Harry Stebbings (born 1996) is a British venture capitalist known for starting the "The Twenty Minute VC" podcast.[1] In 2020, he launched his own venture capital fund.[2]
Harry Stebbings | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1996 |
| Occupation | Venture capitalist |
| Known for | The Twenty Minute VC podcast |
Career
editStebbings started The Twenty Minute VC podcast with $50 and not a single contact in the venture capital industry.[3] The first episode was an interview with Guy Kawasaki, released on 10 January 2015.[4]
In May 2017, Stebbings left his job at venture capital firm Atomico after six months working there.[5]
Stebbings stepped down as partner at Stride.VC, a firm he co-founded with Fred Destin in 2018 with £100,000,000.[6][7]
Stebbings launched his venture capital fund, 20VC fund, in May 2020.[8] In June 2021, Stebbings raised a further US$140,000,000 in funding.[9] The fund focuses on investments in Europe and North America. Harry's largest investment to date is Tripledot Studios, one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe. Other notable investments include Pachama, Nex Health, Sorare, Captions.ai, Linktree, Taxdoo, Linear and Merge.[10][11] As of 2024, the firm manages over $600 million in assets.[12]
Recognition
editIn 2019, Stebbings was included on the Forbes 30 Under 30 in Europe list, in the finance category.[13]
References
edit- ^ Bradshaw, Tim (15 October 2024). "Podcaster Harry Stebbings raises one of Europe's biggest venture funds". Financial Times. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (15 October 2024). "20VC closes new $400M fund to 'make Europe great again,' says Harry Stebbings". TechCrunch.
- ^ Ralph, Alex (17 June 2021). "Harry Stebbings moves from teenage podcaster to $140m investor". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Barker, Sam (1 December 2016). "From podcast star to 'the world's youngest VC': 20-year-old Harry Stebbings is joining Atomico". Wired. Condé Nast. ISSN 1078-3148. OCLC 24479723. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Cook, James (8 May 2017). "The 'world's youngest VC' has left VC firm Atomico". Business Insider. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (15 October 2018). "It's official: London-based Stride.VC raises £50M seed fund". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (7 February 2021). "Harry Stebbings is leaving Stride, the VC firm he founded with Fred Destin". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Chernova, Yuliya (16 June 2021). "Harry Stebbings Builds on Podcast to Raise $140 Million for Venture Funds". The Wall Street Journal. News Corp. ISSN 0099-9660. OCLC 781541372. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Kahn, Jeremy (16 June 2021). "24-year-old podcaster turned VC scores $140 million from MIT, Spotify backer to invest". Fortune. ISSN 0015-8259. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (17 July 2020). "From Twenty Minute VC to 20VC, Harry Stebbings launches a micro VC off the back of his popular podcast". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Burroughs, Callum. "Exclusive: 20VC podcast host and investor Harry Stebbings is raising a massive new fund targeting tech startups". Business Insider.
- ^ York, Alexandra. "How This Under 30 Podcaster Raised One Of Europe's Largest VC Funds". Forbes. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ Smith, Oliver; Schoenberger, Leonard. "30 Under 30 Europe 2019: Finance". Forbes. Archived from the original on 6 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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