London · Pre-Seed–Series B · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
Samos Investments backs high-growth European businesses across a range of sectors, including deep-tech and AI, consumer internet, e-commerce, B2B software, and financial services/technology. Its partners are also active as angel and seed investors. The firm takes a proactive, hands-on approach with its portfolio companies, collaborating with leading US and European venture funds, family offices, and private investors to support growth.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 12, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 67 of 101 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×17Consumer ×15SaaS ×13Direct to Consumer ×12Fintech ×11E-commerce ×9Healthtech ×9Data & Infrastructure ×8
HQs:United Kingdom×31United States×2Spain×1France×1Italy×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 30 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×112 founders×183 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 35 founders with education data
University of Cambridge ×8University of Oxford ×6Imperial College London ×4Harvard Business School ×3The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×3UCL ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2University of Bristol ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 38 founders with career history
Imperial College London ×3Morgan Stanley ×3Cirium ×2Deephealth ×2Google ×2HAX ×2KPMG ×2McKinsey & Company ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
14 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 35 with degree data)
Investments · 101 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 13 dated
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Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
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AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsStart Capital
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Direct to ConsumerFemTechWellness & Fitness
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AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
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Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioKheironacq. by Deephealth
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesJude · wjhg.com · Aug 23, 2026
Callosum · eu-startups.com · Aug 20, 2026
Bloom & Wild · retailtimes.co.uk · Jul 24, 2026
Universal Quantum · thequantuminsider.com · May 26, 2026
Entrepreneurs First · techfundingnews.com · Mar 13, 2026
Electric Twin · marriottharrison.com · Feb 18, 2026
XOXO · celebrityaccess.com · Jan 21, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Samos Investments made?
- Samos Investments has 114 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Samos Investments invest at?
- Samos Investments invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Samos Investments focus on?
- Samos Investments focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, E-commerce, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Samos Investments located?
- Samos Investments is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Samos Investments co-invest with?
- Samos Investments most often shares deals with Entrepreneur First, Transpose Platform Management, Firestartr, among 179 tracked co-investors.
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