# Harry Stebbings

> Harry Stebbings is the British founder of 20VC, the world's largest venture capital media brand and a $800M+ AUM fund. Starting his podcast at 18 with $50 and zero industry contacts, he built The Twenty Minute VC into a 100M+ download juggernaut spanning 190 countries, then parlayed that audience into a real VC fund backed by MIT and unicorn founders. He dropped out of King's College London after four weeks, co-founded Stride.VC, then launched 20VC Fund - closing a $400M third fund in October 2024. Equal parts podcaster, investor, and ultramarathoner, Stebbings runs companies and 100-mile races with the same compulsive energy.

- **Role:** Founder at 20VC Fund
- **Organizations:** 20VC Fund, The Twenty Minute VC, Stride.VC (former), Atomico (former EIR)
- **From:** London, England
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Secondary Education, Felsted School, Secondary/A-levels, Mander Portman Woodward, Law (dropped out after 4 weeks), King's College London
- **Known for:** Built The Twenty Minute VC into the world's largest VC media brand with 100M+ downloads, Named Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Finance) in 2019, Raised $400M third fund in October 2024, bringing total AUM to $800M+

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Launched The Twenty Minute VC podcast at age 18 with $50, first guest Guy Kawasaki
- **2016** — Joined Atomico as Entrepreneur-in-Residence at age 20
- **2017** — Left Atomico after 6 months
- **2018** — Co-founded Stride.VC with Fred Destin, raising £100M
- **2020** — Founded 20VC Fund
- **2021-02** — Stepped down as partner at Stride.VC
- **2021-06** — Raised $140M for 20VC Fund second fund
- **2024-10** — Closed $400M third fund ($125M seed + $275M Series A)
- **2025** — 20VC surpasses 125M total downloads, AUM exceeds $800M

## Achievements

- Built The Twenty Minute VC into the world's largest VC media brand with 100M+ downloads
- Named Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Finance) in 2019
- Raised $400M third fund in October 2024, bringing total AUM to $800M+
- 20VC podcast reaches 20 million downloads per month across 190 countries
- Portfolio includes 4+ unicorns including Linktree and Linear
- Started podcast with $50 and zero industry contacts at age 18
- LPs include MIT, RIT Capital Partners, and 40+ unicorn founders
- YouTube channel @20VC: 187K subscribers and 75.9M total views

## Latest updates

- **2024-10** — Closed $400M third fund: $125M seed fund + $275M Series A fund
- **2025-02** — Led investment in Entire (automation/workflow software)
- **2025-12** — Led Series A in DataLane
- **2026-01** — Active podcast covering AI-focused companies including Revolut, Legora, Harvey
- **2026-04** — 20VC AUM reported at $800M+, podcast at 125M+ total downloads

## Links

- Website: https://20vc.fund/
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/harrystebbings
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/HarryStebbings
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@20VC
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hstebbings1996/

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Last updated: 2026-04-23