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LocalGlobe

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London · Pre-Seed–Series A · 31 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Invests from pre-seed through public markets, offering a London-based founder village, deep multi-decade European tech relationships, and a track record backing unconventional regional outliers like Wise, Zoopla, and Citymapper.

Invests inCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticEuropeLondon

Source: firm website, verified Sep 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
London, GB
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2005
Last 12 months
17 investments
Tracked investments
314
Unicorns
15
IPOs
5
Acquisitions
21

Team · 31 people

from curated & public directories
Allan Nixon· Chief of Staffin
Ambi Mistry· Partner, Portfolio Experiencein
Amy Grimshaw· Partner, Marketing, PR and Communicationsin
Ben Adler· Partner, Financein
Darren Shapland· Non-Executive Director
Diana Barran· Non-Executive Director
Emilie Spire· Partner, Special Projects
Jacob Hinton· Associate, Value Creation
Judith Stephenson· Executive Assistant
Laura Pospiech· Director, Spacesin
Matt Peplow· Partner, Legalin
Max Pavier· Partner, Talent
Mbali Mbatha· Partner, Peoplein
Nick Malkewitz· Associate, Spacesin
Nin Pandit· Managing Partner, Value Creation, Special Projects
Nuno Campos· Partner, Technology
Paul Bishop· Managing Partner, Finance and Investor Relationsin
Rachel Johnson· Director, Phoenix Court Worksin
Rajeelan Thayalaseelan· Partner, Financein
Rashad Mohammed· Director, Legal
Sam Warren· Partner, Value Creation
Ziv Reichert· Managing Partner, Investmentin

7 people who came through LocalGlobe went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 275 of 314 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×125SaaS ×110Enterprise Software ×79Fintech ×63Consumer ×31Developer Tools ×27Data & Infrastructure ×26Deep Tech ×22

HQs:United Kingdom×81United States×71France×9Germany×4Israel×3Sweden×3

Who they back

founder profiles across 149 portfolio companies
36%
solo founders
54 of 149 mapped founding teams
48%
repeat founders
of 221 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 42 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×542 founders×613 founders×234+ founders×11

Where their founders studiedfrom 207 founders with education data

University of Oxford ×21University of Cambridge ×17Tel Aviv University ×13Stanford University ×9The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×9Imperial College London ×7Harvard Business School ×5Harvard University ×5

What their founders studiedfrom 200 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×66Engineering ×48Business & Management ×34Mathematics & Statistics ×21Economics ×20Physics ×14Humanities ×12Finance & Accounting ×11

Where their founders worked beforefrom 221 founders with career history

Goldman Sachs ×11Google ×10McKinsey & Company ×8Deliveroo ×5Uber ×5Cyberstarts ×4Anthropic ×3Baseten ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×14Y Combinator ×12Techstars ×8

34 founders hold a PhD · 24 hold an MBA (of 222 with degree data)

Investments · 314 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 112025 · 142024 · 102023 · 52022 · 182021 · 142020 · 62019 · 92018 · 52017 · 92016 · 4105 dated

Figmafigma.comin𝕏NYSE: FIG

Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.

Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Evan Wallace(Co-Founder (former Chief Technology Officer))Dylan Field(Co-founder & CEO)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)inKris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)inShaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)inBrendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1517Alkeon InnovationAmplify.LAAndreessen Horowitz+53 more

Riskifiedriskified.cominNYSE: RSKD

Riskified provides AI and machine-learning fraud prevention that protects the ecommerce customer journey from login and checkout to refunds and returns.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechTel Aviv

Assaf Feldman(Executive Officer, Director)inEido Gal(Executive Officer, Director)inNaama Ofek Arad(Executive Officer)inAglika Dotcheva(Executive Officer)

BoardTanzeen Syed(Director)inAaron Mankovski(Director)in

Co-investorsAglae VenturesBright Pixel CapitalC4 VenturesConvergeEntrée CapitalFounder Collective+4 more

Robinhoodrobinhood.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HOOD

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

Vlad Tenev(Co-founder, Chairman and CEO)inBaiju Bhatt(Co-founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)in

BoardScott Sandell(Director)inJan Hammer(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+60 more

Wisewise.comin𝕏NASDAQ: WSE

Wise is a financial platform offering international money transfers, multi-currency accounts, and debit cards with low fees and competitive exchange rates, serving millions of users globally.

