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Ventura Capital
Growth equityLondon · Growth–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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Joined Ventura Capital from Aviva Investors, where he was Head of Venture & Growth Investments managing funds totalling $3 billion. He focuses on growth-stage science and technology companies and is a CFA Charterholder.
M&A, corporate and securities lawyer with over 18 years of experience who joined Ventura in Dubai in 2014. He advises on structuring Ventura's investment transactions and SPV formation, having previously worked at Allen & Overy and Goodmans LLP.
Joined Ventura as Partner in 2024 with over a decade of experience across venture capital, real estate and entrepreneurship, including founding a fintech startup. He holds a degree from Leeds Business School and executive education in PE/VC from Columbia Business School.
Founder and managing partner of Ventura Capital, which he established in 2012. He previously served as Group Strategy Director and Head of Special Projects at Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala and earlier worked at Goldman Sachs in London.
Principal responsible for deal flow, due diligence, investment proposals and portfolio monitoring. Former Bain & Company strategy consultant with an MBA from SDA Bocconi and a physics master's from the University of Pavia.
What they invest in
from 29 of 37 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×12Fintech ×11AI & Machine Learning ×10SaaS ×8Marketplaces ×5Consumer ×4Mobility & Transportation ×4Cybersecurity ×3
HQs:United States×11United Kingdom×4Germany×2Australia×1Canada×1Switzerland×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 15 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×32 founders×43 founders×44+ founders×4
Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data
Stanford University ×2University of Calgary ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Saskatchewan ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 18 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×6Business & Management ×4Engineering ×3Economics ×2Finance & Accounting ×2Life Sciences ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 23 founders with career history
Stanford University ×3Benchmark ×2Google ×2Shopping.com ×2
4 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 20 with degree data)
Investments · 37 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 12022 · 12021 · 22020 · 22018 · 22013 · 111 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)Joseph Tsai(Founder)Joe Tsai(Founder)
Co-investorsAccess Technology VenturesAlpha Wave GlobalFJ LabsG SquaredHongShan Capital GroupInsight Partners+10 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(Founder)inAndrew Ng(Co-founder)inRichard Levin(Chief Executive Officer)Andrew Y. Ng(Founder)in
BoardDan Avida(Director)Scott Sandell(Director)in
Co-investors1802 VenturesAlign VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha PartnersBVP InvestorsFelicis Ventures+16 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(Founder)inJohn Zimmer(Founder)inDavid Risher(Chief Executive Officer)inErin Brewer(Chief Financial Officer)inLindsay Llewellyn(Chief Legal and Business Officer and Corporate Secretary)inMarcus Cohn(Founder)
Co-investorsAglae VenturesAidenlair CapitalAliya Capital PartnersAllied Venture PartnersAlpha Wave GlobalAndreessen Horowitz+55 more
Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021
AdTechSan Francisco, US
Nirav Tolia(Founder)inSarah Leary(Founder)inPrakash Janakiraman(Founder)inDavid Wiesen(Founder)inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in
Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag Ventures+25 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(Founder)Garrett Camp(Founder)inGautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in
Co-investors137 Ventures3Spoke Capital408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital Partners+91 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
Jason Scott(Founder)
Co-investorsCogito Capital PartnersTCV
AUTO1 Group operates a B2B and B2C platform for buying and selling used cars in Europe.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechMarketplacesMobility & TransportationBerlin, DE
Christian Bertermann(Founder)inHakan Koç(Co-Founder)inHakan Koc(Founder)
Co-investorsDN CapitalG SquaredMutschler VenturesSoftBank Vision FundTarget GlobalCherry Ventures+3 more
Constellation provides an operations platform designed for satellite fleet management that ingests telemetry data, executes machine learning predictions, and automates decision-making based on operator policies.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSpace TechSeattle, US
Kamran Majid(CEO)inLaith Altarabishi(Founder)inRaaid Kabir(Founder)inOmeed Tehrani(COO)inLaith Altarabishiin
Co-investorsEight CapitalPrana Tech VenturesSamsung NextY CombinatorBlast.ClubDragon Capital+11 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+3 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 HorowitzBoxGroupCombineCraft VenturesWorklife Ventures
Fave is a social platform and marketplace for music and entertainment superfans that ranks, rewards and verifies fan activity.
