How many investments has Volution Ventures made?

Volution Ventures has 21 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Volution Ventures invest at?

Volution Ventures invests at the Series A, Series B, Growth stages.

Where is Volution Ventures located?

Volution Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.

Who does Volution Ventures co-invest with?

Volution Ventures most often shares deals with Venture Founders, Augmentum Fintech, Octopus Ventures, among 75 tracked co-investors.

Volution Ventures

Venture capital

London · Series A–Growth · 9 people tracked

Also known as Volution

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Investment thesis

Volution Ventures targets the underfunded scale-up stage in UK and European technology, viewing it as the most attractive entry point ahead of the next growth cycle. It backs mission-critical FinTech (tokenised assets, digital money, financial market infrastructure) and enterprise software, particularly AI infrastructure for regulated industries. Beyond capital, the firm takes an active role, with Venture Partners who are founders and operators supporting management on go-to-market, sales, fundraising, and international expansion, aiming to turn domestic leaders into global category leaders.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Crypto & Web3 Enterprise Software Fintech InsurTech LegalTech PropTech Retail Tech SaaS Europe London United Kingdom

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

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Stage

Series A–Growth

London, GB

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2021

Last 12 months

1 investment

Tracked investments

Acquisitions

Team · 9 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Ed Bardos· Partner· Londonin

Ed Bardos is a co-founder of Volution. He began his career as a corporate finance lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London and Tokyo, then moved in-house at Lehman Brothers and later served as Head of Legal, EMEA, for Neuberger Berman following the MBO of Lehman Brothers' asset management business. In 2012 he left to co-found a hospitality business that grew to four sites, and in 2018 he returned to investing, co-founding Volution.

ed@volution.vc

James Codling· Managing Partner· Londonin

James Codling comes from an entrepreneurial family with a background in engineering and business, and holds an engineering degree. He began his career in 2000 on the TMT team at JPMorgan financing European 3G and cable rollouts, later moving into private equity at the buyout firm Montagu in 2006. In 2013 he founded his own venture to fund UK SaaS and FinTech companies through their scaling stage, and now works with founders at Volution.

james@volution.vc

Jonny Laughton· Partner· Londonin 𝕏

Jonny Laughton was on the founding team of Star, an early UK ISP, in 1995, and later moved to its sister company MessageLabs to expand the UK business across Europe and beyond. After that exit, he founded the Sarum Oncology Fund, which invested in diagnostics and medtech businesses focused on cancer, before returning to B2B SaaS and establishing Armada Ventures to raise institutional capital for Series A and B SaaS companies. His observations about gaps in the funding market shaped the early thinking behind Volution.

jonny@volution.vc

Nick Hoar· Senior Partner· Hong Kong, Hong Kong SARin

Nick Hoar began his career in his family's housebuilding and hospitality businesses, working in hotels, pubs and restaurants before the business was sold. He then spent around 30 years in global asset management, starting on the graduate training program at Fidelity Investments and later working at major firms, where he focused on launching new regions, products and asset classes for institutional and retail investors and recruited and built asset management teams. At Volution he works on the firm's strategy and supporting founders of portfolio companies.

nick@volution.vc

Nina Foote· Partner· Boston / New Englandin

Nina Foote is part of the team at Volution Ventures, where she works with founders building and scaling technology businesses. Before joining Volution, she spent around thirteen years at Christie's, where she experienced the auction house's shift from legacy systems to fully digital operations, and previously worked at a French software company, an image archive, a wine business and a headhunting firm. At Volution she emphasizes ESG within the firm's growth model.

nina@volution.vc

Mike Edwards· Investment Director· Londonin

Mike Edwards began his career in mechanical engineering at Rolls-Royce before moving into finance at UBS Investment Bank in London, and then joined Redline Capital as a Venture Investor in 2014. As Investment Director at Volution Ventures, he focuses on companies that have reached an inflection point with product-market fit and traction, helping them scale globally through capital and hands-on support.

mike@volution.vc

Steve Lemon· Venture Partner· London, England, United Kingdomin

Steve Lemon began his career in financial services and city brokerage before moving into early-stage companies. He helped run the retail business at HIFX, which was later sold to Euronet for £150m, ran a headhunting business, and co-founded Currencycloud. He now works on the investment side at Volution.

steve@volution.vc

Amy Goodwin· Investor· London

Amy Goodwin manages Volution's existing portfolio of direct and co-investments and takes part in evaluating new investments and follow-on deals. She began her career in strategy consulting at Estin & Co in Paris and London, then worked in UK mid-market private equity at Phoenix Equity Partners as an Origination & Research Analyst and later Investment Manager, covering sectors such as media, technology, and financial services.