FintechLondon, GB

Kristo Käärmann(Founder & CEO)inTaavet Hinrikus(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAdventure FundAndreessen HorowitzCDP Venture CapitalFelicis VenturesFirestartrGlynn Capital Management+18 more

Beamerybeamery.cominApr 2017✓ verified

Beamery provides an AI platform for workforce transformation that helps enterprises hire, redeploy, and reskill talent by connecting skills and task intelligence to real-time workforce data.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSLondon, GB

Abakar Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inSultan Saidov(Co-Founder & former CEO)inMichael Paterson(Co-Founder & former CTO)in

Co-investorsAccenture VenturesEQT VenturesTeachers' Venture GrowthAmplify PartnersAngelPadEdenred Ventures+4 more

Concreteneconcretene.co.ukinOct 2024✓ verified

Concretene develops a graphene-based admixture for cementitious materials—grouts, mortars and concrete—that improves mechanical performance by 15-30%, allowing producers to reduce cement content and embodied carbon.

Climate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsManchester, GB

Alex McDermott(Founder)inAlex McDermott CEng CEnv FICE(Founder)in

Co-investorsMolten Ventures

Feedierfeedier.comin✓ verified

Feedier is an AI-native customer insights platform that centralizes feedback from multiple sources and uses generative AI to automatically analyze large volumes of customer verbatims, detect patterns and weak signals, and generate structured, actionable insights for CX and Operations teams.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLille, FR

François Forestin

Co-investorsKima Ventures

Gradient Labsgradient-labs.aiin𝕏Aug 2024✓ verified

Gradient Labs builds AI agents that automate customer support and operations for financial services institutions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Dimitri Masin(Co Founder & CEO)inDanai Antoniou(Co Founder & Chief Scientist)inNeal Lathia(Co Founder & CTO)inSandra J. Smith(Executive Officer)Jason T. Simmons(Principal)

Co-investorsCommerzVenturesExceptional CapitalOctopus VenturesRedpoint VenturesVentures TogetherPuzzle Ventures

Hometreehometree.co.ukin𝕏✓ verified

Hometree provides energy services and solutions to help homeowners and landlords decarbonise their residential properties in the UK.

CleantechEnergyInsurTechPropTechUK, GB

Simon Phelan(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAENUDN CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersFJ LabsAnthemis VentureCarbon+5 more

Keelkeel.soin𝕏✓ verified

Keel is an operations platform that lets teams define custom data models and build tailored systems for their workflows, positioned as an alternative to legacy ERP software.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Benoit Machefer(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture Capital

Kinnukinnu.xyzin𝕏Jul 2023 · $6.5M✓ verified

Kinnu is a learning platform that uses product design and technology to enable people to learn across various subjects.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechLondon, GB

Christopher Kahler(Founder)inHanna Celina(Founder)inAbraham Müller(Founder)in

Co-investorsCavalry VenturesNAPJigsaw VCSpark Capital

Noahnoah.comin𝕏May 2017✓ verified

Noah is building a cross-border payments platform aimed at making international payments faster and more accessible.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSRiverton, US

Shah Ramezani(CEO and Founder)inThijn Lamers(Co-Founder and President)inWILLIAM J BOWSER(Executive Officer, Director)STEVE TRUMBO(Director)CHERYL WILDE(Executive Officer)RONALD NEIL(Director)

Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALFJ LabsFormus CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)Wintermute10x Founders+4 more

Parsedparsed.comin✓ verifiedacquired by Baseten · Dec 2025

Parsed trains and deploys specialized large language models tailored to a customer's domain and workflow, using an evaluation-first, continual-learning approach aimed at outperforming general-purpose models while being cheaper and faster.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareLewes, US

