A week on from the final close of Fund II , we wanted to pull the press and podcast coverage into one place, and spotlight the early Fund 2 companies we’re thrilled to have backed. A recap of the launch 🗞️ The (growing) Eka team, not yet featuring the amazing Sunaina who joined us recently! Tech Funding News dug into the mechanics with Camilla: why we’ve kept the same strategy, how our AI sourcing platform filters ~10,000 companies down to the ~1,000 we actually meet each year, and why end-to-end platforms combining AI, software and hardware are where the next wave of shared value will come from: especially in regulated markets like healthcare. Sifted led with the thesis question head-on: are climate and consumer “out”? Camilla’s answer was a flat no. The companies “leaning into regulation” rather than away from it are exactly the ones we think will define the next decade: and she walked Sifted through why. Impact Loop focused on the LP story: why mission-aligned LPs translate into genuinely useful relationships for our founders, and covering the list of LPs who we’ve been supportive throughout, including: British Business Bank, Better Society Capital, Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, The Health Foundation, WRAP, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, John Ellerman Foundation, Vivensa Foundation and many others. Jon covered the Fund I numbers and early Fund II portfolio in depth with BusinessCloud ; additional coverage ran in TheNextWeb , ImpactAlpha , Tech.eu , UKTN and Femtech Insider . The podcast circuit has been busy: Jon’s been making the rounds with some thoughtful conversations. His EUVC appearance in May (as Impact Leader of The Year Finalist) covered why concentrated portfolios and conviction-led investing are the future of VC (he also made an appearance on ETN). Camilla jumped on last week to talk about the fundraise. Camilla also went on the VENTURES live stream to talk more about building an AI-first firm. Part 2: The six public Fund II investments Hesta Health A better platform for postnatal care. Dr Sujitha Selvarajah (NHS OBGYN) and Amanda Cupples (ex-Airbnb MD Northern Europe, ex-Babylon CCO) are building a tech-enabled pathway for the two years after childbirth — a window the NHS barely serves. We led the £2m pre-seed . Ditto Daily Science-backed supplements for menstrual health. Co-founders Alice van der Schoot (nutrition scientist) and Adam Kugler (ex-L’Oreal) ran a clinical trial showing 88% of participants had reduced symptom severity. We led the pre-seed . Conveyd AI conveyancing that’s already cutting UK home purchases from multiple months to multiple weeks. Manasi Kulkarni and Stephen Cowley (both ex-Monzo and Thoughtworks) lived the pain themselves when their own purchase nearly collapsed. We led the £2.5m seed . Cyclana Bio Endometriosis drug discovery via tissue-level biology and extracellular matrix targeting. Dr Léa Wenger and Prof Kevin Chalut are rewriting the framework for how women’s diseases get studied. We co-led the £5m pre-seed with NfX . Chune Founded by Jacob Harris . Developing a foundational photonics platform that turns light into actionable, life-changing information, starting with redefining how humans monitor and understand their health. MINML Founded by Oliver , Angus , and Archie . AI-powered mineral exploration: deep learning on multi-source geoscience data to produce high resolution prospectivity maps across key critical minerals. To every founder building into health, life essentials or sustainable consumption: we want to hear from you! Get in touch below! 👋 Getting in Touch If you’re looking for funding, you can get in touch here . Don’t be shy, get in touch on LinkedIn or on our Website 🎉. We are open to feedback: let us know what more you’d like to hear about 💪.