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London · Pre-Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked
Investment thesis
Co‑founded by Francesca Warner (creator of the Diversity VC Standard), the fund follows an Inclusive Alpha thesis, publishing research and building AI tools to widen access for under‑networked founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 15 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
4 people who came through Ada Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 53 of 62 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×17Digital Health ×10Healthtech ×10Consumer ×9HR Tech ×7Biotech ×5Wellness & Fitness ×5
HQs:United Kingdom×14United States×5Canada×1Denmark×1Japan×1
Investments · 62 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 22021 · 16 dated
Spill provides workplace mental health support by letting employees book video therapy sessions through Slack, MS Teams, and web app integrations, and offers Safety Net, a survey tool that flags at-risk team members for outreach by counsellors.
Digital HealthHR TechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Calvin(Founder)Calvin Benton(Founder)in
Co-investorsAll In Capital
Aerska develops RNA interference (RNAi) medicines designed for targeted delivery across the blood-brain barrier to treat, delay, and prevent central nervous system and neurological diseases.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices
Stuart Milstein(Co-Founder)Jack O’MearaJack O'Meara(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsage1BlueYard CapitalEntrepreneur FirstIaso VenturesPsyMed VenturesUnruly Capital
Alcolase is developing a liposomal enzyme supplement that delivers three enzymes to the stomach to break down alcohol and acetaldehyde before absorption into the bloodstream, aimed at people with ALDH2 deficiency and alcohol intolerance.
BiotechConsumerWellness & FitnessCopenhagen, DK
Mikkel Precht(Founder)in
Co-investorsAntlerAntler AustraliaElmehøj VenturesDelphinus Venture Capital
Alitu is a web-based podcast production tool that records audio and video calls (or accepts uploaded files), automatically cleans noise and polishes voice, and lets users edit, publish, and host episodes to platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Alvie offers a health coaching programme called Alvie 360 that combines clinical expertise, coach check-ins, and data analytics to help patients prepare for and recover from medical treatment.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Bilanc provides analytics software for engineering teams, using AI to examine code and generate reports about developer experience and productivity metrics for team leadership.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Samuel Akinwunmi(Founder)in
Co-investorsOUTBOUND CAPITALY Combinator
BlakBear provides in-pack sensors that continuously detect spoilage gases on food production lines and push the data to a cloud dashboard, giving real-time shelf-life and freshness insights.
FoodTechHardwareIoT
Co-investorsGreen Circle Foodtech Ventures
Boldr provides a mobile app and energy-saving home climate products that help homeowners monitor and control their HVAC systems, reduce energy consumption, and track usage through real-time data.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConsumerIoTLondon, GB
Co-investorsRedbus VenturesTechstarsTetradFocalUnconventional Ventures
Boundless is an Employer of Record (EOR) and Agent of Record service that lets companies employ staff and engage contractors across borders without setting up local entities, handling employment contracts, payroll, taxes, statutory benefits, and compliance with local employment law.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Bubble is a mobile app that connects parents with vetted babysitters and nannies, including a reviews system and last-minute booking.
ConsumerHR TechMarketplaces
Co-investorsForm Ventures
Tract was a UK startup that built AI-powered software for the property planning sector, including tools to draft planning documents (Tract Editor), source development sites (Scout, Tract Source), and appraise land for landowners (Attract).
