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Molten Ventures

Venture capital

London · Series A–Growth · 55 people tracked

Also known as Molten

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Investment thesis

Molten Ventures backs founders building the future of European technology. Its portfolio spans more than 100 companies across sectors such as fintech, artificial intelligence, climate and quantum computing. The firm focuses on people creating what is next, supporting visionaries that aim to redefine what is possible in the European tech ecosystem.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Series A–Growth
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$2.5M – $63M
HQ
London, GB
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
Last 12 months
6 investments
AUM
$1B
Tracked investments
165
Unicorns
6
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
4

Team · 55 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Alex Holland· Partner Services Manager
Andrea Kerwat· Head of Portfolio Development
Ben Douglas· Finance Director
Ben Robson· General Counsel
Chantal Cantle· Chief People Officer
Cherylene Chikomo· HR Manager
Daniel Ussher· Valuations Planning & Analysis Lead
Dipesh Pindoria· Head of IT
Dominic El-Bazar· Accounts Assistant
Gareth Faith· Group Company Secretary
Inga Reuschke· Receptionist & Office Assistant
John Whitworth· Senior Finance Analyst
Jonathon Quick· EIS Finance & Operations
Joshua Hurrell· Junior Fund Accountant
Kenneth Gbenoba· Group Financial Controller
Louise O'Connor· Executive Assistant
Lucy Collins· Head of EIS
Paula Darlison· Office Manager
Philip O'Reilly· Head of Venture Operations
Rachel Collier· Operations Specialist
Raquel Zuniga· Receptionist & Office Assistant
Rehan Malik· Fund Controller
Robert Glass· Legal Counsel
Shannon Barrett· Head of Marketing & Comms
Shei Telmo· Finance Manager
Shwetabh Sameer· Deal Origination
Sian Dodds· Senior Finance Manager
Stephanie Edwards· Team Assistant
Tom Bowie· Legal Counsel
William Horlick· Head of VCT
Yasmin Cook· Marketing & Events Manager

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Molten Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 116 of 165 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×49SaaS ×47Enterprise Software ×44Data & Infrastructure ×20Fintech ×20Consumer ×14Cloud Computing ×13Climate Tech ×10

HQs:United Kingdom×40United States×12Germany×9Ireland×3Finland×2Austria×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 80 portfolio companies
39%
solo founders
31 of 80 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 88 founders with career history
~6 yrs
old at investment
median across 19 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×312 founders×243 founders×114+ founders×14

Where their founders studiedfrom 84 founders with education data

Technical University of Munich ×5University of Cambridge ×5Imperial College London ×4The University of Manchester ×4Georgia Institute of Technology ×3UCL ×3University of Oxford ×3Aalto University ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 78 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×22Computer Science ×17Business & Management ×15Economics ×9Law ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×6Physics ×4Finance & Accounting ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 88 founders with career history

Credit Suisse ×4HSBC ×4McKinsey & Company ×4Microsoft ×4Rocket Internet SE ×3University College London ×3FinCompare - Smarter SME Financing ×2Google ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

500 Global ×2

11 founders hold a PhD · 6 hold an MBA (of 85 with degree data)

Investments · 165 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 72024 · 82023 · 72022 · 142021 · 132020 · 32018 · 22015 · 22014 · 32012 · 12011 · 168 dated

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-investorsLocalGlobe

Crate DBcratedb.comin𝕏✓ verified

CrateDB develops a scalable database technology that enables companies to query large volumes of complex data with fast response times.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Sebastian Utz(Founder)inRobert EkstrominBernd Dorn(Founder)Christian Lutz(Founder)Jodok Batlogg(Founder)

Co-investorsSpeedinvestVsquared VenturesZetta Venture PartnersMomenta VenturesDawn Capital

FocalPoint Positioning - companyfocalpointpositioning.comin𝕏✓ verified

FocalPoint develops positioning and navigation technology that improves accuracy beyond radio-based systems for everyday applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareIoTMobility & TransportationUK, GB

Scott Pomerantz(CEO)in

Co-investorsPassion CapitalForte VenturesCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalIQ Capital

Material Exchangematerial-exchange.comin𝕏Series A · Apr 2022 · $27M✓ verified

Material Exchange runs a sourcing platform for the fashion industry that connects brands and suppliers to source fabrics and materials for apparel and footwear collections.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesRetail TechSaaSRönninge, SE

