new $100M seed fund, Europe-first conviction Des Traynor (@destraynor) Co-Founder of Intercom (@intercom) — Fin dot ai, 90%+ resolution, Intercom’s full AI re-rollout Lukas Ziegler (@lukas_m_ziegler) Founder of Botnanza & ff venture partner (@ffvc) — 220k LinkedIn, robot evangelist, “may the robots be with you” Maxime Germain (@maximegermain) founder at Beside — building AI-native brand companion, psychology × retention in consumer land Sauraj Gambhir Co-Founder @ Prior Labs (@prior_labs) — agentic infra for investors; “Copilot, but for your deal flow”
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The team at @BackedVC have just raised their third, and largest, fund (of $100m) on the back of their GREAT track record: > Invested in 5 unicorns > 90% investment follow-on rate from seed > 18 companies have reached an enterprise value of over $100 million It's already made a bunch of investments, including into founders from previous funds now building new companies (such as @PimDeWitte @jamesdacombe @Jack_O_Meara) @andredehaes and @AlexBrunicki have built something special. I chatted to Cofounder and Partner @andredehaes on the @ScalingEurope show to get all the details about the fund. Check it out here: youtube.com/watch?v=CsZFJvqk… LETS GO - congrats to the team!
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The founder of @CoMind_ (@jamesdacombe) was 17 when he founded the company. It's now raised over $100m. The company has developed brand new un-intrusive ways of monitoring brain health. It's just announced a huge funding round meaning it's now raised over $100m. Plural partner @taavet will join the board alongside @svennj from @localglobevc. Other investors include @Alicebentinck and @matthewclifford's @join_ef, @BackedVC and @OctopusVentures. This founder is absolutely cracked. Europe has the talent and the ambition. We just need to build the right environment to let these founders thrive.
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Dublin biotech Aerska raises €18M Seed led by @age1vc & @BackedVC (backers of Thought Machine, Sky Mavis, Immutable X). Developing “brain shuttle” tech to deliver genetic medicines to the brain. Congrats Jack, David & team! More via @businessposthq: businesspost.ie/tech/dublin-…
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Startup’s ‘brain shuttle’ tech is designed to efficient, repeatable delivery of genetic medicines across the blood–brain barrier. longevity.technology/news/ae… #longevity #investment #biotech #RNAi #Alzheimers #Parkinsons
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Looking for the best chance to meet LPs and fellow investors at Slush? That is exactly what Investor Day is for. We designed it to make investor-to-investor connections natural and effective. Here's what you can do there on Nov 18: 🔹 Book 1:1s in the Meeting Area Set up meetings through the Meeting Tool and get an assigned table so the conversations are smooth and structured. This year, the Meeting Area will host 550+ meetings. 🔹 Join curated LP x GP sessions Raising a fund or scouting managers? For the first time, Investor Day will feature curated sessions designed to bring LPs and GPs together. Registration is already open on the Slush Platform. 🔹 Host a roundtable Lead a conversation on a topic that matters to you and connect with peers who share your focus. Roundtable applications close on Sep 28, so this is your last chance to apply. Register now in the Activity Tool 👉 platform.slush.org/slush25/a… Less than 20% of Slush tickets are left. Get yours before we sell out 👉 slush.org
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Today is the 33rd day we are building in public And we are unleashing a monster DocSend your good days are over!!!
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Each year, Slush x RAISE brings together some of the most promising emerging managers in Europe. But what happens after the competition? We checked in with a few funds from previous cohorts, and it turns out, they’ve been busy. 🔹 DIG Ventures closed its first $100M institutional fund to back the most ambitious European inception to seed stage founders. 🔹 @Revaia_Cap recently closed its second growth fund at €250M, bringing total AUM to €600M. 🔹 Concept Ventures has become the UK’s most active pre-seed fund, with over 100 investments. 🔹 @otb_ventures closed its $185M Fund II to build and scale Europe’s most promising deep tech startups. 🔹 @BackedVC is building one of Europe’s strongest founder communities. If you’re an emerging manager raising Fund I–III, the next breakout story like this could be yours. Apply to take part in Slush X RAISE by Aug 24 👉 slush.org/audience/investors… And if you still didn’t secure your spot at Slush 2025, it’s go time. Over 50% of Investor Passes are gone. Get your ticket 👉 slush.org
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