Hoxton Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingLondon · Pre-Seed–Series B · 16 people tracked
Also known as HOXTON VENTURES LLP
Investment thesis
Hoxton Ventures describes itself as deliberately anti-thematic, betting on exceptional founders and products in emerging market categories that are not obvious at the time of investment. The firm invests early and prioritizes maximizing upside over minimizing downside risk, accepting the imperfection inherent in early-stage startups. Drawing on 50+ years of combined Silicon Valley experience, Hoxton pushes portfolio companies to pursue the US market early and leverages senior relationships to accelerate their growth. It positions itself as a conviction-driven, direct, and hands-on partner willing to back entirely new markets ahead of the crowd.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 21 of 69 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×12Biotech ×9Deep Tech ×6Medical Devices ×6Enterprise Software ×5Marketplaces ×3SaaS ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2
HQs:United States×8United Kingdom×7France×1
Investments · 69 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBioCorteX develops personalized therapeutics using a microbiome knowledge graph and proprietary biology emulation platform to tailor drug treatments for diverse populations.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Druid provides an enterprise conversational and agentic AI platform that automates customer interactions and critical business workflows for large organizations across healthcare, higher education, shared services, and other sectors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Ana Maria Falcuta(Executive Officer)Andreea Plesea(Executive Officer)Hussein Kanji(Director)Daniel Balaceanu(Executive Officer)Mihai Faur(Director)Bogdan Pietroiu(Executive Officer)
Board seatHussein Kanji· per SEC Form D
New York, US
Board seatPayton Dobbs· per SEC Form D · $34.5M raise · filed Apr 2026
BiotechLondon
Uzma Choudry(Director)Duleeka Ranatunga(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatRob Kniaz· per SEC Form D · $16.1M raise · filed Apr 2023
Behavox provides an AI-native compliance platform that unifies surveillance, archiving, policy management and compliance operations for large financial institutions, asset managers, and other regulated enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB
Erkin Adylov(Founder & CEO)
Cogna builds AI-native software applications for physical industries such as utilities, field services, and infrastructure, helping organizations automate manual workflows and capture expert knowledge to improve operational performance.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Claymont, US
Siraj Khaliq(Director)Grant Aarons(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Ferdinando Randisi(Director)Robert Kniaz(Director)
FINESSE is an AI-driven fashion house that uses proprietary algorithms and customer voting to determine what styles to produce and in what quantities, reducing overproduction and waste.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyConsumerDirect to Consumer
Formance provides a platform for developers to build and integrate complex financial applications using composable, open-source primitives that can connect to any financial partner.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSParis, FR
Clément Salaün(Founder)inAnne-Sybille Pradelles(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardHelene Falchier(Director)
Edinburgh
Iain Mackie(CEO and Director)Bryan Charles Gartner(Director)Carlos Gemmell(Director)James Oliver MacFarlane(Director)Alasdair Gordon Mackenzie Nairn(Director)Federico Rossetto(Director)
Milvus Advanced designs and manufactures high-performance nanoalloys using earth-abundant materials to replace critical minerals like platinum and indium in industrial applications.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsOxford, GB
Ochre Bio develops RNA therapeutics and drug discovery platforms targeting liver disease, combining proprietary human liver datasets with AI-driven causal prediction and human tissue validation models.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Quin Wills(Founder/CSO)in
BoardChinwe UkomaduElaine SullivanEliot ForsterJack Castle
Palo Alto, US
Marin Saric(Executive Officer, Director)Vladimir de Franceschi(Director)Goran Kukolj(Executive Officer)
PentaBind designs programmable aptamers—small RNA/DNA molecules with sub-nanomolar binding affinity—for continuous sensing and diagnostics applications (e.g., monitoring hormones and biomarkers) and targeted therapeutics in oncology and drug delivery.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devices
Preply is a language learning platform that serves corporate employees through its B2B offering Preply Business, enabling companies to provide language education to their workforce.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEdTechHR TechMarketplacesSaaSBrighton, US
Allen Mask(Director)Dmytro Voloshyn(Director)Charlie Wickers(Executive Officer)Dmytro Boroday(Director)Mariusz Gralewski(Director)Kyrylo Bigay(Executive Officer, Director)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘLLP designated member · since 2025
Hussein Kanji — 25–50% of voting rights
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Hoxton Ventures invest at?
