London · Pre-Seed–Series A · 11 people tracked
This fund appears to be inactive.
UK Companies House records show CONCEPT VENTURES LIMITED (no. SC424757) as dissolved. It is unlikely to be making new investments — this profile is kept for reference and historical accuracy.
Investment thesis
Concept Ventures focuses on backing founders at the pre-seed stage, describing itself as Europe's largest pre-seed fund. Rather than emphasizing specific sectors or verticals, the firm tailors its support to the type of founder it backs, investing up to $1.5m in first rounds. It embraces investing 'uncomfortably early,' leading with conviction and first-cheque backing rather than waiting for traction or consensus. The firm offers a standard, streamlined term sheet and clear investment criteria to keep pre-seed focused on building rather than negotiating. Many of its portfolio founders also become investors in the fund, creating a network of founders backing founders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 35 of 50 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×25SaaS ×20Enterprise Software ×13Developer Tools ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5Gaming ×4HR Tech ×4Fintech ×3
HQs:United States×10United Kingdom×9
Who they back
founder profiles across 20 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×63 founders×24+ founders×1
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
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Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42025 · 32024 · 32023 · 313 dated
Capably provides enterprise AI automation using agentic AI to handle routine work and support critical tasks, offering a proprietary stack with governance, safety, and industry-tailored automation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Nicolas Trésegnie(Co-Founder)Rafa Pulido(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBoost Capital PartnersHaatchAraya VenturesAscensionSure Valley VenturesWayra
Pivot is an AI operating system for procurement that manages the complete procurement lifecycle in a single platform, built on a modern data layer with real-time ERP connections and AI agents for tasks such as benchmarking, intake requests, and negotiations.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechRoboticsSaaS
Paddy(Founder)Malcolm Crease(CEO & Founder)Marc-Antoine Lacroix(Co-founder)Romain Libeau(Co-founder)Estelle Giuly(Co-founder)Stephen Millardin
Co-investorsNotion CapitalA16Z SpeedrunForestay CapitalEnterprise Capital FundsCompanyon VenturesEPIC VENTURES+2 more
Zymtrace is a continuous, cluster-wide profiling platform that uses eBPF to correlate GPU and CPU workloads down to individual CUDA kernels, stall reasons, and lines of code, helping engineering teams find and fix why AI workloads run slowly.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsNew Castle, US
Israel Ogbole(Founder)inJoel Hönerin
Co-investorsFly VenturesMango CapitalVenture Guides Management, L.P.6 Degrees CapitalEntropy Industrial Capital
Anam builds real-time interactive AI avatars that replicate human appearance and behavior for use in employee and customer-facing applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Caoimhe Murphy(Co-Founder and CEO)Ben Carr(Co-Founder & CTO)
Co-investorsRLC VenturesTechstarsTorch Capital
Talkeetna, US
Ryan William Sheldon(Executive Officer, Director)Reese Hanneman(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Rinner(Director)
Archestra is an open-source, self-hosted platform for building and running AI agents, providing agentic chat, server-side sandboxed agent runtimes, an MCP orchestrator on Kubernetes, permission-aware RAG, LLM/MCP proxies with secret management, security guardrails, and observability.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Co-investorsRLC VenturesZero Prime Ventures20VCTenacity CapitalVisible Ventures
Architect provides an AI agent that installs on a company's website with one line of code to answer visitor questions, personalize pages in real time, and help convert visitors into buyers.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB
Chris Nicolas(Founder)Ted Eltringham(Founder)
Co-investorsInsiders VenturesProject A VenturesRLC VenturesCoinbase VenturesGalaxy VenturesRace Capital+5 more
Co-investorsRLC Ventures
Arondite builds AI and software solutions for defence and government customers, drawing on technical and operational expertise from the military, defence contractors, and technology sector.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDefense TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Will Blyth(Co-founder & CEO)inRob Underhill(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsIndex VenturesRLC Ventures
Captur provides on-device image validation and scoring against user-defined policies for field teams and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Charlotte Bax(Founder)in
Co-investorsMMC VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcRLC VenturesAscension VenturesSure Valley VenturesTwo Culture Capital
Co-investorsRLC Ventures
Co-investorsRLC Ventures7percent Ventures
Dash Games develops casual mobile games, starting with Puzzle Punks, a player-versus-player match-3 game for iOS and Android.
