Ventura Capital
Growth equityLondon · Series B–Late Stage · 5 people tracked
Also known as Ventura Capital Limited
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Investment thesis
Ventura focuses on growth-stage, pre-IPO technology leaders, providing investors with exposure to high-growth, disruptive technology companies that are approaching an IPO. The firm is highly selective and operates on a deal-by-deal basis rather than as a traditional fund, and it does not charge annual management fees. This structure allows investors to gain targeted access to late-stage opportunities in the technology sector.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 23 of 33 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×10Fintech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×7Marketplaces ×4Consumer ×3Cybersecurity ×3E-commerce ×3
HQs:United States×9United Kingdom×4Australia×1Canada×1China×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 12 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×73 founders×14+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
University of California, Berkeley ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×4Business & Management ×2Economics ×2Engineering ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 17 founders with career history
Stanford University ×3Benchmark ×2Shopping.com ×2
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22021 · 22020 · 15 dated
Alibaba Group is a large multinational conglomerate operating in e-commerce, cloud computing, digital payments, and logistics sectors globally.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareHangzhou, CN
Jack Ma(Founder & Executive Chairman)Joseph Tsai(Founder)
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalFJ LabsHongShan Capital GroupLead Edge CapitalMillennium New Horizons+3 more
Coursera is an online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and career programs from universities and companies such as Google.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaSMountain View, US
Daphne Koller(Co-Founder & President)inAndrew Ng(Director)inRichard Levin(Chief Executive Officer)
BoardDan Avida(Director)Scott Sandell(Director)inJohn Doerr(Director)in
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersFelicis VenturesG SquaredGSV VenturesKleiner PerkinsLearn Capital+10 more
Lyft is an on-demand ridesharing platform that connects passengers with drivers for various ride types, including standard rides, premium options, and other transportation services.
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Logan Green(Co-founder & CEO)inJohn Zimmer(Co-founder & President)inDavid Risher(CEO)in
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen HorowitzAutotech VenturesBling Capital+43 more
Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021
AdTechSan Francisco, US
Nirav Tolia(Co-Founder, CEO, President & Chairperson of the Board)inSarah Leary(Co-Founder, Chief of Marketing, Community & Business Operations)inPrakash Janakiraman(Co-Founder & Chief Architect)inDavid Wiesen(Co-Founder (Engineering))inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in
Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag VenturesDragoneer Investment Group+18 more
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)Gautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital PartnersAglae Ventures+67 more
Owlstone Medical develops a breath-based diagnostic platform for non-invasive disease detection across respiratory conditions, cancers, and digestive health.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesCambridge, GB
Co-investorsHorizons VenturesLifeX Ventures
Allica Bank is a UK regulated bank built for established businesses with 5-250 employees, offering business current accounts, savings, and lending.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsCogito Capital PartnersTCV
AUTO1 operates an online marketplace for used cars where dealers bid on vehicles, offering car condition documentation, transport, and document handling.
E-commerceMarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Christian Bertermann(Founder)in
Co-investorsDN CapitalG SquaredMutschler VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTarget GlobalPreface Ventures+1 more
Edison Scientific builds AI agents for scientific research, enabling researchers and industries to accelerate discovery across biology, chemistry, physics, and related domains.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Franciso, US
Andrew White(CTO, Co-Founder)inSam Rodriques(CEO, Co-Founder)in
BoardNick Leschly(Director)inJeff Huber(Director)in
Co-investorsHAWKTAILNVenturesNVIDIAPage One VenturesPillar VCSpark Capital+2 more
Equals Money is a spend management and payments platform that lets businesses issue virtual and physical USD expense cards, set spending limits, manage budgets, and reconcile receipts from one dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsTowerBrookAndreessen HorowitzCombineCraft Ventures
An online clothing retailer offering menswear, beachwear, modest wear, and occasion apparel, with categories including new arrivals and bestsellers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Ronny Shibley(Founder)inŞükrü Dağdelen(Founder)in
ManageMy provides SaaS technology solutions designed for the insurance industry, helping carriers and agents modernize operations and improve customer engagement.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSCharlotte, US
Sean O'Connor(Founder)in
Neo Financial offers a robo-advisory investment platform called Neo Invest, powered by OneVest, that combines algorithmic portfolio management with human portfolio manager expertise.