Mudith Jayasekara(Co-founder/CEO)inCharles O'Neill(Co-founder/CSO)inMax Kirkby(Co-founder)inParas Stefanopoulos(CTO)in

Co-investorsPhoenix CourtTechstars

Testudotestudo.coin𝕏✓ verified

Testudo provides standalone generative AI liability insurance for US companies, underwritten by Lloyd's of London.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSan Francisco, US

George Lewin-Smith(CEO | Co-Founder)inMark Titmarsh(Head of Insurance | Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsA100X VenturesOctopus Ventures

Wonder Studioswonderstudios.comin𝕏Oct 2025 · $12M✓ verified

Wonder is an entertainment company that supports filmmakers, artists, and technologists in creating and distributing film and video content, backing creators as they build their own IP.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLondon, GB

Xavier Collins(Co-founder)inJustin Hackney(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAtomicoBlackbird VenturesGMG VenturesMercuri.vcFounders FactoryLatitud Ventures

Yapilyyapily.comin𝕏✓ verified

Yapily provides open banking APIs and infrastructure that enable financial services companies to build and deliver better financial products.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Stefano Vaccino(Founder)in

Co-investorsSapphire VenturesHV CapitalLakestar

100Ms100ms.livein𝕏

100ms provides infrastructure for live video and real-time interactions, enabling companies in healthcare, commerce, education, and events to integrate video experiences with minimal development effort.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Kshitij Gupta(CEO)inSarveshinAniketin

Co-investorsAccelAlpha Wave GlobalSTRIVEZ47

8fig8fig.coin𝕏Oct 2021 · $50M

8fig provides funding solutions and an AI-based CFO tool that offers financial guidance and cash flow management to small eCommerce businesses.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceFintechWilmington, US

Roei Yellin(Executive Officer, Director)inYaron Shapira(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardChristopher Corbishley Mac Bain(Director)Shiran Shalev(Director)inYuval Scarlat(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesKoch Disruptive Technologies

Ableablehumanmotion.comOct 2021 · $3.2M

Able Human Motion develops a lightweight, quick-to-fit exoskeleton for neurorehabilitation in clinical settings, actively assisting people with mobility impairments to walk again.

HealthtechMedical DevicesRobotics

Co-investorsBStartupShip2BElefundMoonshots CapitalNext Coast VenturesSignal Peak Ventures

academia eduacademia.edu

Academia.edu is a commercial San Francisco platform where researchers share, discover and publish academic papers.

San Francisco, US

Richard Price(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBijan Sibet(Director)Ben Ling(Director)inAnthony Duffy(Director)

Co-investorsSDVTeamworthy VenturesTrue Ventures20VCAlumni VenturesAlven+24 more

Academyacademy.techSeed · Dec 2021 · $4M

Co-investorsEmerge Education

Accurxaccurx.cominFeb 2019

Accurx builds a communication platform that connects patients with healthcare professionals, supporting tasks like appointment booking, patient contact, referrals, video consultations, and health surveys.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB

Jacob Haddad(Founder)inLaurence Bargery(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeyond CapitalEntrepreneur FirstMoonfire VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementAtomicoBritish Patient Capital+1 more

alcemyalcemy.techinSep 2022

alcemy provides software that uses cement producers' lab data to predict cement strength in real time and automate recipe and mill fineness decisions, aiming to reduce clinker content and cut CO2.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechBerlin, DE

Leopold Spenner(CEO)inRobert Meyer(CTO)in

Co-investorsAENUBitStone CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHAWKTAILLa FamigliaNorrsken VC+2 more

Algoliaalgolia.comin𝕏

Algolia provides an API platform that enables developers to integrate search and discovery functionality into websites and mobile applications, serving thousands of companies across e-commerce, media, and SaaS.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nicolas Dessaigne(Founder/Board Member)inJulien Lemoine(Founder/CTO)in

BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)in

Co-investors500 GlobalAccelAcequia Capital (AceCap)Aglae VenturesCollective LiquidityFounders Circle Capital+20 more