Sarah Hanafy· Entrepreneur in Residence, Marketing & Comms· London, England, United Kingdomin

Sarah Hanafy began her career in politics, running election campaigns for MPs and later serving as communications counsel to cabinet ministers in Government. She subsequently led marketing and communications teams at global banks before joining the fintech company Currencycloud, where she grew the marketing team from four to fifty people ahead of the company's acquisition by Visa. Her expertise spans product marketing, demand generation, PR, and communications.

What they invest in

from 17 of 21 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×7SaaS ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Crypto & Web3 ×3Developer Tools ×2LegalTech ×2

HQs:United Kingdom×7United States×3France×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies

31%

solo founders

4 of 13 mapped founding teams

50%

repeat founders

of 16 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×63 founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×3Imperial College London ×2University of Oxford ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×6Law ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 16 founders with career history

DLA Piper ×2

Investments · 21 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 1 2025 · 1 2024 · 1 2023 · 1 2022 · 1 2018 · 16 dated

Brightpearlbrightpearl.com in 𝕏

Brightpearl is a retail operating system that automates multi-channel order fulfillment, inventory management, and accounting for merchants and wholesalers.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareRetail Tech

Chris Tanner(Founder)inAndrew Mulvenna(Founder)

Co-investorsAmery Capital MMC Ventures Notion Capital Venture Founders Cipio Partners

Cognismcognism.com in

Cognism is a B2B sales intelligence platform that provides accurate, compliance-focused contact and company data for revenue and go-to-market teams.

Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales Tech

James Isilay(Founder)inStjepan Buljat(Founder)

Co-investorsInnvotec Ltd.PeakSpan Capital Partners South Central Ventures Venture Founders Viking Global Atlantic Vantage Point +7 more

Deadhappydeadhappy.com

Life insurance reinvented to be simpler and built around the customer.

Co-investorsChannel 4 Ventures Octopus Ventures

Ellipticelliptic.co in 𝕏

Elliptic provides blockchain forensics and compliance investigation tools that help financial institutions trace cryptocurrency transactions across multiple networks and assets to detect illicit activity and generate regulatory reports.

Crypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon

James Smith(Founder)inAdam Joyce(Founder)in Tom Robinson(Founder)inSimone Mainiin

BoardEyal Rabinovich(Director)in Walter Kortschak(Director)in

Co-investors1k(x)AlbionVC Digital Currency Group Evolution Equity Partners Middlegame Ventures Mouro Capital +13 more

Flagstoneflagstoneim.com in 𝕏Jun 2024

Flagstone is a UK savings platform that connects individual savers with over 65 banks and 5,000+ financial advisers to help them maximize returns on their deposits.

FintechLondon, GB

Simon Merchant(Co-Founder and Chairman)in Andrew Thatcher(Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director)in Arman Tahmassebi(Chief Executive Officer)inMeredith Williams(Director)

Co-investorsEstancia Kindred Capital Kreos Capital OMERS Ventures Venture Founders Kindred

FullCirclfullcircl.com in 𝕏acquired by nCino

CybersecurityFintechSaaS

Andrew Yates(Founder)inMichael Blackadder(Founder)

Co-investorsAugmentum Fintech Notion Capital Octopus Ventures Passion Capital Salica Investments Venture Founders

Habitohabito.com in 𝕏Acquired

UK digital mortgage broker offering online mortgage advice, applications and switching; acquired by Monzo.

Daniel Hegarty(Founder)

Co-investorsAtomico Augmentum Fintech Bootstrap Europe Loric Ventures Mosaic Ventures SBI Ventures Europe GmbH+1 more

Logicallylogically.ai in 𝕏

Logically builds narrative decision intelligence software that monitors, clusters, and analyzes public and open-source information to detect signals, simulate scenarios, and recommend actions.

AI & Machine LearningDefense TechGovTechSaaS

Co-investorsAmazon Alexa Fund Vitruvian Partners XTX Markets

Matteomatteo-montanari.com

Freelance web developer specializing in building and developing websites using the ConcreteCMS platform, serving clients internationally on a remote basis.

