Sturgeon Capital
Venture capitalLondon · Pre-Seed–Growth · 5 people tracked
Also known as Sturgeon Capital Gfm Ltd
Investment thesis
Sturgeon Capital focuses on investing in founding teams building transformative businesses across emerging markets.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 3 of 4 portfolio companiesMedia & Entertainment ×2SaaS ×2AdTech ×1E-commerce ×1Fintech ×1Future of Work ×1Gaming ×1HR Tech ×1
HQs:United States×2Vietnam×1
Investments · 4 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 32024 · 14 dated
Xoilac TV is a Vietnamese website that streams live football matches for free, covering domestic and international leagues along with other sports.
E-commerceFintechMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment
Ammar Naveed(Founder)Haider Raza(Founder)inFazel RehmanSyed RazaTanzila Asim ZafarUsman Dealcart
Co-investors500 GlobalAmaana CapitalFatima Gobi VenturesGobi PartnersShorooq Partners
GIF/media platform that grew to 200 million monthly active users and was acquired by Snap.
Mountain View, US
Dan McEleney(Director)Richard R. Rabbat(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardErnestine Fu(Director)
Co-investorsAlsop Louie PartnersPear VC
Kikliko operates KLIPY, a service that lets digital platforms integrate a library of GIFs, memes, stickers, and clips with embedded programmatic ads to increase user engagement and generate ad revenue.
AdTechGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsPresto Ventures
PeopleForce is an HR management platform that automates tasks such as onboarding, offboarding, time tracking, applicant tracking, performance reviews, and employee engagement surveys.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsChicago VenturesDniproRLC Venturesu.ventures
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPeopleForce · piraiee.com · Apr 20, 2025
Gfycat · tech.eu · Apr 3, 2025
Kikliko · tech.eu · Apr 3, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · Italian · since 2011
Director · British · since 2026
Evren Ucok — 25–50% of shares, 25–50% of voting rights
Kiyan Zandiyeh — 25–50% of shares, 25–50% of voting rights
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Sturgeon Capital invest at?
- Sturgeon Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What is Sturgeon Capital's typical check size?
- Sturgeon Capital typically writes checks of $150K – $17M.
- What sectors does Sturgeon Capital focus on?
- Sturgeon Capital focuses on AgTech, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Medical Devices, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Sturgeon Capital located?
- Sturgeon Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamEp. 14 - State of Emerging Markets with Robin Butler, Partner at Sturgeon Capital
Big Sky Capital VC · Robin Butler
#29 | Robin Butler, Sturgeon Capital: Venture Capital Strategies in Emerging Markets
nFactorial Podcast · Robin Butler
Robin Butler- Sturgeon Capital- speaks to NICL
NICL SolveTogether · Robin Butler
Startup Talks Ep. 49 | Robin Butler | Sturgeon Capital | Venture Capital | Startup Investment
Startup Talks · Robin Butler
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