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Love Ventures

Venture capital

London · Pre-Seed–Series A · 15 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Love Ventures is an EIS fund backing founders it believes are driving UK productivity, investing from pre-Seed through Series A. It concentrates on three areas: Fintech (modernising financial infrastructure for greater access, less friction, and a more inclusive economy), Future of Work (systems and software enabling more adaptive, high-output ways of working for individuals, teams, and employers), and Consumertech (technologies raising the standard of everyday life across housing, health, mobility, and commerce). The firm looks for sectors where emerging technology delivers real-world impact.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
London, GB
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Last 12 months
3 investments
Tracked investments
31

Team · 15 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Alice Knibbs· Senior Investment Associate

What they invest in

from 16 of 31 portfolio companies

Fintech ×10AI & Machine Learning ×8PropTech ×5SaaS ×5Enterprise Software ×4Climate Tech ×3Cybersecurity ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2

HQs:United Kingdom×7

Who they back

founder profiles across 11 portfolio companies
73%
solo founders
8 of 11 mapped founding teams
75%
repeat founders
of 12 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×82 founders×24+ founders×1

Where their founders worked beforefrom 12 founders with career history

eBay ×2

Investments · 31 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 32024 · 12023 · 52022 · 312 dated

Apraoaprao.comin

Aprao is cloud-based software for building real estate development pro-formas, calculating residual land values, forecasting cashflows and producing lender- and investor-ready reports.

FintechPropTechSaaS

Bankedbanked.comin𝕏Feb 2022 · $20M

Banked provides a set of account-to-account payment products that let businesses accept and send payments, including instant settlement, refunds, payouts, and reconciliation through a single API.

CybersecurityFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Brad Goodall(Co-Founder & CEO)inNeil Ambler(Co-Founder & COO)inEllie Fernandes(Co-Founder)Patrick Cox(Co-Founder)inJoe Pettersson(CTO)inJohn Fernandez(CLCO)in

Co-investorsBackedEdenred VenturesFirestartrInsight PartnersAcrew CapitalBank of America

Connect Earthconnect.earthin𝕏Mar 2023

Connect Earth provides a Sustainable Finance operating system that helps financial institutions assess portfolio sustainability, automate ESG reporting, and align investments with sustainability standards like the EU Taxonomy and SFDR requirements.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureFintechImpact & Social GoodUK, GB

Alex Lempka(CEO)inNick Carmont(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsBeyond CapitalCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Double DownEntrepreneur FirstGlobal BrainGresham House Ventures+4 more

Detecteddetected.coJan 2024 · $2.4M

Detected provides a trust verification platform that helps organizations establish and verify trust with businesses and individuals across global markets, regulatory frameworks, and data sources.

Enterprise SoftwareFintech

Liam Chennells(Founder)in

Co-investorsMaropost VenturesThomson Reuters Ventures

Dimension AIdimensionai.cominOct 2023

Dimension AI is a precedent-based SEC filing software that extracts and structures data verbatim from public EDGAR filings to draft, benchmark, and review documents such as annual reports, capital markets filings (S-1, 424(b)), and N-2 reports for registered funds.

AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTech

Co-investorsAUTHENTIC VENTURESAbstract VenturesAscension VenturesFelicis VenturesMVPSie Ventures+4 more

Fifth Dimensionfifthdimensionai.comin

Fifth Dimension AI is a decision intelligence platform for real-assets investors and managers that connects to systems like Yardi, Argus, Dealpath, and SharePoint to automate deal screening, lease abstraction, due diligence, and portfolio risk monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTech

Johnny Morris(Founder)in

Co-investorsAnthemis VentureMMC VenturesPrudenceSie VenturesTwin Path VenturesAFG Partners+2 more

Just Move Injustmovein.comin𝕏

Just Move In offers a free Home Setup platform that helps people moving home manage admin across a dozen services — including energy, council tax, water, broadband, TV, removals, insurance and mail redirection — through an AI-powered move checklist.

ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech

Tom Old(Founder)in

Co-investorsEos Venture Partners LimitedThe FSE Groupoctopus investmentsSecond Century VenturesWayra

Mintagomintago.comSep 2023 · $4.8M

Mintago provides an employee benefits and financial wellbeing platform that gives employers tools and insights to support their staff's financial, physical, and mental wellbeing.

FintechHR TechSaaS

Chieu Cao(Co-Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBlack Lion VenturesFigure 8 InvestmentsGuinness VenturesRedbus VenturesCur8 CapitalTrueSight Ventures

My Emissionsmyemissions.green

My Emissions provides an AI-based carbon accounting platform for food, hospitality, and wholesale businesses, generating GHG Protocol-aligned Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions reports and product-level carbon lifecycle assessments.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFoodTech

Co-investorsSalica Investments

Pirkxpirkx.comin𝕏

pirkx provides an employee benefits and wellbeing membership platform covering mental and emotional support, 24/7 private GP access with prescription delivery, and financial savings tools organised around five pillars of wellbeing.

Digital HealthFintechHealthtechHR TechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Stella Smith(Founder)inElla Hamilton(Australia Managing Director)

BoardDan Cobley(Chairman)Todd Ruppert(Non-Executive Director)

Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalThe FSE GroupVala CapitalJoyance Partners

Proloprolo.io

An AI-powered operating system for construction procurement that replaces fragmented sourcing, pricing, and supplier management with an intelligent platform.

James Morris-Manuel(Founder)in

Co-investorsHaatchFoundation VenturesPortfolio VenturesTriple Point Ventures

Ralioralio.coinApr 2026 · $2.5M

Ralio provides a trust and safety layer that sits between AI agents and existing payment rails, verifying agent identity and intent, enforcing spend limits and approval rules, and logging every transaction before money moves.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintech

Ghali(Cofounder & CEO)

Co-investorsAdelineAntlerMMC VenturesSure Valley Ventures

Residentlyresidently.cominSeed · Jul 2022 · $5M

Yield Control is a software tool that automates the end-of-tenancy process for rental property operators, using AI models and market data to recommend fair rent prices and manage rent reviews, notices, and refurbishments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaS

Tom Allason(Founder)in

Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALLocalGlobenoa

Tembotembo.ioin𝕏Feb 2026

Tembo builds a platform that serves as an operating layer for software engineering teams, providing secure execution, shared context, and workflow coordination for AI coding agents.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Ry Walker(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesCincyTechCintrifuse CapitalGrand VenturesWireframe VenturesAscension+4 more

Vernaverna.earthin

Verna addresses climate and nature crises through technology solutions, blending expertise in nature, software, and start-ups.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Co-investorsNAPOctopus VenturesÜbermorgen Ventures

Wayhomewayhome.co.ukin𝕏Apr 2023

Wayhome offers "Deposit Bridge," a five-year path-to-ownership scheme for UK homebuyers where a funding partner buys a new-build home, the resident pays a 1% upfront option fee plus a fixed monthly payment, and can later buy the home at a 10% discount that serves as a deposit alternative.

FintechPropTech

Nigel Purves(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllianz XAugmentum FintechCur8 Capital

WholeSumwholesum.techinApr 2026

Wholesum analyzes large volumes of open-ended, qualitative human responses using statistical inference and machine learning to surface patterns, risks, and early signals such as purchase intent and adoption barriers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing Tech

Emily Kucharski(Co-founder & CEO)inAdam Kucharski(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsTwin Path VenturesVentures Together

Other

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

BourngivestarGrubbyHomeCooksJoveKaizanKatoKonfirMojoPOCKLARoundSalesDeskSoloUnbox

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Love Ventures made?
Love Ventures has 31 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Love Ventures invest at?
Love Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Love Ventures focus on?
Love Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Future of Work, Healthtech, InsurTech, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
Where is Love Ventures located?
Love Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
Who does Love Ventures co-invest with?
Love Ventures most often shares deals with The FSE Group, Twin Path Ventures, CincyTech, among 40 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Love Ventures back?
Across 7 deals with disclosed amounts, Love Ventures has joined rounds of $2M – $20M (median $2.5M).

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EP26 - Marcus Love - Love Ventures | Nothing Ventured Podcast

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