Developer ToolsParis, FR

Matteo Montanari

Co-investorsVenture Founders

Owneraownera.io in 𝕏

Ownera provides digital infrastructure solutions for capital markets, enabling financial institutions to digitize and operate securities and financial assets using blockchain-based technology.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Ami Ben-David(Founder & CEO, Member of the Board)in Yuval Carmel(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsDraper Goren Blockchain Polymorphic Capital

Passfortpassfort.comAcquired

PassFort built software that handled the collection, verification, and storage of due diligence documents for customers and suppliers, drawing on integrated third-party data sources.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechLondon, GB

Donald Gillies(CEO)in Henry Irish(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First Episode1 Level Equity OpenOcean MMC Ventures Paul Forster

Persuitpersuit.com in

PERSUIT provides an intelligence platform that gives enterprises visibility and control over their external legal spend, from matter inception to final invoice.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSNew York, US

Jim Delkousis(CEO)in

Rhino Federated Computingrhinofcp.com inSeries A · Jan 2026 · $11.3M

Rhino Federated Computing provides enterprise software infrastructure enabling organizations to run AI, analytics, and data workflows across distributed data environments while preserving privacy and security.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Ittai Dayan(Dr.)in Yuval Baror(Founder)inChristopher Laws(Executive Officer)

Board Edward Michael(Director)in Ivneet Bhullar(Director)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorp E12 Venture Capital, Llc Fusion LionBird Mitsui Global Investment Qiming Venture Partners USA +4 more

Rotageekrotageek.com in 𝕏Jun 2022

Rotageek provides workforce management and scheduling software for rota planning, including demand forecasting, labour modelling, auto-scheduling, time and attendance tracking, and leave management.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR TechRetail TechSaaS

Chris McCullough(Co-founder)inRoy Pounder(Co-founder)in Nick Mann(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsCalculus Capital Ltd.Venture Founders Calculus Gresham House Gresham House Ventures Mobeus Equity Partners +1 more

Runaruna.io in 𝕏Feb 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 Alexander inTyler Gage(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel MacCombie(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Timothy Sullican(Executive Officer, Director)Sebastian Dreher(Director)Patrick O'Keefe(Director)

Co-investors13books Capital AlbionVC Clocktower Ventures CommerzVentures MaC Venture Capital Redbus Ventures +2 more

Signalsignal-ai.com in

Signal AI develops AI-powered reputation and risk intelligence solutions for corporations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & Entertainment

David Benigson(Founder)inMiguel Martinez(Founder)

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Frontline Ventures GMG Ventures Highland Europe LocalGlobe Manta Ray Ventures +3 more

Wayhomewayhome.co.uk in 𝕏Series A · Apr 2023 · $10M

Wayhome offers "Deposit Bridge," a five-year path-to-ownership scheme for UK homebuyers where a funding partner buys a new-build home, the resident pays a 1% upfront option fee plus a fixed monthly payment, and can later buy the home at a 10% discount that serves as a deposit alternative.

FintechPropTech

Nigel Purves(Founder)in

Co-investorsAllianz X Augmentum Fintech Cur8 Capital Love Ventures

Wearefreemarketwearefreemarket.com in 𝕏

Freemarket is a cross-border payments and financial infrastructure company that serves banks, payment service providers, and other financial institutions seeking to optimize international money movement.

B2B MarketplacesCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Alex Hunn(Founder, former CEO)

Co-investorsBaird Capital West Hill Capital Endeavour Ventures Ltd.

Wriskwrisk.co in 𝕏Jul 2025

Wrist provides customer-centric, data-driven insurance experiences, including subscription-based insurance products and real-time analytics tools for insurance partners.

Data & InfrastructureInsurTechLondon, GB

Darius Kumana(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlow Capital Guinness Ventures Mundi Ventures Opera Tech Ventures Oxford QBN Capital +1 more

Zopazopa.com

Jaidev Janardana(Founder)inDavid Nicholson(Founder)Giles Andrews(Founder)James Alexander(Founder)Richard Duvall(Founder)Tim Parlett(Founder)

Co-investors365.fintech Augmentum Capital Augmentum Fintech Balderton Capital Bessemer Venture Partners Blank Space Ventures+9 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Freemarket

Exits · 3

3 acquisitions · showing 1

FullCirclacq. by nCino

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Elliptic raises $120m Series D at $670m valuation

Elliptic · fintech.global · May 13, 2026

Principals & officers · per Companies House

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Edward Peter Bardos

LLP designated member · since 2021

James Robert Codling

LLP designated member · since 2021

Georgina Foote

LLP member · since 2021

Jonathan Laughton

LLP member · since 2021

Stephen Robert Lemon

LLP member · since 2023

Wiltshire Holdings LTD

Corporate LLP member · since 2024

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Volution Ventures made?: Volution Ventures has 21 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Volution Ventures invest at?: Volution Ventures invests at the Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What sectors does Volution Ventures focus on?: Volution Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, InsurTech, LegalTech, PropTech, Retail Tech, SaaS.
Where is Volution Ventures located?: Volution Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.
Who does Volution Ventures co-invest with?: Volution Ventures most often shares deals with Venture Founders, Augmentum Fintech, Octopus Ventures, among 75 tracked co-investors.

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