CybersecurityFintechCanada, CA
Shlomi Salem(Founder)inAndrew Chau(Founder)inKris Read(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalBreyer CapitalEvolution VenturesGolden Venture PartnersGolden VenturesHarvest Venture Partners+5 more
Payall provides payment orchestration and automation solutions, including a universal payment account platform for processing transactions across multiple payment channels.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzPresidio VenturesPS27 VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesBat VCMotivate Venture Capital+1 more
Playermaker makes shoe-mounted motion sensors and accompanying software that capture and analyze soccer performance metrics for players of all ages.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSports Tech
Guy Aharon(Founder)in
Co-investorsBenhamou Global VenturesADVANTAGEPegasus Tech Ventures
Plum is a personal finance app that helps individuals automatically save and invest, offering products such as easy access savings accounts, Cash and Lifetime ISAs, Stocks and Shares ISAs, notice accounts, and self-invested personal pensions.
ConsumerFintechPropTech
Victor Trokoudes(Founder)inAlex Michael
Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalDMG Venturese2vc
Railsr provides embedded finance infrastructure that lets businesses integrate banking, cards, and payment services into their own products.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCohen CircleFuturecraft VenturesMiddlegame VenturesMoneta VCSalica InvestmentsAnthos Capital+2 more
RainStella Tech (RST) builds AI-enabled virtual healthcare software, including a cloud-based EMR, a surgical workflow assistant, and a health information exchange platform for clinical personnel, healthcare systems, and emerging healthcare markets.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
SenseOn provides a security operations platform that unifies existing tools (SIEM, EDR, identity, cloud) into a single investigation plane, using cross-domain correlation and AI-accelerated incident resolution under human approval.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSLondon, GB
David Atkinson(Founder)
Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersForgePoint CapitalMMC VenturesTempoCap
Supermove provides software products for moving companies, including lead capture, estimates, scheduling, and job management tools designed to streamline operations and improve customer experience.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCalifornia, US
Wonjun Jeong(CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzFjor FoundersFounders FundMana Ventures
Umbra designs, builds, tests, and operates satellite systems with precision radar imagery capabilities for space-based missions and intelligence applications.
Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechSanta Barbara, US
David Langan(CEO, Co-founder)Gabe Dominocielo(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardJohn Burbank(Director)
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalChampion Hill VenturesCrosscut VenturesDefense AngelsHemisphere Ventures LLCNimble Partners+7 more
Xiid builds Terniion, a Zero Trust network security platform using a process-to-process communications plane to eliminate exposed inbound connections across cloud, OT, AI, and enterprise environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareLas Vegas, US
Steve Visconti(Executive Officer, Director)Federico Simonetti(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Powell(Executive Officer, Director)
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
DelosEquals-RailsrLookout Mobile SecurityNomu PaySpotifyTekeverTwitterUpgradeZilch小米 (Xiaomi)
Exits · 5
5 IPOsAlibabaNYSE: BABACourseraNYSE: COURLyftNASDAQ: LYFTNextdoor (NYSE: 2021)NYSE: NXDRUberNYSE: UBER
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Uber · techcrunch.com · Sep 9, 2026
Allica · insidermedia.com · Aug 19, 2026
Lyft · investing.com · Aug 10, 2026
Auto1 · investing.com · Jul 29, 2026
Alibaba · caixinglobal.com · Jul 15, 2026
Hiccup · sports.yahoo.com · Mar 10, 2026
Equals · finsmes.com · Feb 10, 2026
Edison Scientific · techfundingnews.com · Dec 19, 2025
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · Irish · since 2021
Shane Patrick Murray — 75–100% of shares, 75–100% of voting rights
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ventura Capital made?
- Ventura Capital has 33 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ventura Capital invest at?
- Ventura Capital invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Ventura Capital focus on?
- Ventura Capital focuses on Consumer, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Ventura Capital located?
- Ventura Capital is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Ventura Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, Ventura Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does Ventura Capital co-invest with?
- Ventura Capital most often shares deals with G Squared, Andreessen Horowitz, Felicis Ventures, among 134 tracked co-investors.
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