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Bloc Ventures

Venture capital

London · Seed–Late Stage · 12 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Bloc is a specialist deep tech investor that backs ambitious entrepreneurs building products spanning cloud, connectivity, data science and security, technologies with the potential to impact multiple industries. Its portfolio comprises companies pushing boundaries in areas such as AI, wireless connectivity and supercomputing. The team is made up of engineers and technology enthusiasts with decades of business-building experience at companies including Arm and Vodafone, and they leverage their operational expertise and commercial relationships to help startups realise their potential. Bloc invests in teams it believes in, technology it is enthusiastic about, and markets it values.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
Check
$1.3M – $6.3M
HQ
London, GB
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Net assets · FY2023
$2.1M
Tracked investments
22

Team · 12 people

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What they invest in

from 4 of 22 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Crypto & Web3 ×1Cybersecurity ×1Defense Tech ×1Developer Tools ×1Enterprise Software ×1Hardware ×1

HQs:United Kingdom×2United States×2

Investments · 22 tracked

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Campbell, US

Dhiraj Mallick(Director)K. Charles Janac(President and Chief Executive Officer)Craig Forrest(Chief Technology Officer)Amy Miller(General Counsel)Kent Orthner(Vice President of Engineering)Wayne Cantwell(Director)

Accelercommaccelercomm.com
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Annapurna Labsextremetech.com
Calxeda
Crypta Labscryptalabs.com
Current Health
Evolving Systems
Helium Systems

San Francisco, US

Amir Haleem(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Chandhok(Executive Officer, Director)Joichi Ito(Director)Bruce Armstrong(Director)Andrew Wheeler(Director)

Helix Geospacehelixgeospace.comin

Helix Geospace develops patented helical GNSS antennas (Dielectrix) and anti-jamming CRPx technology for resilient Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) applications.

Deep TechDefense TechHardware

Improbableimprobable.ioin𝕏

Improbable is a venture builder and technology company that creates and scales ventures in AI, Web3, and the metaverse, drawing on over a decade of experience in large-scale multiplayer technology and virtual worlds.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Deep TechCambridge, GB

Herman Narula(Founder)Rob Whitehead(Co-founder)Aaron Alexander Neale(Executive Officer)Chris Dixon(Director)Patrick Andrew Timoney(Executive Officer)Samuel Mark Kalnins(Executive Officer)

Kylin Software
Marmalade (MBO)thebusinessdesk.comin𝕏

TheBusinessDesk publishes regional business news covering deals, economy, property, and markets across UK regions including the West Midlands, East Midlands, North West, and Yorkshire.

Media & Entertainment

Mindtracemindtrace.aiin

Manchester

Chery Golden(Director)Hossein Sir Yassaie(Director)Hoon Mo Chung(Executive Officer, Director)

MobileIronmobileiron.com

MobileIron develops a mobile-centric, zero trust platform for unified endpoint management (UEM) that controls access to business resources.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Ajay Mishra(Co-founder)Suresh Batchu(Co-founder)

NetLogic Microsystems
Paytiapaytia.com
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Thundersoft (IPO)qualcommventures.com
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Principals & officers · per Companies House

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Bruce Nick Beckloff

Director · American · since 2017

Stephen John Oakley Catlin

Director · British · since 2018

Andrew James Green

Director · British · since 2021

David John Leftley

Director · British · since 2017

Susan Rachel Prevezer

Director · British · since 2021

Paul David Roy

Director · British · since 2017

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Bloc Ventures invest at?
Bloc Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Bloc Ventures's typical check size?
Bloc Ventures typically writes checks of $1.3M – $6.3M.
What sectors does Bloc Ventures focus on?
Bloc Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors.
Where is Bloc Ventures located?
Bloc Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.

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