Arts Alliance
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
Also known as Arts Alliance Leisure Limited · Arts Alliance Limited · Growth Street Limited · Gs Business Lending Ltd
Investment thesis
Arts Alliance focuses on early-stage companies, engaging when founders have identified a problem and produced at least a prototype of their product or service. The firm deliberately works on only a few projects at once to concentrate its time and capital where it can have the greatest impact. Its involvement varies by company and can include taking interim operational roles such as CFO, head of product, or legal counsel, recruiting key team members, contributing at a strategic level, supporting brand development, and joining the board of directors. Not being constrained by fund lifetimes, the firm can act as a long-term, committed supporter of the companies it backs.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from public directories
What they invest in
from 5 of 9 portfolio companiesMedia & Entertainment ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Consumer ×2AdTech ×1Creator Economy ×1Marketing Tech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×2United States×1
Investments · 9 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
Garden Studios operates a virtual production stage featuring a 24m-wide LED volume with flexible panels, offered as a "wet hire" facility staffed by cross-trained technicians who operate multiple virtual production jobs simultaneously.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsJolt CapitalMunich Venture PartnersPMV
Lightroom is a London venue presenting large-scale immersive digital art and exhibition experiences, currently running "David Bowie: You're Not Alone." It offers ticketed public shows, after-hours events, gift vouchers, and private group bookings for events and functions.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentLondon, GB
Lucky Voice operates private karaoke rooms and late-night cocktail bars, offering per-person bookings for occasions such as birthdays, corporate events, hen and stag dos, kids' parties, and bottomless brunches.
ConsumerLondon, GB
Quickture is an AI-powered video editing tool that uses computer vision to automatically analyze footage, generate summaries, identify b-roll and faces, and suggest edits for faster post-production workflows.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsForward Venture CapitalKickstartKickstart Ventures
Skai operates an advertising platform with a partner ecosystem spanning walled garden media channels, commerce platforms, and certified agencies, giving marketers access to many publishers and ad types from a single login.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSArlington, US
Yoav Izhar-Prato(CEO, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board)Nir Cohen(CTO & Co-Founder)Alon Sheafer(Chief Innovation Officer & Co-Founder)Benjamin Heim(Director)Lawrence Kubin(Director)Albert Lord(Director)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesQumra Capital91 VenturesNFXPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)+1 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Skai · skai.gr · Aug 17, 2026
Quickture · trysignalbase.com · Dec 4, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · Norwegian · since 2008
Director · British · since 2016
Thomas Christian Høegh — 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of voting rights
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Arts Alliance made?
- Arts Alliance has 9 tracked investments.
- What stage does Arts Alliance invest at?
- Arts Alliance invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Late Stage stages.
- What is Arts Alliance's typical check size?
- Arts Alliance typically writes checks of $540K – $5.4M.
- What sectors does Arts Alliance focus on?
- Arts Alliance focuses on Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Arts Alliance located?
- Arts Alliance is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Arts Alliance co-invest with?
- Arts Alliance most often shares deals with Forward Venture Capital, Kickstart, NFX, among 9 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamStarting Up - In conversation with Thomas Hoegh Arts Alliance
ET NOW · Thomas Hoegh
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