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Redbus Ventures

Venture capital

London · Pre-Seed–Series A

Also known as Polygram Group Ltd

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Investment thesis

Redbus backs early-stage ventures predominantly in the UK, investing its own permanent capital rather than operating as a traditional fixed-timeline fund, which allows a long-term, patient approach. Beyond core venture activity, it pursues special situations including acquiring businesses that need reorganisation and buying materially undervalued assets. Its leadership are entrepreneurs who have founded, scaled and exited businesses, and they offer portfolio companies practical experience, strategic judgement, honest challenge and network introductions in addition to capital. The firm prefers warm introductions and concise pitch decks, values alignment, and aims to make informed decisions quickly while asking direct questions.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
London, GB
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2002
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
68

What they invest in

from 56 of 68 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×14Consumer ×14SaaS ×14Direct to Consumer ×11Fintech ×10Healthtech ×9Wellness & Fitness ×7E-commerce ×6

HQs:United Kingdom×24United States×4Australia×1Germany×1Spain×1Croatia×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 37 portfolio companies
51%
solo founders
19 of 37 mapped founding teams
55%
repeat founders
of 20 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×192 founders×103 founders×44+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data

The University of Edinburgh ×2University of Cambridge ×2University of Oxford ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 20 founders with career history

Butlr ×2kompare.hr ×2McKinsey & Company ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×2Y Combinator ×2

1 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 21 with degree data)

Investments · 68 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12018 · 12 dated

5Mins5mins.aiin𝕏

5Mins.ai is an AI-powered microlearning platform that delivers compliance, leadership, onboarding, and role-based training through short, TikTok-style lessons and gamification.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHR Tech

Co-investorsAlbionVCBlue Lion GlobalEdenred VenturesChalfen VenturesPortfolio Ventures

Agronomicsagronomics.im

Agronomics is an investment company that offers exposure to cellular agriculture and food technology startups—such as cultivated meat and precision fermentation firms—through a single publicly traded stock.

AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodDouglas

Denham Eke(Executive Officer, Director)David Giampaolo(Director)Richard Reed(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Mellon(Director)

Apicontextapicontext.comMar 2026

London

Niall Burns(Director)Lelah Manz(Director)Jamie Beckland(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Denny(Director)David O'Neill(Executive Officer, Director)Mayur Upadhyaya(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsHaatch

Ascentralabsascentralabs.ai

Ascentra is an enterprise AI platform that connects a company's ERPs, spreadsheets, and point solutions into a unified, governed data layer and then builds custom AI agents on top of it, such as customer service agents, sales agents, and data analytics tools.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Atomicoatomico.com

London-based European venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, investing from seed to pre-IPO.

Co-investorsBeast VenturesPeakSamsung Catalyst FundTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)

Beckley Psytechbeckleypsytech.com

AtaiBeckley develops rapid-acting and durable mental health treatments for patients with difficult-to-treat mental health conditions.

BiotechMedical DevicesMental Health

Christian AngermayerCosmo Feilding Mellen(Founder)inSrinivas Rao

Co-investorsFJ LabsIter InvestmentsLeafy TunnelNoeticWhat If Ventures

Boldrshopboldr.comin

Boldr provides a mobile app and energy-saving home climate products that help homeowners monitor and control their HVAC systems, reduce energy consumption, and track usage through real-time data.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConsumerIoTLondon, GB

Co-investorsTechstarsTetradAda VenturesFocalUnconventional Ventures

Cardiac Dimensionscardiacdimensions.comin𝕏

Cardiac Dimensions develops medical technology to treat heart failure caused by functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), aiming to address underlying causes rather than symptoms.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesKirkland, US

Kurt Wheeler(Director)Frederick A. Stewart(Executive Officer, Director)Richard O. Martin(Director)Nathan Every(Director)Douglas C. Fisher(Director)Rick Wypych(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAPERTURE Venture PartnersLumira VenturesAlly Bridge GroupClaret Capital PartnersM.H. Carnegie & Co.

Carthonacapitalcarthonacapital.comin

Carthona Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, with follow-on capital as companies mature.

