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Passion Capital

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London · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Early-stage venture firm based in London.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
London, GB
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2011
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
23

Team · 6 people

from curated & public directories
Will Orde· Partnerin𝕏

What they invest in

from 18 of 23 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×8SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×5Fintech ×4Consumer ×3Marketplaces ×3Cybersecurity ×2Digital Health ×2

HQs:United Kingdom×5United States×4Germany×1Estonia×1Spain×1Sweden×1

Investments · 23 tracked

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By year:2026 · 12019 · 12015 · 13 dated

Monzomonzo.comin𝕏Jun 2019✓ verified

Monzo is a UK digital bank offering personal and joint current accounts managed through a mobile banking app, with features including balance checking, UK and international transfers, cheque deposits, and arranged overdrafts.

ConsumerFintechLondon, GB

Tom Blomfield(Co-Founder & former CEO)inJonas Templestein(Co-Founder & CTO)inJason Bates(Co-Founder)inPaul Rippon(Co-Founder)inGary Dolman(Co-Founder & former CFO)inSusan Adams(Executive Officer)in

Board seatEileen Burbidge· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCapitalGGV (Google Ventures)HedosophiaTencent HoldingsAccelAlpha Wave Global+11 more

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)

Co-investorsMolten VenturesForte VenturesCambridge Angels groupEMV CapitalMartlet CapitalIQ Capital

Polypoly.aiin𝕏✓ verified

PolyAI builds an agentic dialog platform that enables enterprises to deploy voice AI agents for handling complex customer service conversations at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Nikola Mrkšić(Co-founder & CEO)inShawn Wen(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inEddy Su(Co-founder & SVP Engineering)inTsung-Hsien Wen(CTO)inPei-Hao Su(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsKhosla VenturesGeorgianAir Street CapitalAmadeus Capital PartnersEntrepreneur FirstPoint72 Ventures+5 more

Retorioretorio.comin✓ verified

Retorio develops AI-powered coaching software for enterprise sales teams, using realistic client simulations and behavioral feedback to help salespeople build customer trust and improve performance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMunich, DE

Jan Beuthin

Co-investorsStorm VenturesPorsche VenturesBasinghall PartnersSquareOneTechFounders

Digital Shadowsdigitalshadows.comFeb 2015SEC filingmedium confidence

San Francisco, US

Alastair Ewan Paterson(Executive Officer, Director)James Chappell(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardEileen Michael Burbidge(Director)Ryan Floyd(Director)Stuart McClure(Director)

Board seatEileen Burbidge· per SEC Form D · $26M raise · filed Oct 2017

Co-investorsPaladin Capital GroupStorm VenturesTen ElevenTrinity Ventures

Duedil Ltdduedil.com

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Co-investorsNotion CapitalOak Investment PartnersVenture Founders

EyeEmeyeem.comDefunct

EyeEm was a Berlin photo-sharing community and stock image marketplace that used AI tagging; it shut down in January 2026.

Co-investorsOpenOceanValar Ventures Llc

Hullabalookhullabalook.comin

Hullabalook provides software for online retailers that personalizes the shopping experience and measures performance.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSUK, GB

Barny Darby(Founder)in

Co-investorsNauta CapitalTrue.Playfair Capital

Inventure

BiotechSouthbury, US

Kyle Salem(Executive Officer)Bill Doyle(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Balfour(Executive Officer)Richard Rosene(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardBrad Rummer(Director)Richard Deslauriers(Director)

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalCDP Venture CapitalFELIX CAPITALMetaplanetStena SessanSuperhero Capital+1 more

Lassielassie.aiin𝕏Feb 2026 · $75M

Lassie provides software for doctors' offices to automate administrative tasks and office management.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Steijn Pelle(Founder)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBalderton CapitalNight CapitalFELIX CAPITALStena Sessan

Lassielassie.coin

Lassie offers pet insurance for dogs and cats with a mobile app for fast claims handling, digital veterinary consultations, and rewards for learning about pet care.

ConsumerFintechInsurTech

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalFELIX CAPITALAndreessen HorowitzInventureStena Sessan

MILKmilkisgood.co.za

Milk is Good is a creative agency offering branding, design, web development, and AI-optimised performance services for brands.

Creator EconomyMarketing TechStellenbosch, ZA

Nestednested.comin𝕏

Nested is an estate agency service that sells residential homes, using commission-only local agents who handle viewings and offer negotiations along with a customer app for tracking the sale.

MarketplacesPropTechLondon, GB

James Turford(Co-Founder & former COO)inMatt Robinson(Co-Founder & former CEO)inPhil Cowans(Co-Founder & former CTO)inAlice Bullardin

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalMiroma VenturesNorthzonePICUS CAPITALGlobal Founders Capital

Ravelin Technologyravelin.comin

Ravelin provides an AI-based fraud and abuse prevention platform for online merchants, using machine learning, consortium data, and graph-network analysis to automate risk decisions across the customer journey.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechLondon, GB

Nick Lally(Founder)inMartin Sweeney(Founder)in

Co-investorsAir Street CapitalTechstarsPlayfair Capital

Salvsalv.comin

Salv builds an anti-financial-crime platform providing AML, KYC, and fraud detection tools, along with a network that connects organisations to fight crime collaboratively.