Darren Glenister(Chief Executive Officer)inDora Lality(Chief Legal Officer)inRobert Conway(Chief Product & Technology Officer)inGareth Bartman(Chief Financial Officer)inDejan Zvekic(Chief of Digitization)in

Co-investorsDay One CapitalNorrsken VCInventurePartech VenturesInventureNCT Ventures+1 more

One Dataonedata.aiin✓ verified

One Data is a data management platform that structures legacy enterprise data with metadata enrichment and governance to make it reliable for analytics, reporting, and AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMunich, DE

Dr. Andreas Böhm(Founder & Managing Director)inDr. Stefan Roskos(Managing Director)in

Co-investorsSalviaVsquared VenturesHV Capital

SatVusatellitevu.comin𝕏✓ verified

Satellite Vu captures thermal imagery from space for applications including environmental monitoring and infrastructure assessment.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechSpace TechLondon, GB

Anthony Baker(CEO)inToby Reinicke(Founder)Camilla(CFO)Scott

BoardPatrick

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesE2MC VenturesGrit VenturesIn-Q-TelMD One VenturesSeraphim Space+7 more

Valarianvalarian.comin✓ verified

Valarian builds ACRA, an infrastructure platform for organizations requiring high levels of control, privacy, and compliance in their digital environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Max Buchan(Co-founder & CEO)inJosh McLaughlin(Co-founder & COO)

Co-investorsArtis VenturesIQ CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Scout VenturesLightbankFounders Factory+6 more

A Blya-bly.com

Style shopping app offering fashion, beauty, and lifestyle products based on personal preferences

Kang Seok-hoon(Founder)Matthew O'Riordan(Founder)Paddy Byers(Founder)Sukhoon Kang(Founder)

Co-investorsLB InvestmentPremier PartnersDawn CapitalInsight PartnersLondon Co-Investment Fund

Ablyably.comin𝕏

Ably provides a globally distributed realtime messaging platform for developers, delivering low-latency data transport across internet-connected devices with guarantees around message ordering, idempotency, and connection recovery.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Matthew O'Riordan(CEO & Co-founder)inPaddy Byers(CTO & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsDawn CapitalInsight PartnersDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCFairpoint CapitalMMC Ventures+2 more

Ahauzahauz.com

Karthik Srivats(Founder)inJoão Rocha(Founder)in

Aircallaircall.ioin𝕏Jun 2021

Aircall is an AI-powered cloud platform that combines intelligent voice agents, automated workflows, and real-time coaching for sales and support teams.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Xavier Durand(Founder)inJonathan Anguelov(Founder)inOlivier Pailhes(Founder)inPierre-Baptiste Béchu(Founder)inQuentin Nickmans(Director)inScott Chancellor(CEO)in

Co-investors3founders500 GlobalBalderton CapitalDigital Leaders VenturesFJ LabsFundersClub+16 more

Aivenaiven.ioin𝕏

Aiven provides an open source data platform designed for AI-readiness that enables businesses to build and deploy data applications across enterprise and startup segments globally.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsHelsinki, FI

Heikki Nousiainen(Founder)inHannu Valtonen(Founder)Mika Eloranta(Founder)Oskari Saarenmaa(Founder)

Co-investorsAtomicoCrew CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lifeline VenturesWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)

Allplantsallplants.comSeries B · Oct 2021 · $52M

Allplants makes plant-based frozen meals delivered to consumers in boxes of 4–8 dinners, and also sells a chilled range through UK supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Ocado and Whole Foods.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Ella Mills

Co-investorsHorseplay VenturesOctopus VenturesClass 5 GlobalFELIX CAPITALSeedrs

Altruistiqaltruistiq.cominJul 2022

Altruistiq provides a platform that helps high-emitting organizations make data-driven decisions to reduce their environmental footprint.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Saif Hameedin

Co-investorsAtomicoNorrsken AcceleratorNorrsken VC

Andopenandopen.co𝕏

&Open is a corporate gifting service that curates and delivers thoughtfully-selected gifts to clients and customers.