GamingLondon, GB
Francisco Furtado(Founder)
Co-investorsRLC VenturesSisu Game Ventures
data.world offers a data marketplace that presents an organization's most-used data products in an e-commerce-style shopping experience, with domain-based organization and curated views.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsAKAR Ventures llcATPmark vcTexas VenturesUpslope VenturesAlbionVC+6 more
Dex is an AI-powered recruiting platform that matches software engineers with relevant job opportunities through curated role recommendations and direct access to hiring teams, eliminating traditional application processes.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Paddy Lambros(CEO & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsNotion CapitalRLC VenturesA16Z Speedrun
Dex is a relationship management tool that provides an intuitive, modern rolodex for organizing and maintaining personal and professional contacts.
ConsumerSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kevin Sun(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalY CombinatorA16Z SpeedrunNotion Capital
Dex is an AI-powered workspace assistant that ingests operational data across a user's tools and integrations, organizing it into structured context and a knowledge base.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US
Regina Lin(Founder)inKevin Gu(Founder)in
Co-investorsTheory VenturesY CombinatorA16Z SpeedrunNotion Capital
Digital Iron is an AI platform for heavy machinery aftersales teams, offering tools for troubleshooting, parts lookup, job quoting, and identifying recurring service issues.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsAcurio VenturesEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)RLC Ventures
AI audio company building text-to-speech, dubbing, music and voice-agent products, valued at $11B in its Feb 2026 Series D.
Wilmington, US
Piotr Dabkowski(Director)Mateusz Staniszewski(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJennifer Li(Director)in
Co-investorsDenver VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCreator VenturesCredo VenturesSV Angel
ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds voice generation and audio processing platforms for creating human-like voice interactions with technology.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB
Mati Staniszewski(Founder & CEO)Piotr Dabkowski(Co-founder)inHannah C(Founder)Mateusz Jakub Staniszewski(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsAir Street CapitalAlkeon InnovationAndreessen HorowitzAntiAspire11BroadLight Capital+24 more
Emperia offers a no-code platform for creators, studios and enterprises to build and deploy cross-device virtual worlds and 3D virtual stores from game-engine models, running on web and spatial computing devices.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Olga Dogadkina(Founder)in
Co-investorsDaphniRLC VenturesSony Ventures CorporationBase10 Partners
Fabra is a browser-based 3D product design platform for creating apparel and physical goods, letting users drag and drop materials, Pantone colors, prints, and graphics with realistic lighting.
Advanced ManufacturingRetail TechSaaSOrmond Beach, US
Nick Manks(Founder)
Co-investorsRLC VenturesJanuary CapitalSide Stage Ventures
Gendo builds a collaborative AI rendering platform that lets architects and designers turn sketches into photorealistic renders, swap materials, and apply style transfers on a shared canvas for team iteration and client approval.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Co-investorsLEA PartnersPT1RLC VenturesAscension Ventures
Harriet is a control plane for deploying AI across an organisation, letting teams configure, audit, and govern AI tools through one gateway with thousands of MCP connectors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsRLC Ventures
Jigcar offers an AI-powered transport management system (TMS) built specifically for moving vehicles, providing scheduling, routing, and planning optimisation.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsRLC Ventures
Landmark Games develops games, as indicated by its branding and mission statement on the website.
Gaming
James Older(Founder)inDave Burpitt(Founder)in
Co-investorsInreach VenturesMoonfire VenturesRLC VenturesProject A Ventures
MindMax is an interactive learning app that delivers conversational, AI-driven lessons where users can ask questions in real time, choose topics and expert "teachers," and have content adapt and personalize to their interests.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Co-investorsRLC Ventures
Ontik provides a platform for trade suppliers that automates invoice chasing, payment collection, and reconciliation across SMS, email, and letter, syncing settled payments back to the customer's ERP.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
John Smith(Founder)in
Co-investorsPT1RLC Venturesfirstminute capitalFJ LabsIllusian
PeopleForce is an HR management platform that automates tasks such as onboarding, offboarding, time tracking, applicant tracking, performance reviews, and employee engagement surveys.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsChicago VenturesDniproRLC VenturesSturgeon Capitalu.ventures
Playgap provides a predictive AI SDK for mobile game developers that identifies likely payers in real time and promotes in-app products instead of standard ads during ad requests.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningGamingLondon
Dima Roznouski(Founder)Luke Aviet(Director)Dzmitry Roznouski(Director)
Co-investorsRLC Ventures
Playter is a payments platform that lets businesses use credit funding to add flexible payment terms to their bills and offer flexible terms to their own customers.