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSLondon, GB
Jamie Rumbelow(Co-founder)Henry Dashwood(Co-founder)
Carbometrics is developing i-CAM, a continuous metabolic monitor for cardiopulmonary bypass and organ perfusion circuits used in medical procedures.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsSelvedge Venture
Cascade develops an AI-powered marketing software tool and provides digital marketing consulting services to help companies execute data-driven marketing strategies.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSShibuya, JP
Co-investorsTechstarsA16Z SpeedrunY Combinator
Cascade is an investment platform accessible in the U.S. that lets users onboard via wire, ACH, or stablecoin and trade crypto, U.S. equities, and private markets around the clock.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsVariant FundA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen Horowitz
Cascade builds an AI agent platform that automates HR and IT support for employees, handling requests across benefits, policy, leave, and access credentials with an identity-first, least-privilege architecture.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechBellevue, US
Ana-Maria Constantin(Founder)inPulak Goyal(Founder)
Co-investorsGradient VenturesMyriad Venture PartnersSBXiA16Z SpeedrunAndreessen Horowitz
Customuse is a creative AI platform that brings together text, image, video, and 3D generation models (such as GPT Image 2, Nano Banana, Veo, FLUX, Kling, Tripo, Meshy, and Hunyuan 3D) in one workspace with an infinite canvas, node-based workflows, and 3D scene tools.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaSLondon
Artur Safaryan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsOriginsTIRTA Ventures
ESTHER is a fintech infrastructure platform for delivering cash and voucher assistance, connecting governments, NGOs and payment providers to distribute humanitarian aid and social protection benefits.
FintechGovTechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsClarendon Fund Managers Ltd.
Flexa is a job and company search platform that lets candidates find roles and employers based on lifestyle preferences and ways of working, including a matching quiz and company culture profiles.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAuxxoForefront VentureHaatchRedbus Ventures
Frolo is a community and social app for single parents to build friendships, find support, and access single-parent dating, with features like group chats and meetups.
ConsumerSocialWellness & Fitness
Zoë Desmond(Founder)
Gizmo is a study app that helps students learn and revise for exams such as GCSEs, A-levels, and AP tests.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechLondon, GB
Paul Evangelou(Founder)inPetros Christodoulou(Founder)
Co-investorsBlitzscaling VenturesCapitalTNFXShine CapitalSEEK Investments
GreenWorkx trains and certifies talent for the energy transition, helping employers upskill workers for green jobs.
EdTechEnergyHR Tech
Co-investorsMangrove Capital PartnersPT1Ufi VocTech Trust
Interhuman offers Inter-1, a multimodal AI model that detects 12 social signals from a single video stream by analyzing voice, face, and body language together in temporal alignment.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Paula Petcu(Founder)in
Jack & Jill builds AI agents to support job seekers and companies in hiring: Jack helps individuals navigate career transitions and job searches with personalized coaching, while Jill assists companies in identifying and recruiting qualified candidates.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSLondon, GB
Matthew Wilson(Co-founder & CEO)inSaaras Mehan(Co-founder & CTO)inMatt Wilson(CEO)in
Co-investorsCreandumDig Ventures Management LimitedEntrepreneur FirstEpisode1Playfair Capital
Juno is an AI health assistant that helps people with chronic illness track symptoms, identify patterns, and create reports for medical appointments, based on university research and user feedback from over 1,000 patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Marshall Gould(Founder)inIsaac Tolley(Founder)in
Co-investorsLobster CapitalSterling RoadY CombinatorArtesianEntrepreneur First
Juno provides development tools and approaches for industrialized construction, focusing on prefabrication and mass timber systems to improve predictability and profitability in the construction industry.
Construction TechDeveloper ToolsPropTech
Emily Mills MarineauJen Canchola
Co-investorsComcast VenturesFoundamentalMetaPropMetaProp VenturesRET VenturesArtesian+2 more
Juno is a fully remote UK conveyancing firm where teams of lawyers and paralegals handle residential property transactions supported by custom in-house case management software.
LegalTechPropTechSaaS
Henry Hadlow(Founder)inEtienne Pollard(Founder)in
Co-investorsMolten VenturesArtesianEntrepreneur First
Juno is a research platform that runs unscripted, asynchronous qualitative interviews with real people and analyzes the responses at scale, connecting themes to source quotes.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Michelle Gilmore(CEO)
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesFlying Fox VenturesArtesianEntrepreneur FirstIllumina Accelerator
Juno offers an at-home vaginal microbiome test paired with results, treatment plans, and support from OB-GYNs and researchers, aimed at helping people manage vaginal symptoms and infections.
Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechHealthtechLondon, GB
Hana Janebdar(CEO)inLeighton Turner(CTO)in
Co-investorsAI SeedEntrepreneur First
Juno is a family-focused healthcare provider offering primary care, urgent care, women's health, pediatrics, mental health, rheumatology, and weight management services in a modern, welcoming environment with transparent pricing and extended hours.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Akili Hinson MD MBA(Founder)in
Co-investorsHabitat PartnersInnovestor VenturesNext VenturesRareBreed VenturesSerena VenturesArtesian+2 more
Low Carbon Materials develops materials-science additives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete and asphalt, offering "drop-in" products such as ACLA that integrate into existing manufacturing workflows.
CleantechConstruction TechNew Materials
Co-investorsNorthstar Ventures
Maiven is an AI platform that monitors regulatory and policy changes across G20 countries and emerging markets, providing business-specific impact analysis, on-demand policy advisory, and collaborative workspaces.
AI & Machine LearningLegalTechSaaS
MatNex is a materials design company that uses first-principles computation, machine learning, and materials engineering to design new materials to customer-specified performance and cost targets, and owns the resulting material IP.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsG-ForceGenuine Capital Ventures
Medly is a remote patient monitoring program for cardiology care that connects heart-failure patients with specialists through alert-based monitoring.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesCanada, CA
Co-investorsToronto Innovation Acceleration PartnersEka VenturesFELIX CAPITAL
London-based edtech company offering an AI tutoring and exam-preparation platform for GCSE, A-Level, IB, SAT and university students.
Paul Jung, PhD(Founder)inKavi Samra(Founder)in
Co-investorsEka VenturesFELIX CAPITAL
Micrographia Bio pairs imaging mass spectrometry with AI analysis to map how proteins are distributed across tissue samples at cellular resolution.
BiotechLondon, GB
Julia Li(CEO)inChris Thompson(CTO)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Entrepreneur FirstSamos Investments
Multiomic Health applies systems biology and data science to omics datasets for drug discovery and development in cardiometabolic and related diseases, working through R&D partnerships with biopharma organizations.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthLondon, GB
Robert Thong(Co-founder & CEO)Alasdair Thong(Co-founder & Non-Executive Director)Celia Schell(Chief Clinical Officer & Chief Operating Officer)Michael Sierra(Chief Scientific Officer)Ariella Cohain(Chief Technology Officer)Esra Berkol(Chief of Staff)
Co-investorsFifty YearsHoxton VenturesMMC VenturesVerve Ventures
Co-investorsBethnal Green VenturesForm Ventures
Oxford Medical Products develops medical devices, drawing on a team of biotech entrepreneurs, material scientists, polymer chemists and medical device engineers.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesOxford, GB
Co-investorsOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)
Process Metronome builds a "context layer" for enterprise AI, constructing a governed knowledge graph of a company's projects, constraints, and processes that AI agents use to plan, propose actions, and act within defined boundaries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Research Grid (R.grid) builds AI-native automation software for clinical trials, offering two products: Inclusive, a patient and community engagement and sourcing platform, and TrialEngine, a clinical trial automation system for administration, patient tracking, data management, and reporting.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB
Amber Hill(CEO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFuel Ventures
Cellulose-based sustainable colorants for fashion, cosmetics, and packaging.
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalSustainable Ventures
SalesAPE provides AI sales agents that engage inbound leads across email, SMS, chat, WhatsApp, and Messenger to qualify prospects and book appointments.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersMolten VenturesNorthzoneOctopus Ventures
SideQuest is a VR gaming and community platform that helps players discover, rate, and install indie, experimental, and early-access games and apps for standalone headsets.