Circular EconomyEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalTribal.vc

Animaanimahealth.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2024 · $12M

Anima is a healthcare platform that combines online consultation with productivity tools, featuring EHR integration, advanced analytics, and AI-powered document processing to streamline primary care workflows and improve patient outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSLondon, GB

Shun Pang(Founder)inRachel Mumford(Founder)inInga Deakin(Director)Shun Pang Rachel Mumford(Founder)Jayanth Kottapalli(Engineering)inRuoni Wang(Engineering)in

Co-investorsHetz VenturesHummingbird VenturesY CombinatorAmino CollectiveHarvard Management CompanyINcapital Ventures+1 more

Animaanima.supply𝕏Mar 2024 · $12M

Anima is a gaming and interactive technology company that uses artificial intelligence to create virtual characters and worlds.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerGaming

Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesLD CapitalNarcissus VenturesYBB FoundationAmino CollectiveHummingbird Ventures+1 more

APEXX Globalapexx.globalin

APEXX Global operates a payment orchestration platform that connects enterprise merchants to global acquiring services, over 200 local alternative payment method integrations, and fraud and DCC providers with a provider-agnostic approach.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Peter Keenan(CEO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureFinch CapitalMMC VenturesAlliance Ventures

Appearhereappearhere.co.ukin𝕏

Appear Here is a marketplace platform that connects brands, designers, and entrepreneurs with short-term retail spaces.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechLondon, GB

RossAlex Hely-Hutchinson(Founder)Ross Bailey(Founder)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalBallpark VenturesHOWZAT PartnersMiroma VenturesOctopus VenturesFifth Wall+3 more

Apperio Marketplace, SAASapperio.cominSeries A · Aug 2018 · $10M

Apperio provides a legal spend management platform that connects to law firms' time and billing systems and uses generative AI to give in-house legal teams visibility into work before invoicing and to help law firms submit compliant invoices.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaS

Nicholas d'Adhemar(Founder)in

Co-investorsDraper EspritIQ CapitalNotion CapitalSalica InvestmentsWalking Ventures

Arenaflowersarenaflowers.com

Arena Flowers is an online florist retailer that sells flowers and gift cards for flower arrangements.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Baselimebaselime.ioin𝕏

Baselime provides OpenTelemetry instrumentation tools that enable applications to collect and analyze traces, logs, and metrics across distributed systems.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsHoaQAntler

Béa Fertilitybeafertility.com

Béa provides at-home fertility treatments that bridge the gap between natural conception attempts and in-vitro fertilization, offering clinic-level care with personalized support.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Tess Cosad(Founder)

Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesAngel AcademeCalm/Storm VCJude GomilaOctopus VenturesQVentures+2 more

Bezerobezerocarbon.comin𝕏

BeZero Carbon is an independent carbon ratings agency that assesses the quality and risk of carbon credit projects across all types and stages, combining environmental science with capital markets research methods.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureImpact & Social Good

Tommy Ricketts(Co-founder & CEO)inSeb

Co-investorsContrarian VenturesHitachi VenturesNorrsken VCTransLink CapitalEDF Pulse VenturesExtantia Capital+2 more

Big Healthbighealth.com𝕏

Big Health develops digital treatments and care programs for mental health conditions, including cognitive behavioral therapy-based solutions for insomnia and other mental health issues.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Peter Hames(Founder)inColin Espie(Founder)

Co-investors.406 Ventures515 VenturesAlleyCorpBlue Venture FundsIndex VenturesInnovation Global Capital+9 more

Binalyzebinalyze.aiin𝕏Sep 2023 · $19M

Binalyze provides a digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) platform for security operations teams to investigate and respond to cybersecurity threats.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeOpenOceanCiti 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 VenturesLocalGlobeOutsidersPartech VenturesSerra VenturesLatitud Ventures

Bright Computingbrightcomputing.comSeries B · Jul 2014 · $15M

Bright Computing develops NVIDIA Base Command Manager, software for provisioning, managing, and monitoring high-performance computing (HPC) and AI clusters across edge, data center, and hybrid- or multi-cloud deployments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsPrime VenturesDFJ

Cauldroncauldron.appPre-Seed · Feb 2022 · $1M

Dyke Yaxley Chartered Accts

Matthew Cortland(Executive Officer, Director)David Duckworth(Director)