Anzenanzenwalls.co.ukin𝕏Jan 2026 · $2.2M

Anzen develops thermoelectric heating, cooling, and ventilation technology for residential buildings to reduce carbon emissions cost-effectively.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware

Michael Reid(CTO)

BoardSaffa Riffat(President of World Society of Sustainable Energy)

Co-investorsGreen Angel VenturesOne Planet CapitalSustainable VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCreator FundSandbox Industries

Anzenanzen.finance𝕏Jan 2026 · $2.2M

Anzen operates USDz, an on-chain stablecoin backed by a diversified portfolio of overcollateralized real-world assets, primarily asset-backed private credit securities.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Co-investorsArca FundsCircle VenturesKraynos CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBlocktower CapitalCreator Fund+1 more

APHERISapheris.cominMar 2025

Apheris provides a platform enabling large global life sciences organizations to collaborate on sensitive, proprietary data and jointly train machine learning models on distributed datasets while maintaining privacy across teams, borders, and organizations.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechData & InfrastructureMedical Devices

Robin Röhm(Co-Founder & CEO)inMichael Höh(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsanother.vcDig Ventures Management LimitedeCAPITAL ENTREPRENEURIAL PARTNERSeCapital Entrepreneurial Partners AGHeal Capitalhubraum+4 more

Apianapian.aeroin𝕏

Apian operates a physical AI logistics platform that uses autonomous drones and ground robots to move healthcare resources such as blood, pathology samples, and prescriptions between clinical sites.

HealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics

Co-investorsBlue Wire CapitalMeridian Health Ventures

Ark Kapitalarkkapital.comMar 2022 · $183M

Gilion provides non-dilutive debt funding of €0.5–5m to European startups, with interest-only payments for the first two years followed by a four-year repayment period.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureEmblemKima VenturesCreandum

At-Bayat-bay.comin𝕏Aug 2022

At-Bay provides cyber insurance and risk management technology for businesses of all sizes, combining insurance products with cybersecurity expertise and monitoring to help companies prevent and manage digital risks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSan Francisco, US

Rotem Iram(Co-founder & CEO)inRoman Itskovich(Co-founder & Chief Risk Officer)inTara Bodden(Head of Claims & General Counsel)inBrett Sadoff(Head of Insurance)inAyelet Kutner(Chief Technology Officer)inJoseph Schiro(Head of People)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalGallatin Point CapitalGlilot Capital PartnersHarmony PartnersIcon VenturesKhosla Ventures+8 more

Atlasatlaswearable.comin𝕏

A wearable device company developing brain-sensing technology using nanotechnology for consumer use.

Deep TechHardwareHealthtech

Co-investorsAccelCompoundUnshackled VenturesVery Serious VenturesBlackRockNorthzone+2 more

Atlasatlascard.comin𝕏

Atlas is a membership card and app that provides access to reservations at high-end restaurants, luxury hotels, sold-out concerts, and sporting events for members.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US

Patrick Mrozowski(Founder)inSid Parihar(Founder)Kenan Pulak(Founder)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAccelARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Chapter OneEvolution VC PartnersFinancial Venture Studio+41 more

Atlasatlas.kitchenin

Atlas is an all-in-one operating system for restaurants that unifies online ordering, point-of-sale, kitchen management, and delivery platform integration.

Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaSSingapore, SG

Yi Sung (Sung) Yong(Founder)inShawn Liam(Founder)inErnest Sim(Founder)inSurendhar Reddy ‎(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelAmand VenturesBlackRockCM VenturesEarlsfield Capital+7 more

Atlasatlas.soin𝕏

Atlas is a customer support platform that helps startups deliver white-glove support and manage customer relationships to reduce churn.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jon O'Bryan(Founder)inRahul Asati(Founder)in

Co-investorsSoma CapitalY CombinatorAccelNorthzoneVillage Global

Atlasatlaswork.ai𝕏

Atlas provides a contract workflow platform for teams to create, review, and sign agreements collaboratively.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSNew York City, US