CybersecurityFintechSaaSTallinn, EE

Taavi(Founder & CEO)inSergei(Founder & CTO)inJeff McClelland(Founder)Sergei Rumjantsev(Founder)Taavi Tamkivi(Founder)in

Co-investorsFf Venture CapitalFly VenturesFlyer One VenturesSpecialist VCSuperAngel

Screenloopscreenloop.com

A talent operations platform that aggregates hiring and recruitment data across multiple systems, providing analytics on ATS performance, interview quality, candidate feedback, and hire quality to optimize recruitment processes.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsAcurio VenturesLudlow VenturesStride VC

Smarketssmarkets.com

Smarkets operates a predictions and betting exchange platform where users trade contracts on the outcomes of sports events, competitions, and futures markets such as MLB, Premier League, and tennis.

ConsumerMarketplacesSports Tech

Jason Trost(Founder)in

Co-investorsSusquehanna Growth Equity

Spotahome Limitedspotahome.comin𝕏

Spotahome is an online booking platform for unfurnished and furnished apartments, rooms, and studios for medium-term stays of 30 days or longer.

MarketplacesPropTechMadrid, ES

Alejandro Artacho(Founder)inHugo Monteiro(Founder)

Co-investorsAcurio VenturesHOWZAT PartnersKleiner PerkinsLifeX VenturesMundi VenturesNordic Makers+8 more

Tealgetteal.comin

Teal provides telehealth healthcare services for people assigned female at birth, offering virtual care without traditional in-office procedures.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcMetrodora VenturesSerena VenturesChingona VenturesInflect Health+2 more

Weavweav.coin𝕏Acquired

Weav provides an API that enables small businesses to integrate with financial institutions and commerce platforms.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

Nadav Lidor(CEO and Founder)inAvikam Agur(Founder)inAmbika Acharya(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorBoxGroupKing River CapitalSV Angel

Weavweav.io

A music technology company that seamlessly adapts song tempo in real-time for running apps and workouts.

Co-investorsBackstage CapitalRivet VenturesBoxGroupKing River CapitalSV Angel

Weavweav.aiin

Weav.ai offers an AI-native, agentic decisioning platform for insurers that unifies a company's data, guidelines, and best practices into a centralized knowledge framework, then uses AI agents to generate recommendations for underwriting, premium audit, and claims.

AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSaaS

Peeyush Rai(Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO))inJeff Heine(Founding Member & Chief Revenue Officer (CRO))inNeal Silbert(Chief Product Officer (CPO))inAdam G. Frew(Chief Marketing Officer (CMO))Dr. Sebastian Walter(Head of Engineering)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalMango CapitalNewBuild.VCSierra VenturesBoxGroupKing River Capital+1 more

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

What stage does Passion Capital invest at?
Passion Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Passion Capital focus on?
Passion Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Passion Capital located?
Passion Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
Does Passion Capital lead rounds?
Passion Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

The State of Diversity within FinTech & VC, Eileen Burbidge, Founding Partner Passion Capital

Searching for Mana · Eileen Burbidge

TRAILER: Change Makers podcast – Eileen Burbidge MBE, Founding Partner, Passion Capital

Seven Hills · Eileen Burbidge

Keynote: Eileen Burbidge, Partner, Passion Capital

Innovate Finance · Eileen Burbidge

Eileen Burbidge, Passion Capital - What makes the UK such a great place to innovate?

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) · Eileen Burbidge

Robert Dighero - Partner, Passion Capital - TBTV Sessions

TechBritainTV · Robert Dighero

Queen of tech VCs reveals two things needed to become a killer negotiator | Eileen Burbidge, founding partner at Passion Capital, shares her career-defining lightbulb moments in CNBC Make It’s My Biggest Lessons. | By CNBC International

Eileen Burbidge · facebook.com

Co-investors · 82

Balderton Capital

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$5M – $50M
Storm Ventures

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Both backed · 3
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FELIX CAPITAL

Felix Capital is a venture capital firm operating at the intersection of technology and creativity, focusing on the evolution of the human experience at home, at work, and in-between.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $20M
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
GV (Google Ventures)

GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.

Both backed · 1
$250K – $50M
Accel

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

Both backed · 1
$1.6M – $70M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.

Both backed · 1
$5K – $50M
Stride VC

Stride VC invests in seed-stage companies operating in the United Kingdom and France.

Both backed · 1
$317.5K
Notion Capital

Notion Capital is a B2B software-focused venture capital firm built by operators, backing SaaS, cloud and enterprise technology companies.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $100M
Amadeus Capital Partners

Amadeus Capital Partners is a technology investment firm that backs founders building complex, science-led and deep tech businesses, supporting them over the long term as they scale internationally.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $12.7M
Ten Eleven

Ten Eleven Ventures invests in cybersecurity companies across all stages and geographies. The firm provides capital and operational support to portfolio companies in the digital security sector.

Both backed · 1
$3M – $15M
14W

14W is a venture capital firm that invests in consumer internet, marketplace, ecommerce, consumer packaged goods, and media companies.

Both backed · 1
70 more co-investors

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