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== Earlybird and fund-of-funds strategies == '''Seed fund strategy: An effective deal sourcing pipeline''' Molten’s fund-of-funds strategy is a significant differentiator from its peers. It launched this strategy in October 2017 and has invested in 47 specialist seed funds across the UK and Europe (as at 30 September 2021). By investing in seed funds, Molten can identify and secure privileged access to a pipeline of attractive early-stage opportunities, ahead of core Series A and B investment rounds. Molten benefits from the expertise of sector-specific funds and an expanded European sourcing network. This strategy also helps Molten Ventures identify and invest in emerging investment trends ahead of its competition, allowing Molten to build relationships with, and providing preferential access to, investee companies. In return, the seed funds receive additional capital to deploy in their core markets and a direct and deep relationship with Molten Ventures, helping ensure promising investee companies have a natural port of call for follow-on rounds as they develop, scale up and need later-stage capital. At 30 September 2021, Molten had committed £90m to this strategy (of which £39m had been drawn), with a further £75m pledge with its H122 results to be deployed over the next five years. As part of this strategy, Molten has built a sizeable body of impact funds, including Icebreaker, Seaya Ventures, byFounders and Join Capital (both follow-on funds), Stride, Five Seasons Ventures, Episode 1 and the Hardware Club. In addition, H122 fund commitments have included Atlantic Food Labs (sustainability, nutrition and health), Form Ventures (UK start-ups with public policy exposure) and Forward Partners (ecommerce and applied AI) for its IPO, as well as a follow-on fund for IQ Capital IV A. '''Earlybird: A critical strategic investment partnership''' The importance of Molten’s partnership with Earlybird cannot be overstated. At 30 September 2022, five of Molten’s core portfolio of 17 companies had emerged from Earlybird’s investment portfolio (Aiven, Isar Aerospace, N26, Smava, UiPath) and 18 of Molten’s 55-strong emerging portfolio. In total, 30% of Molten’s 72 direct investments have been sourced from Earlybird investments. Earlybird invests from seed to Series A, with offices in Berlin, Munich and Istanbul. As with the fund-of-funds strategy, Molten’s strategic partnership with Earlybird not only extends Molten’s investment platform, but also offers access to a bespoke dealflow pipeline and a larger pool of specialist investment expertise. In July 2018, Molten Ventures took an initial 50% stake in Earlybird Fund VI and then, in 2019, it acquired a 27% stake in Earlybird Fund IV for €63m and a 5% stake in Earlybird DEF for US$20m. In March 2021, Molten committed €17.5m into Earlybird Fund VII and €15m into Earlybird Growth Opportunities Fund. In H122, Molten invested £7.3m into Earlybird’s Digital East Fund I, Growth Opportunities Fund and Earlybird West’s Fund VI and VII.
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