Causalenscausalens.comin𝕏

causaLens builds "Digital Knowledge Workers" — multi-agentic AI systems that automate repetitive enterprise knowledge workflows using causal reasoning, human-in-the-loop controls, and monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Darko Matovski, PhD(Founder)in

Co-investors3Comma CapitalAI SeedBridford Investments (Bridford Group)IQ CapitalStart CapitalAFG Partners

Changeenginechangeengine.comin𝕏

ChangeEngine offers a swag and e-gifting platform that automates employee recognition and rewards, triggering branded merchandise and digital gifts based on lifecycle events such as onboarding, birthdays, and work anniversaries using HRIS data or CSV uploads.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Kes Thygesen(Founder)inAndrew Higashi(Founder)Gaurav Saini(Founder)Rick Tank(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBonfire VenturesStruck CapitalThreshold Ventures

chocochoco.comin

Choco operates a B2B platform connecting restaurants and food suppliers to reduce order inefficiencies and food waste across the supply chain.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechSaaS

Daniel Khachab(Founder)inJulian Hammer(Founder)inRogerio da Silva Yokomizo(Founder)inCristiano Soares(Founder)Gregoire Ambroselli(Founder)Gregor Weber(Founder)

Co-investorsAtlanticAtlantic LabsBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementDiscovery Ventures III Gmb H & Co. KGForerunner Ventures+10 more

Clickmechanicclickmechanic.com

ClickMechanic is an online marketplace in the UK that matches car owners with mobile mechanics who travel to the customer's location.

Mobility & Transportation

Andrew Jervis(Founder)inFelix Kenton(Founder)in

Co-investors500 Global

Cluehelloclue.com𝕏

Clue is a menstrual and reproductive health app that lets people track their periods, cycle, ovulation, fertility, and related symptoms, and contributes anonymized data to scientific research with institutions such as Johns Hopkins and the Gates Foundation.

ConsumerDigital HealthFemTechWellness & FitnessBerlin, DE

Ida Tin(Founder)inHans Raffauf(Founder)Moritz von Buttlar(Founder)Mike LaVigne(Founder)Rhiannon White(CEO)inGreg Ryzhov(CTO)

Co-investorsAtlanticBalderton CapitalExpedite VenturesFJ LabsFuture Positive CapitalGotham Gal Ventures+9 more

Clustermarketclustermarket.comin𝕏

Calira provides scheduling and management software for scientific lab equipment, letting LabOps teams book shared instruments, track maintenance, monitor utilisation, and build a searchable equipment directory across one or multiple labs and sites.

BiotechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Niklas Friedberg(Founder)inTobias Wingbermuehle(Founder)in

Co-investors24 Haymarket

Coachhubcoachhub.cominSeries B · Dec 2020 · $30M

CoachHub offers a digital coaching platform that connects employees with certified business coaches for one-on-one online sessions, with AI-based coach matching, personalized content, and analytics dashboards for HR teams.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

Matti Niebelschütz(Founder)inYannis Niebelschuetz(Founder)inYannis Niebelschütz(Founder)

Co-investorsAngel InvestBootstrap EuropePartech VenturesRTP GlobalSoftBank Vision FundSpeedinvest+3 more

Conversocialconversocial.comSeries A · May 2011 · $2M

Verint provides a customer engagement platform that unifies private messaging and social media channels (WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Apple Messages, Twitter DM, email, and chat) into a single agent desktop.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon

Joshua March Cowan(Director)Stuart Malcom Chapman(Director)Michael Carey Hedger(Director)Alliot David Cole(Director)Daniel Stephen Lester(Company Secretary)Dan Lester(Founder)

Co-investorsDawn CapitalOctopus Venturesoctopus investments

Counting Upcountingup.comin𝕏

Countingup provides a combined accounting, bookkeeping, and tax platform for self-employed individuals and small business owners in the UK.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB

Tim Fouracre(Founder)in

Co-investorsFramework Venture PartnersFrontline VenturesGresham House Ventures

Crowdcube fintech-blockchaincrowdcube.com

Leading equity crowdfunding platform connecting startups and growing businesses with investors.