Sydney, AU

Checkstepcheckstep.comin𝕏

Checkstep provides an AI-powered content moderation platform that scans text, image, video and audio content, enforces configurable policies, blends automated and human moderation, and generates regulatory transparency reports.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSLondon, GB

Guillaume Bouchard(Founder)

Co-investorsData TechForm VenturesLook AI Ventures

ClearGlassclearglass.comin

ClearGlass Analytics provides cost transparency, benchmarking, and Value-for-Money reporting for institutional asset owners, their advisors, and asset managers.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS

Co-investorsOutward VC

Cleomeetcleo.comin𝕏

Cleo is an AI-powered personal finance management app that tracks spending, helps users set and achieve financial goals, and provides personalized budgeting advice with an engaging conversational interface.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechLondon, GB

Barney Hussey-Yeo(CEO)in

Co-investorsBalderton CapitalEntrepreneur FirstLocalGlobePhoenix CourtSBI Ventures Europe GmbHEQT Ventures+1 more

Cloud Capitalcloudcapital.coin

Cloud Capital provides an AI-driven forecasting and optimization platform that helps finance and engineering teams predict and reduce cloud spend, making AWS commitments on customers' behalf and passing on the savings.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingFintech

Co-investorsBackedConnect VenturesConnect Ventures

Coformusecoform.comin

Coform is a curated, practitioner-run community for Solutions Engineers, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Solutions leaders, hosting small in-person meetups and crowdsourcing best practices across teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSocial

Co-investorsHeartfelt Capital

Crediblecredible.com𝕏

Credible operates an online marketplace where consumers compare prequalified rates for personal loans, student loan refinancing, private student loans, mortgages, mortgage refinancing, and insurance from multiple lenders and providers side-by-side without affecting their credit score.

FintechInsurTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Stephen Dash(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDean Dorrell(Director)Soulaimane Htite(Director)

Co-investorsMarathon Venture PartnersCarthona CapitalPear VC

Doddldoddl.com

doddl designs and sells baby and toddler cutlery, plates, and bowls engineered for different developmental stages from first foods (around 6 months) to independent eating (up to 5 years).

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Entrepreneurs Firstjoinef.comin𝕏

Entrepreneurs First is an accelerator and founder community that identifies and supports talented individuals from academic institutions and tech communities globally to become founders.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechFuture of WorkLondon, GB

Matt Clifford(Cofounder and Chair)inAlice Bentinck(Cofounder and CEO)in

BoardReid Hoffman(Board Member)Greg Lawton(Board Member)

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Charlie SonghurstElad GilEnterprise Capital FundsEntrepreneur FirstFirestartr+9 more

Fentonandfentonand.co

Fenton & Co sells engagement rings and wedding bands, offering customisable, bespoke, antique, and in-stock pieces made with natural gemstones and natural or lab-grown diamonds.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsDMG Ventures

Flexaflexa.careersin

Flexa is a job and company search platform that lets candidates find roles and employers based on lifestyle preferences and ways of working, including a matching quiz and company culture profiles.

Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces

Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAuxxoForefront VentureHaatchAda Ventures

FLOWERBXflowerbx.comin𝕏

FLOWERBX is an online flower delivery service offering single-variety bouquets, plants, vases and home decor to consumers, with same-day delivery in London and next-day delivery nationwide across the UK.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Whitney Hawkings(Founder)in

Co-investorsThe FSE Group

Focaldatafocaldata.comin𝕏

Focaldata is an AI-powered market research platform combining automated survey research and qualitative tools with an expert research team, covering 130+ markets and over 312 million respondents.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Formelifeformelife.com

FORME offers a connected fitness platform combining smart home gym mirrors ("FORME Studio") with an iOS/Android app that provides live 1-on-1 personal training, custom weekly workout plans, and on-demand classes.

HardwareSports TechWellness & Fitness

Freightcorefreightcore.com

FreightCore is a freight forwarder offering ocean, air, and land shipping services, including Full Container Load, Less than Container Load, air freight, and EU-to-UK groupage.

Logistics & Supply ChainLondon, GB

William Jacobs(Founder)

Fyiamfy.coin

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

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplaces

Benjamin LeaverFyona KoveroJonathan ThomsonThomas Beverley

Co-investors500 GlobalChannel 4 VenturesHoxton VenturesMolten Ventures

Go Placesgo-places.ioin

Go Places is a full-service, tech-enabled social commerce agency that manages brands' presence on TikTok Shop, handling live shopping, affiliate management, ads, organic content, inventory planning, and store operations.

E-commerceMarketing TechSaaS

Guider Aiguider-ai.com
Hammockusehammock.comin𝕏

Hammock is a landlord accounting platform recognised by HMRC for Making Tax Digital, offering automated bookkeeping, property tax statements (mapped to the SA105 form), and buy-to-let investment metrics such as loan-to-value ratio, rental yields and arrears balances.