ConsumerGamingMarketplacesBelfast
Shane Harris(Executive Officer, Director)Orla Harris(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsThe Fund
SPOKE is a direct-to-consumer menswear brand selling trousers, jeans, and wardrobe essentials with an emphasis on precise sizing and fit.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLondon, GB
Ben Farren(Founder)in
Co-investors24 HaymarketMolten VenturesOxford
Spoke provides last-mile delivery software, including a free route-planning and navigation app for drivers, a fleet management platform for courier companies to plan multi-driver routes and collect proof of delivery, and a directory connecting retailers with local delivery services.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaS
Co-investorsSemapa Next
The Moon Hub provides virtual reality training programs for security, facilities, and social care teams, covering threat preparedness, core security skills, workplace soft skills, and bespoke scenarios.
EdTechFuture of WorkSaaS
Co-investors1818 Venture Capital
ToothFairy is a dental app that pairs patients with real dentists via secure video calls for same-day emergency advice, virtual exams, and a 24/7 helpline, and offers cosmetic treatments such as clear aligners and teeth whitening through dentist prescriptions.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsKube VCAcurio Ventures
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechHardware
Co-investorsActive PartnersPortfolio Ventures
Valla provides affordable legal support for UK workplace disputes, offering case assessments, templates, and coaching to help employees handle employment tribunal claims and grievances without full legal representation.
LegalTechUK, GB
Co-investorsTechstart Ventures
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioVallaacq. by Tadano
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMedly · eu-startups.com · Aug 19, 2026
Cascade · bizjournals.com · Jul 24, 2026
Cascade · bizjournals.com · Jul 24, 2026
Cascade · techcrunch.com · Jul 22, 2026
Juno Medical · nutraingredients.com · Jul 17, 2026
Juno · nutraingredients.com · Jul 17, 2026
Juno · femtechinsider.com · Jul 17, 2026
Juno · finsmes.com · Jul 17, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ada Ventures invest at?
- Ada Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Ada Ventures's typical check size?
- Ada Ventures typically writes checks of $317.5K – $1.3M.
- What sectors does Ada Ventures focus on?
- Ada Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
- Where is Ada Ventures located?
- Ada Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Ada Ventures lead rounds?
- Ada Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Ada Ventures co-invest with?
- Ada Ventures most often shares deals with Antler, Antler Australia, Elmehøj Ventures, among 3 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamCheck Warner's Remarkable Journey to Fund Extraordinary Ideas & Promote Inclusivity at Ada Ventures
Foundervine · Check Warner
ACT #195 Check Warner, Ada Ventures
The European VC · Check Warner
Check Warner on her mission to provide access to opportunities to all with Ada Ventures.
Seedcamp · Check Warner
Q&A with Check Warner, founding partner at Ada Ventures
TECHtalk · Check Warner
Opening Up VC with Matt Penneycard and Francesca Warner (Ada Ventures) | TechCrunch
Matt Penneycard · techcrunch.com
Opening Up VC with Matt Penneycard and Francesca Warner (Ada Ventures) - video dailymotion
Explainer Channel · Matt Penneycard · dailymotion.com
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Co-investors · 26
Felix Capital is a venture capital firm operating at the intersection of technology and creativity, focusing on the evolution of the human experience at home, at work, and in-between.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Creandum is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, backing them at early stages before their potential becomes widely obvious.
Dig Ventures is a European venture capital firm that invests in early-stage B2B software founders, focusing on pre-seed and seed stage companies.
Hoxton Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs pre-seed and seed companies, often investing before revenue or product and offering hands-on support to founders.
Mangrove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies, having been an early backer of eight unicorns including Skype, Wix, Flo Health and WalkMe.
Haatch is an early-stage investor that backs UK founders, providing hands-on operator support to help startups accelerate.
Techstart Ventures is an early-stage investor backing companies from inception to pre-seed in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Selvedge Venture is a healthcare-focused venture investor backing founders and startups working to reduce the burden of age-related medical conditions.
Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm, backed by a community of founders and operators as LPs, that writes early checks (including pre-seed) into startups across many sectors and geographies.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
▶14 more co-investors
Soma CapitalHV CapitalPassion CapitalAnthemis VentureLAUNCHub VenturesBBG VenturessequelPiton Capital LLPDVCPatronCornerstone VCAnanda Impact VenturesCreator FundClimate Tech VC
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