Matt CooperinDarren Westlake(Founder)Luke Lang(Founder)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalChannel 4 VenturesDraper AssociatesFJ LabsGruppo BertoldiSGH Capital

Ctrl Altctrl-alt.coin

Ctrl Alt provides tokenization infrastructure that gives asset managers and institutions access to tokenized alternative investments across private markets, real estate, private credit, infrastructure, and renewable energy.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechPropTechLondon, GB

Matt Ong(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investors365.fintechEnterprise IrelandMiddlegame Venturesunbundled vc

Currencecurrence.ai𝕏

Currence combines an AI data engine with expert analysts to convert thousands of sources into proprietary data, models, and insights on the energy and AI sectors.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergy

Co-investorsBroadscale

Currencyfaircurrencyfair.comin𝕏

CurrencyFair is an online cross-border payment and foreign exchange service that enables customers to send international payments across 20+ currency corridors.

FintechDublin, IE

Shamus Hodgsonin

Co-investorsChannel 4 VenturesCultivation CapitalSixThirty Ventures

Deciphexdeciphex.comin𝕏Series C · Jan 2025 · $32M

Deciphex develops AI-powered platforms to enhance pathology efficiency, including digital image analysis, clinical trial support, and a global network of subspecialty pathologists.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAct Venture CapitalACT Venture CapitalClaret Capital PartnersSeroba Life Sciences

Dinesdines.co.ukin

Dines is a hospitality management platform for food and beverage venues such as food halls, offering counter POS, self-order kiosks, mobile and QR ordering, handheld tableside devices, integrated payments, stock and staff management, vendor revenue splitting, and an AI assistant called Tilly.

FoodTechRetail TechSaaS

Delawar Hussain(Founder)in

Co-investorsAscension

Driftrockdriftrock.comin

Driftrock is a customer acquisition platform for automotive brands that consolidates lead generation, conversion, and sales tracking across multiple channels and markets.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSales TechLondon, GB

Matt Wheeler(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAscensionCraigie CapitalQVentures

Dropletcomputingdropletcomputing.comin

Droplet NeverTrust is a software-based container platform that encapsulates x86 applications and migrates them unchanged onto any modern 64-bit operating system, cloud, or hypervisor inside isolated, "never trust" containers that block inbound traffic and remove admin rights.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Barry Daniels(COO)in

Duelduel.techinSeries A · Sep 2025 · $16M

Duel offers a platform for brands to run, scale, and automate advocacy programs, measuring their impact on reach and revenue.

Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB

Paul Archer(Co-founder)inJaclyn(Co-founder)Richard West(Executive Officer, Director)Carson Ingle(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRobert Irizarry, Jr.(Director)Donald Graves(Director)

Co-investors1818 Venture CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCreative UKSonae IMSuperSeedThe FSE Group+1 more

Empowerrdempowerrd.comin

EmpowerRD provides a platform and grant funding finder service for innovative businesses seeking research and development grants and funding opportunities.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechLegalTechSaaS

Encore Musiciansencoremusicians.comPre-Seed · Aug 2015 · $230K

Encore is a UK-based online marketplace for finding and booking vetted live musicians and bands for events such as weddings.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Co-investors7percent Ventures

Endomagendomag.com

Endomag makes the Magseed marker, a magnetic seed used to localize breast cancer lesions before and during surgery as an alternative to guidewire localization.

BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsClaret Capital PartnersNew Wave VenturesSussex Place VenturesDraper Esprit

Fairhqfairhq.coin𝕏

Fair HQ is a platform that helps companies track and improve their Social KPIs — the "S" in ESG — using data and behavioural science.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaS

Finalcadfinalcad.comin

Finalcad offers a mobile and web application for construction site monitoring, quality control, safety tracking, and team coordination across multiple work packages.

Construction TechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsCathay InnovationSerenaAster CapitalCAP HORN VCDraper EspritSalesforce Ventures+1 more

Fintech OSfintechos.cominSeries B · Apr 2021 · $60M

FintechOS offers an AI-first, composable core insurance modernization platform that lets insurers and MGAs build, price, and run policy administration, origination, and claims across P&C, life, health, pet, and specialty lines.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSNew York, US

Sergiu Negut(Founder)Teodor Blidarus(Founder)

Co-investorsCipio PartnersEarlybird Venture CapitalGapMinderGecad VenturesKreos CapitalLAUNCHub Ventures+1 more