FintechPropTechSaaS

Manoj Varsani MBE(Founder)in

Co-investorsFounders Factory NYFuel Ventures

Holidayfoxholidayfox.comin𝕏

HolidayFox lists campsites in Britain that offer canoe hire or canoe-friendly access, aimed at travelers wanting riverside camping and canoeing trips.

Media & EntertainmentTravel & Hospitality

Jason Green(Founder)in

Co-investorsFuel Ventures

Huggghuggg.mein

Huggg is a free-to-use employee and client gifting platform for UK businesses, letting senders share gifts via links so recipients pick their own item from a curated range without needing addresses, logins, or visible prices.

Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsBY Venture Partners

Imperiumdriveimperiumdrive.com
Katkinkatkin.clubin

KatKin makes fresh cat food using human-quality meats, gently cooked and frozen, with recipes designed by a veterinary nutritionist to meet a cat's daily nutritional needs.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Kavidakavida.aiin

Kavida.ai provides an AI-powered supply chain platform with an intelligent copilot that automates purchase order confirmations, PO changes, and document management while offering real-time supply monitoring and risk detection.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

La Famiglialafamiglia.vcin𝕏

La Famiglia is a European venture capital fund investing at seed and growth stage in technology companies that enable or disrupt large industries.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsKfW CapitalPeakPRIMEPULSE SEGeneral Catalyst

Lapselapse.app
Letsmindstepletsmindstep.com

Mindstep is a digital mental health platform that provides assessments, self-guided care, live therapy, and real-time insights to organisations for supporting employee mental health.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Licklickhome.comin𝕏

Lick sells high-quality paint and colour samples for home decorating, available online and in-store at B&Q.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsSamos Investments

Lighthearted AIlighthearted.ai

LightHearted AI develops wearable sensors and accompanying algorithms that continuously record ECG and blood pressure.

HealthtechLondon, GB

Lucrezia Cester(CEO)inDilip Rajeswari(CTO)in

Co-investorsDraper AssociatesEntrepreneur FirstSamos Investments

Lopay Websitelopay.comin𝕏

Lopay is a payments app for independent entrepreneurs and small businesses, offering card readers, business terminals, and Tap to Pay via phone with transaction fees from 0.79%.

FintechRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsKinled HoldingThe Venture Collective

Mintagomintago.com

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)

Co-investorsBlack Lion VenturesFigure 8 InvestmentsGuinness VenturesLove Ventures

Mysupperheromysupperhero.com
Nestinesti.io

Nesti provides AI "employees" that handle inbound and outbound communications (calls, WhatsApp, email), re-engage applicant databases, book viewings and valuations, produce marketing materials, and manage lettings back-office tasks for estate/lettings agencies.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Onsionsi.com

Onsi provides savings, insurance, and instant payment benefits that businesses use to reward workforces made up of gig, shift, and full-time workers, with a focus on self-employed people in the UK and EU.

FintechHR TechInsurTechLondon, GB

Co-investorsNFXProsus VenturesInsurtech Gateway Fund

Otojoinoto.comin𝕏

Oto is a tinnitus management program combining professional audiologist care with a mobile app delivering cognitive behavioral therapy exercises, soundscapes, and mindfulness techniques.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessLondon, GB

Edmund Farrar(Founder)inGeorge Leidig(Founder)in

Co-investorsKickstart InnovationOctopus VenturesY Combinator

Peerspacepeerspace.com

Marketplace for hourly venue rentals for meetings, productions, and events

San Francisco, US

Eric ShoupinRaymond Chammas(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPaul Holland(Director)inGeorge Chammas(Director)

Co-investorsConvivialité VenturesFull In PartnersGFR FundSeraph GroupCarthona CapitalFoundation Capital+3 more

Perlegoperlego.comin𝕏

Perlego operates a subscription digital library of more than 1.5 million academic and non-fiction ebooks, offering study tools such as an app, smart search, and citation features.

ConsumerEdTechSaaS

Co-investorsEvli Growth PartnersFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYKPN VenturesACE & CompanyRaine

Pharmaciergepharmacierge.comin

Pharmacierge runs a private pharmacy service that lets clinicians e-Prescribe medication remotely and delivers dispensed medicines directly to patients, positioned as an extension to private medical practice.