Shaan Franchi(Founder)inAvi Singh(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccelBlackRockNorthzoneVillage Global

Atlastheatlas.aiin𝕏

The Atlas AI partners with independent accounting firms to implement AI systems that increase operational capacity without proportional headcount growth.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBengaluru, IN

Astha Roy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelBlackRockNorthzoneVillage Global

Atlas Roboticsatlas-robotics.comin𝕏

Atlas Robotics develops a Physical AI platform that powers autonomous warehouse robots for tasks like transport, vertical storage, and case picking, using shared AI across its hardware, software, and cloud stack.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsPittsburgh, US

Çetin Meriçli, Ph.D.(Founder)inTekin Meriçli, Ph.D.(Founder)in

Co-investorsGOOSE CapitalScaleX VenturesNorthzoneVillage Global

Automataautomata.tech

Automata provides lab automation and data management tools, enabling researchers and technicians to generate accurate data at scale through intuitive workflow creation.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareHealthtechLegalTechRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB

Mostafa ElSayed(CEO and Co-Founder)inSuryansh Chandra(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalBlue Wire CapitalEntrepreneur FirstHCVCHummingbird VenturesIn-Q-Tel+12 more

Availavailproject.orgin𝕏Jun 2024

Avail is a blockchain infrastructure project focused on scalability solutions for blockchain ecosystems.

Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure

Anurag Arjun(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalBorderless VentureCoatue ManagementDragonflyFigmentHTX Ventures (ex Huobi Ventures)+20 more

Availgetavail.comin𝕏Jun 2024

AVAIL provides a content management system that enables design and technical teams to efficiently organize, find, and reuse technical content across applications.

Construction TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLexington, US

Randall Stevens(CEO and Founder)in

Co-investorsBluegrass Angel VentureForward Venture CapitalAltos VenturesCyber CapitalDragonflyFigment+3 more

Avail (fka Rentalutions)avail.comin𝕏Jun 2024

A messaging platform feature for property managers and rental companies that links conversations to tenant lifecycle stages and provides filtering and alert capabilities.

B2B MarketplacesFintechPropTechSaaS

Ryan Coon(Founder)in

Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesSandalphon CapitalAltos VenturesBigfoot CapitalCyber Capital+5 more

Avant Arteavantarte.com𝕏

Avant Arte makes fine art accessible through time-limited edition releases and public art placements, working with renowned contemporary artists to reach new collectors and audiences worldwide.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesLondon, GB

Mazdak Sanii(Founder)inChristian Luiten(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmery CapitalBessemer Venture Partners

Awellawellhealth.cominSep 2020

Awell provides a platform for building, automating, and orchestrating clinical care flows, using drag-and-drop or natural language AI prompts to design, deploy, and optimize workflows.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsKAYAMoonfire VenturesOctopus Venturess16

Axel Travelhelloaxel.cominSeed

Helloaxel develops technology solutions for the air travel industry to enhance passenger experience and operational efficiency.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSaaSTravel & HospitalitySeattle, US

Stephen Grabowski(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorAccompliceAcurio VenturesCraft VenturesFrialeGemini Ventures+8 more

Axiomaxiom.coin𝕏

Axiom is a fully managed, petabyte-scale event store and observability platform that ingests schema-less, high-cardinality event data and lets teams query it using its piped query language (APL).

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Seif Lotfy(Founder)in

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersFly VenturesMango CapitalFuturePlayKakao Ventures

baCtabacta.bio

BACTA is an AI-powered bioproduction company that uses microorganisms to produce industrial ingredients such as astaxanthin for cosmetics, human nutrition, and animal nutrition markets.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsAgoranovDaphniOVNI Capital

Basetenbaseten.coin𝕏

Baseten provides AI inference and infrastructure services that optimize model deployment, serving, and orchestration across the full stack.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Tuhin Srivastava(CEO and Co-Founder)inAmir Haghighat(CTO and Co-Founder)inPhil Howes(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)inPankaj Gupta(Co-Founder)inPhilip Howes(Co-Founder and Chief Scientist)inDanielle Herzberg(Executive Officer)