AI & Machine LearningGamingDietikon, CH
Jacquelle Amankonah Horton(Founder)in
Co-investorsFemale FoundersGaingelsTechstarsGoodwater CapitalSequoia CapitalSony Music Entertainment+2 more
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Fave is a mobile app offering deals, in-app payments, cashback, and rewards for consumers.
ConsumerFintechMarketplaces
Audra PakalnyteChen Chow YeohJoel NeohRafiq RazaliSue FernJoel Neoh Eu-Jin(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalVenturraFemale FoundersSequoia CapitalSony Music EntertainmentTechstars+1 more
The Mobility House builds ChargePilot, a technology platform for intelligent charging and energy management of electric vehicle fleets and vehicle-grid integration.
CleantechEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationMunich, DE
Thomas Raffeiner(Founder)in
Co-investorsAlliance VenturesZouk CapitalAlliance VentureMercuria
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)inChris Simair(Founder)inJeff Adamson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAfore CapitalAlumni VenturesBlank VenturesBreyer CapitalDistrict Ventures CapitalEvolution Ventures+13 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 VenturesRRE VenturesThomson Reuters VenturesBat VC+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)inGuy Aharon Eyal Postelnik(Founder)Yuval Odem(Founder)
Co-investorsADVANTAGEBenhamou Global VenturesICU VenturesPegasus 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 Venturese2vcGlobal Brain
Equals is a spend management and payments platform that lets businesses issue virtual and physical USD expense cards, set spending limits, manage USD business accounts, and make domestic ACH and wire payments from one dashboard.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsFirestartrGlobal BrainAnthos CapitalMiddlegame VenturesMoneta VCOutrun Ventures
Railsr provides embedded finance infrastructure that lets businesses integrate banking, cards, and payment services into their own products.
Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaS
Philippe Morel(CEO)
Co-investorsCohen CircleFuturecraft VenturesMiddlegame VenturesMoneta VCSalica InvestmentsAnthos Capital+4 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 VenturesTempoCapEight Roads Ventures
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 FoundersGaingelsMana VenturesSignalRankVerissimo Ventures+1 more
TEKEVER develops AI-driven autonomous systems and unmanned aerial vehicles for defense and security applications.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTRobotics
Ricardo Mendes(Founder)
Co-investorsCRESCENT COVE CAPITALBaillie GiffordIberis CapitalLakestarNATO Innovation Fund
Twitter, Inc. was the San Francisco social media company behind the Twitter microblogging service, merged into X Corp. in 2023.
Elon Musk(Owner (acquired 2022; merged into xAI 2025))inParag AgrawalinBiz Stone(Founder)Esther Crawford(Founder)Ethan Sutin(Founder)inEvan Williams(Founder)
Co-investorsAdventure FundAlpha Wave GlobalAvant Global LLCBaseline VenturesBetaworksBezos Expeditions+27 more
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(Founder)Gabe Dominocielo(Founder)in
BoardJohn Burbank(Director)
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalChampion Hill VenturesCrosscut VenturesDefense AngelsHemisphere Ventures LLCNimble Partners+9 more
Manu Kumar JaininHong Feng(Founder)Lei Jun(Founder)Li Wanqiang(Founder)Lin Bin(Founder)Liu De(Founder)
Co-investors5Y CapitalGranite AsiaGreen Bay VenturesNGP CapitalQiming Venture PartnersQualcomm Ventures+3 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 PayUpgradeZilch
Exits · 6
5 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 5AlibabaNYSE: BABACourseraNYSE: COURLyftNASDAQ: LYFTNextdoorNYSE: NXDRUberNYSE: UBER
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Coursera · en.wikipedia.org · Sep 22, 2026
Uber · ts2.tech · Aug 31, 2026
Alibaba · cnbc.com · Aug 26, 2026
Allica Bank · allthingsbusiness.co.uk · Aug 5, 2026
Edison Scientific · startupintros.com · Apr 14, 2026
Constellation Space · ycombinator.com · Jan 12, 2026
Xiid · finsmes.com · Sep 5, 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 37 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ventura Capital invest at?
- Ventura Capital invests at the 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, Kleiner Perkins, Silver Lake Partners, among 144 tracked co-investors.
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