Digital HealthHealthtech

Pubxpubx.aiin

pubX operates an AI-driven agentic advertising platform that connects publishers with advertisers, using autonomous agents to negotiate and optimize programmatic transactions in real time.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech

purposepurpose.comin𝕏

Purpose creates strategic creative campaigns and movement-building initiatives for nonprofits, NGOs, brands, and philanthropies focused on environmental, social, and health impact.

Climate TechImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSocialLondon, GB

Jeremy Heimans(Co-founder & Chairman)Harpreet Bagga(Partner & Co-CEO)Simon Goff(Partner & Co-CEO)

Co-investorsRethink Impact

Rootsrootsallotments.com𝕏
Runaruna.ioin𝕏Feb 2018

Runa provides a payout infrastructure and API for businesses to send rewards, incentives, and payments globally, including a network of gift cards, bank transfers, and prepaid Visa/Mastercard cards.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York, US

Aron AlexanderinAndrew Timothy Sullican(Executive Officer, Director)Sebastian Dreher(Director)Patrick O'Keefe(Director)Greg Robertson(Director)Brian Krumrei(Director)

Co-investorsAlbionVCClocktower VenturesCommerzVenturesMaC Venture CapitalSalica InvestmentsVolution Ventures+2 more

Ryftryftpay.comin

Ryft is a UK-based, FCA-regulated payment services provider offering embedded payment infrastructure for marketplaces, platforms and omnichannel businesses, with features like automated split payments, seller onboarding, recurring billing, escrow and transaction monetisation.

FintechMarketplacesSaaSUK, GB

AlexinSadrain

Co-investorsEdenBaseSFC CapitalCornerstone VCVictorum

Scan.com's websitescan.com𝕏

Scan.com operates a national medical imaging network that lets providers order, track, schedule, and receive imaging reports on a single platform with transparent bundled pricing.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsCadron Capital PartnersCorewell Health VenturesForefront VentureFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYOnstage+4 more

Sense Photonicsouster.comin𝕏

Ouster develops high-resolution lidar sensors for long, mid, and short-range applications, enabling automation and autonomous systems across infrastructure and industrial sectors.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTRobotics

Mark Frichtl(Founder)inEric Younge(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmity VenturesCongruent VenturesCreative VenturesIDEA Fund PartnersPiva CapitalPrelude Ventures+1 more

Skrapskrap.xyz
Smile2Impresssmile2impress.comin

Smile2Impress provides invisible orthodontic treatments using clear aligner technology for patients seeking to straighten their teeth.

HealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsChannel 4 VenturesCAP HORN VCRefactor CapitalTrousdale Ventures

Steliastelia.aiin𝕏

Stelia builds an operating layer and infrastructure for running production-grade AI systems, aimed at organizations deploying AI at scale.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsInsiders Ventures

Teamsteams.gg

TEAMS was a platform for finding friends and teammates for gaming, facilitating player connections.

GamingSocial

The Cruise Mapsthecruisemaps.com

The Cruise Maps creates personalized keepsake maps of customers' cruise routes using AIS satellite ship-tracking data, offered as fine-art Giclée prints, hand-framed prints, and coffee-table albums.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Thriftthrift.plus

Thrift+ is a secondhand fashion marketplace that enables consumers to buy and sell pre-owned clothing with quality assurance and hassle-free logistics.

Circular EconomyMarketplaces

Co-investorsMSM

Thrivathriva.coin𝕏

Thriva offers at-home blood testing covering over 75 health markers, with results and personalized health guidance (including integration with data from wearables like Oura).

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Hamish Grierson(Founder)inTom Livesey(Founder)inChristiana McPhersonEliot BrooksMatthew Matthew Hann

Co-investors500 GlobalGuinness VenturesPembroke VCTTarget GlobalLondon Co-Investment Fund

Portfolio news

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Principals & officers · per Companies House

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Simon Elliot Franks

Director · British · since 2014

Ownership & control

Simon Elliot Franks75–100% of shares

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Redbus Ventures made?
Redbus Ventures has 68 tracked investments, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Redbus Ventures invest at?
Redbus Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Redbus Ventures focus on?
Redbus Ventures focuses on E-commerce, Fintech, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Redbus Ventures located?
Redbus Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
Who does Redbus Ventures co-invest with?
Redbus Ventures most often shares deals with Samos Investments, Channel 4 Ventures, Entrepreneur First, among 113 tracked co-investors.

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