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAI FundAlpha PartnersAspire11Athletic VenturesBattery Ventures+29 more

Beauty Piebeautypie.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Beauty Pie is a direct-to-consumer beauty platform that sources skincare, makeup, fragrances and wellness products from premium labs and suppliers worldwide, offering them to members at significantly reduced prices by eliminating traditional retail markups.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Marcia Kilgore(Founder)in

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalGeneral CatalystIndex VenturesInsight Partners

Berylberyl.cc𝕏

Beryl operates a nationwide UK bike-share scheme offering shared bikes, e-bikes, e-scooters, and cargo bikes through an app with online payment.

Climate TechConsumerMobility & TransportationLondon, GB

Emily Brooke(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFrontier Development CapitalBritish Business BankIndex Ventures

Bio Orbitbioorbit.spacein

BioOrbit produces pharmaceutical-grade crystals in microgravity environments via space-based facilities, enabling development of biologic drugs and treatments for patients.

BiotechDeep TechSpace TechLondon, GB

Katie King(CEO)inKatie King, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investors7percent VenturesAIR CapitalAlpha FundsAuxxoPhoenix CourtRobin Capital+2 more

Biome Makersbiomemakers.com

Biome Makers is an AgTech company that uses DNA sequencing and its BeCrop technology to analyze soil microbiome data and deliver soil health intelligence for yield limitations, disease diagnosis, and input product evaluation.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechWest Sacramento, US

Adrian Ferrero(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsJME VenturesProsus VenturesPymwymicSeayaViking Global Investors

Bitlybitly.comin𝕏

Bitly is a technology company that provides link management products, including URL shortening and related connection tools for its customers.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSNew York, US

Sam Mandel(Executive Officer, Director)inPeter Stern(Executive Officer, Director)inPeter(CEO)inKelsey(Chief Product and Technology Officer)inMatt(Chief Technology Officer)inKelly(Chief Legal & Administrative Officer)

Co-investorsBetaworksKapor CapitalSpectrum EquityUncork CapitalRRE Ventures

BOFbusinessoffashion.com

The Business of Fashion is a digital media outlet covering the fashion, beauty and retail industries.

London, GB

Imran Amed(Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief)in

Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALIndex Ventures

Breedrbreedr.coin𝕏

Breedr operates a precision livestock network with an app and technology for animal productivity, livestock trading, and cashflow management, serving farmers and ranchers.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesFoodTechSaaSAustin, US

Ian Wheal(Founder & CEO)inJames Law(COO)inPaige Savery(Chief of Staff)in

BoardGeorge Easley(Director)inJustin Sherrard(Director)Rob Schultz(Director)in

Co-investorsBetter Food VenturesMolten VenturesOutsidersPartech VenturesSerra VenturesLatitud Ventures

Bricklane Technologies Limitedbricklane.comin

BrickLane is a team based in London focused on improving the rental housing market through property management and investment services.

Climate TechPropTechLondon, GB

Simon Heawood(Co-founder, CEO)in

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesDMG VenturesForm VenturesSwordfish Investmentsnoa

Bronaskbron.aiin𝕏Oct 2025 · $15M

Bron is an AI-powered sports trading assistant that analyzes statistics, compares odds across sportsbooks, and identifies betting opportunities in real time.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSports TechSan Francisco, US

Anish Gupta(Founder)inMarc Zoghby(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorGSRHalo Labs

Bronbron.orgin𝕏

Bron is a non-custodial crypto wallet that lets individuals and teams store, swap, buy/sell, and manage digital assets across many blockchain networks, with institutional-grade security features like approval rules, security policies, recovery, and inheritance.