- Hoxton Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Hoxton Ventures's typical check size?
- Hoxton Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What sectors does Hoxton Ventures focus on?
- Hoxton Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Hoxton Ventures located?
- Hoxton Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Hoxton Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Hoxton Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe Real Way Investors Find Unicorns Before They Exist | Hussein Kanji, Hoxton Ventures - YouTube
Founders and Builders · Hussein Kanji
The need-to-know on venture capital with Hussein Kanji, Hoxton Ventures - YouTube
SuperReturnTV · Hussein Kanji
Building a VC Firm to Last | Hussein Kanji from Hoxton Ventures - YouTube
Understanding VC · Hussein Kanji
Aspiring Journalist To Early Investor in Deliveroo and Darktrace w/Hussein Kanji | Hoxton Ventures - YouTube
Bae HQ · Hussein Kanji
Hussein Kanji - partner at Hoxton Ventures - talks diversity in investing - YouTube
Nothing Ventured · Hussein Kanji
Nothing Ventured Podcast Primer - Hussein Kanji - partner at Hoxton Ventures - S01E20 - YouTube
Nothing Ventured · Hussein Kanji
Images
Co-investors · 70
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies, with a strong current focus on artificial intelligence.
Google Ventures is a venture capital investor that backs innovative founders across multiple industries, focusing on long-term partnerships and providing value across multiple funding stages and company milestones.
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in technology companies across sectors, backing companies such as Anduril and Palantir.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from early stages through every stage of growth, publishing investment roadmaps across multiple technology sectors.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional founding teams, positioning itself as a first partner to startups globally.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm known for backing bold, contrarian bets in world-class teams that can reshape entire industries.
Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders across the globe, investing in the people behind ideas from early through later stages.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture firm that gives accredited individual investors access to professionally managed, diversified venture portfolios by co-investing alongside leading lead VC firms. It offers annual funds, syndicate deal-by-deal investing, and various investor clubs.
Insight Partners is a software-focused investment firm that provides capital and operational support to companies from early to late stage, backed by its in-house Insight Onsite operating team.
Benchmark is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco and Woodside that invests in early-stage startups.
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.
Mayfield Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that positions itself as the first institutional investor for AI founders, with the majority of its investments beginning at company inception.
▶58 more co-investors
Hardware ClubAME Cloud VenturesLux CapitalAccel-KKRLookout VenturesKapor CapitalSoftBank Vision FundLerer HippeauPolaris PartnersDN CapitalAtlas VentureBitkraft Esports VenturesTq Ventures LlcEntrepreneur FirstEclipse VenturesSpeedinvestCiti VenturesHaun Ventures7percent VenturesNextGen Venture PartnersNotion CapitalMaC Venture CapitalTCVCherry VenturesPeak XV PartnersReach Capitalfoobar.vcMango CapitalSummit PartnersLocalGlobeOwl VenturesWhite Star Capitalfirstminute capitalMotier VenturesBDC Venture CapitalTen ElevenLAUNCHub VenturesVisionaire VenturesBackedValor Equity PartnersWalden Catalyst VenturesCrane Venture PartnersKindred CapitalTuesday CapitalAutotech VenturesMarket One CapitalAda VenturesOlima VenturesBlossom CapitalBoost Capital PartnersTalis CapitalApollo Health VenturesIndico Capital PartnersCreator FundPromus VenturesMerck Global Health Innovation FundEducapitalCipio Partners
Firms observed investing alongside Hoxton Ventures, from public investor directories.
Similar investors
OMERS Ventures is the venture capital arm of the OMERS pension plan, investing in early-stage technology founders building solutions across North America and Europe.
Everywhere Ventures is a global pre-seed venture capital firm founded in 2018 and based in New York that invests $250,000 into early-stage technology companies across more than 30 countries.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm known for backing bold, contrarian bets in world-class teams that can reshape entire industries.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs from early stages through every stage of growth, publishing investment roadmaps across multiple technology sectors.
Lauder Partners, LLC is a technology-focused investment entity that invests both directly in companies and in funds (venture and other), primarily deploying the capital of Gary Lauder and his family.