Form3form3.techSeries B · Nov 2018 · $13M

Michael Mueller(Founder)Michael Walters(Founder)

Co-investors83North

Fyiamfy.coin

Fy! is an online marketplace that connects independent artists with customers to purchase wall art for homes and businesses.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesLondon, GB

Benjamin LeaverFyona KoveroinJonathan ThomsonThomas Beverleyin

Co-investors500 GlobalChannel 4 VenturesHoxton VenturesRedbus Ventures

Gardingardin.agin𝕏Dec 2021 · $10.8M

Gardin builds sensors that measure chlorophyll fluorescence to assess plant photosynthetic efficiency in real time, giving commercial growers early stress detection and feedback on lighting, irrigation and climate strategy.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT

Sumanta Talukdar(Founder)in

Co-investorsLDV CapitalMMC VenturesNavus VenturesOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Nauta Capital

General Indexgeneral-index.comin

General Index provides daily commodity pricing data, benchmarks, and forward curves for oil, refined products, natural gas, and marine fuels across global markets.

Data & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Neil Bradford(Founder)inAida Greaney-Boles(Chief Administrative Officer)in

Co-investors20VC

Genesis Globalgenesis.globalin𝕏

Genesis builds capital markets software for financial institutions, offering both ready-to-deploy packaged applications and bespoke custom solutions for trading and post-trade operations.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Stephen Murphy(Co-founder)inJames Harrison(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsBank of AmericaBNY MellonSalesforce VenturesAccelInsight PartnersTribeca Early Stage Partners+3 more

Gravity Sketchgravitysketch.comin𝕏

Gravity Sketch is an immersive 3D workspace for product ideation, design, and collaborative reviews, letting teams map objects in 3D, compare against engineering data, and validate ergonomics at 1:1 scale in VR.

Enterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS

Oluwaseyi Sosanya(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelBoeing HorizonX VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Khosla VenturesKindred CapitalPoint Nine+2 more

Greenparkgreenpark.digitalin

Green Park is a digital agency focused on search, publishing analysis of developments in AI search, SEO, and paid media.

AdTechMarketing Tech

Other

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

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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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Molten Ventures made?
Molten Ventures has 165 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 12 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Molten Ventures invest at?
Molten Ventures invests at the Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Molten Ventures's typical check size?
Molten Ventures typically writes checks of $2.5M – $63M.
What sectors does Molten Ventures focus on?
Molten Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Marketplaces, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, Quantum Computing, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Space Tech, Travel & Hospitality.
Where is Molten Ventures located?
Molten Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
Does Molten Ventures lead rounds?
Molten Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Molten Ventures co-invest with?
Molten Ventures most often shares deals with Balderton Capital, Earlybird Venture Capital, Seedcamp, among 386 tracked co-investors.

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Earlybird Venture Capital

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$540K – $12M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$500K – $100M
HV Capital

HV Capital is a European multistage venture capital firm that backs founders from the first check through IPO, investing across consumer, software, deep tech and AI.

$540K – $54M
Partech Ventures

Partech is a global venture capital firm supporting founders across multiple continents and investment stages through dedicated teams and funds.

$200K – $50M
LocalGlobe

LocalGlobe is part of a multi-generational Phoenix Court platform that backs companies from pre-seed through public markets, founded by the Klein family who are considered founders of European seed investing with multi-decade relationships across the European tech ecosystem. The fund operates from a physical founder village at Phoenix Court in London and focuses on backing unconventional entrepreneurs in specific geographic neighbourhoods, having been among the earliest institutional backers of European outliers like Wise, Zoopla, and Citymapper.

Both backed · 4
Playfair Capital

Playfair Capital is a pre-seed technology investor operating as a generalist fund. The firm focuses on early-stage technology companies.

$130K – $1.9M
Sequoia Capital

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

$100K – $50M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
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
Amadeus Capital Partners

Amadeus Capital Partners is a UK-based deep tech venture capital firm founded in 1997 that invests in technology companies from seed to growth stage. Since inception it has backed over 200 companies and raised more than $1.3 billion.

$50K – $12.7M
redalpine

Redalpine is a multi-stage venture investment advisor with Swiss roots and a pan-European focus, active since 2006, that invests at the intersection of software and science.

Both backed · 3
$108K – $2.2M
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