Crypto & Web3CybersecurityFintech

Co-investorsD&FG ElementsZone 2 Ventures LlcGSR

Calipsacalipsa.io𝕏Acquired

Calipsa provides cloud-based AI video analytics that connect to existing analog or IP cameras to detect threats, environmental hazards, loitering, safety risks, and camera health issues.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSLondon, GB

Mohammad Rashid Khan(CEO)inBoris Ploix(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFuture Energy VenturesWayra

Canopy Connectusecanopy.comin𝕏

Canopy Connect provides digital infrastructure for permissioned data sharing between consumers and businesses, enabling insurance agencies, carriers, lenders, and automotive businesses to deliver frictionless insurance and lending services.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaS

Co-investorsElefundNimble PartnersNevcaut Ventures

Christopher Kahlerqriously.comin𝕏Jul 2023 · $6.5Macquired by Brandwatch

Brandwatch provides a consumer and market intelligence platform that uses proprietary and generative AI to analyze opinions from over 100 million online sources, drawing on an archive of posts dating back to 2008.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech

Co-investorsInreach VenturesCavalry VenturesSpark Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AdzunaArex MarketsBloopCircularEdenLifeFloodFlashFlowspecialtyFoondamateLingumiMicroAGIMyHeritageNeuraOvo Labs

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has LocalGlobe made?
LocalGlobe has 314 tracked investments, 26 of which have exited, including 26 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does LocalGlobe invest at?
LocalGlobe invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does LocalGlobe focus on?
LocalGlobe focuses on Crypto & Web3, Sector Agnostic.
Where is LocalGlobe located?
LocalGlobe is headquartered in London, GB.
Does LocalGlobe lead rounds?
LocalGlobe typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does LocalGlobe co-invest with?
LocalGlobe most often shares deals with Phoenix Court, Index Ventures, Octopus Ventures, among 659 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does LocalGlobe back?
Across 27 deals with disclosed amounts, LocalGlobe has joined rounds of $2M – $220M (median $10M).

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Saul Klein, Founder of LocalGlobe (and investor into 13 Unicorns at Seed)

Scaling-Europe · Saul Klein

George Henry, Partner at LocalGlobe

Scaling-Europe · George Henry

Where is the new Palo Alto? Here, in Euro with Saul Klein, LocalGlobe - Startup to IPO

CogX · Saul Klein

Regaining Momentum in Europe with Saul Klein (Localglobe) | Disrupt Berlin 2018 | TechCrunch

Saul Klein · techcrunch.com

Startup Grind London Talk: Robin Klein (LocalGlobe) & Steve O'Hear (TechCrunch)

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Saul Klein: A seed investor - LocalGlobe, Seedcamp, Lovefilm

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Co-investors · 64

Phoenix Court

Phoenix Court is a multi-stage investment company backing founders across the full startup journey through its family of funds: LocalGlobe (seed), Latitude (breakout/Series B+), and Solar (scale-stage/late private to public markets).

Octopus Ventures

Octopus Ventures is a founder-focused European venture capital firm that backs mission-driven startups across seven core sectors, investing from idea stage through growth with a focus on pre-seed to Series A.

$130K – $1.3M
Entrepreneur First

Entrepreneur First (EF) is a talent investor that helps individuals build and launch startups, providing support such as US visa guidance, office space, fundraising preparation, and investor introductions culminating in a San Francisco Demo Day.

$1M – $7M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Kima Ventures

Kima Ventures is an early-stage investor associated with entrepreneur Xavier Niel, backing a large and diverse portfolio of startups worldwide.

$50K – $5M
Atomico

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.

Balderton Capital

Balderton Capital is a European venture capital firm that backs technology startups.

$5M – $50M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
Union Square Ventures (USV)

Union Square Ventures is a New York-based venture capital firm that invests across a broad range of technology sectors, presenting a large portfolio spanning crypto, fintech, climate, AI, education, health, and marketplaces.

$1M – $8M
Latitud Ventures

Latitud is an early-stage venture firm backing Latin American founders, providing first checks with founder-friendly terms and a fellowship program that connects LatAm talent to Silicon Valley.

$100K – $5M
Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.

▶52 more co-investors

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Firms observed investing alongside LocalGlobe, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with LocalGlobe's recorded portfolio.

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