FintechSaaS
Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalRLC VenturesW11 Capital
Skiller Whale delivers intensive micro-workshops led by expert practitioners to help engineering teams develop skills through hands-on learning and experiential education.
Developer ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Hywel Carver(Founder)in
Co-investorsBrighteye VenturesRLC VenturesPlayfair Capital
Sohar Health is a front-end revenue cycle management platform that uses technology and machine learning to automate insurance claims processing for healthcare providers.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US
Dr Ashish Mandavia MD(Founder)inLucas Gordon(Founder)inAshish Mandavia(MD)in
Co-investorsKindred CapitalRLC VenturesY CombinatorCharacterGeneral CatalystRebel Fund
Co-investorsBowery CapitalRLC VenturesTechstart Ventures
Superlinked builds SIE, an open-source inference engine that runs specialized AI models on shared GPUs, enabling organizations to reduce API costs and improve control over their AI infrastructure for search and document processing workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
DanielBen
Co-investorsIndex VenturesSamsung NextTheory VenturesEpisode1Firestreak VenturesKAYA+5 more
Symbe offers a business case platform for value-based B2B sales and go-to-market teams to build and automate ROI-focused business cases.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Thomas Laurbjerg(Founder)inLuis Martin Blinder Acenal(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsPactRLC VenturesNotion CapitalPact VC
Track Titan is a sim racing coaching platform that records players' in-game telemetry and uses guided Coaching Flows to identify where they lose time on a lap and how to correct it.
AI & Machine LearningGamingSports Tech
Co-investorsRLC Ventures
London, GB
Caroline Grey(Founder)Jonathan Horn(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlbionVCEndeit CapitalJanuary VenturesNotion CapitalRLC VenturesTwin Path Ventures
Vsim builds simulation technology and software for robotics, letting AI agents learn to solve complex tasks in accurately simulated worlds much faster than before.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsManchester, GB
Kier Storey(Founder)Michelle Lu(Founder)
Co-investorsRLC VenturesSamsung NextIQ Capital
Verax provides a platform to help enterprises securely adopt generative AI, offering real-time visibility, governance, and policy enforcement across AI usage while maintaining compliance and data protection.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Leo Feinberg(Co-founder & CEO)inOren Gev(Co-founder & CTO)inOren G(Founder)Oren G.(Founder)inLeonid (Leo) Feinberg(Founder)in
Co-investorsCardumen CapitalRLC VenturesTq Ventures LlcXTX Markets
Santa Monica-based Voice AI operates a real-time speech-to-speech AI voice-changing platform for creators and gamers.
Santa Monica, US
Paul Kats(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Heath Ahrens(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardOmar Hamoui(Director)
Co-investorsSenseAI Ventures359 Capital645 VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCapital TodayCarya Venture Partners+5 more
Waypoint is a commodity trading and data platform for procuring fertilisers and commodity chemicals in international markets, offering integrated multimodal freight, operations, documentation, and financing.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainNew Materials
Co-investorsBowery CapitalProject A VenturesRLC Ventures
Wrist provides customer-centric, data-driven insurance experiences, including subscription-based insurance products and real-time analytics tools for insurance partners.
Data & InfrastructureInsurTechLondon, GB
Darius Kumana(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlow CapitalMundi VenturesOxfordQBN CapitalRLC VenturesVolution Ventures
Portfolio news
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Concept Ventures made?
- Concept Ventures has 44 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Concept Ventures invest at?
- Concept Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Concept Ventures's typical check size?
- Concept Ventures typically writes checks of $1.5M.
- What sectors does Concept Ventures focus on?
- Concept Ventures focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Concept Ventures located?
- Concept Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Concept Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Concept Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Concept Ventures co-invest with?
- Concept Ventures most often shares deals with RLC Ventures, Index Ventures, MMC Ventures, among 75 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEpisode 9 with Oliver Kicks, Principal at Concept Ventures. Out NOW 🎙️
Tech Story Podcast · Oliver Kicks
Building A $50M Fund After Being Marked For Failure At Age 5 w/ Reece Chowdhry | Concept Ventures
The BAE HQ · Reece Chowdhry
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