Ballpark Ventures
Venture capitalCheltenham · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Ballpark Ventures is a boutique early-stage technology fund whose partners are all successful entrepreneurs currently investing their own money. The firm emphasizes that its focus is on supporting founders rather than the investors themselves. Its investment criteria are simple, centered on whether the partners can add significant incremental value to a venture given their operating experience. The firm favors sectors where it has deep expertise, including mobile, retail, and media, and looks to help diverse startups strengthen their market presence.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 14 of 19 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×7AdTech ×6SaaS ×6Developer Tools ×5Enterprise Software ×5Marketing Tech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Cloud Computing ×2
HQs:United Kingdom×3United States×2Estonia×1Vietnam×1
Investments · 19 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAdzact is a B2B advertising platform that uses AI and open-source data to build customer profiles, identify future buyers, and target them with precision across channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, Google, CTV, radio, DOOH, native, and video.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Appear Here is a marketplace platform that connects brands, designers, and entrepreneurs with short-term retail spaces.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechLondon, GB
Ross
Constant offers "Landing Spaces," a platform that lets consumer brands create shoppable, on-brand landing pages and redirect shoppers to their preferred retailers across marketing channels like email, social, and retail media.
AdTechMarketing TechRetail Tech
Flitto creates, refines, and validates large-scale multilingual and multimodal datasets (text, speech, and image) for training AI models, sourced through its crowd platform Flitto Arcade with 14 million users across 173 countries.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Lingvist develops AI-powered language learning software that uses big data and machine learning to adapt course content in real time for individual learners.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechTallinn, EE
Mait Müntel(Co-founder)Jalakas Ott(Executive Officer, Promoter)Jaan Tallinn(Director)Andrus Oks(Director)Eamonn Carey(Director)Takahito Aiki(Director)
On Device Research provides Brand Lift measurement that helps advertisers and media partners measure campaign performance, improve media planning, and enhance ad targeting across online and offline media.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
PlayCanvas is a cloud-based 3D engine and development platform that enables creation of interactive 3D applications, games, and visualizations for the web.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsGamingSaaSLondon, GB
Quantemplate is a network platform that enables organizations to exchange, reconcile, and orchestrate data across value chains with transparency and trust.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSNew York City, US
Daniel Dall'Asta(Director)Caroline Murphy(Executive Officer)Adrian Rands(Director)Howard Lundgren(Executive Officer, Director)
Sendbird provides an AI-powered conversation platform that enables businesses to build conversational AI agents for customer interactions.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
John S. Kim(Co-Founder/CEO)inBrandon Jeon(Founder/Head of Trust and Safety)inHarry Kim(Founder/CTO)inKaran Mehandru(Director)Douglas Pepper(Director)Yoonho Jeon(Director)
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2012
LLP designated member · since 2012
LLP designated member · since 2011
LLP designated member · since 2011
Corporate LLP designated member · since 2011
LLP member · since 2013
LLP member · since 2013
LLP member · since 2012
LLP member · since 2011
LLP member · since 2011
+9 more officers on the register
Jeffrey Cooper — significant influence or control limited liability partnership
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ballpark Ventures invest at?
- Ballpark Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Ballpark Ventures focus on?
- Ballpark Ventures focuses on AdTech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech.
- Where is Ballpark Ventures located?
- Ballpark Ventures is headquartered in Cheltenham, GB.
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