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Oliver Kicks

Investor

General Partner at Concept Ventures

London

Writes $1.5M checks · typically $750K

About

Oliver Kicks helped grow the UK's largest pre-seed fund, focuses on founder–problem fit and early experiments, and is deliberately accessible to UK founders building for global markets at pre‑idea stage.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningFintechFuture of WorkGamingSaaS

Experience

  1. Concept VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
  2. Concept VenturesPartner2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. Concept VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2023Greater London, England, United Kingdom
  4. Concept VenturesAssociate2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  5. ElevenLabsPre-seed Investorcurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. AronditePre-seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  7. Zinco AIPre-seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
  8. AnamPre-seed Investorcurrent2024 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  9. DexPre-seed Investorcurrent2025 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  10. MobGrowth Specialist2017 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
  11. Tech City VenturesPartnerships Manager2019London Area, United Kingdom
  12. Momentum LondonPartnership and Programme Associate2019London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of ExeterFlexible Combined Honours, Flexible Combined Honours2015 — 2018
  2. Marlborough College2009 — 2014

Skills & more

Asana2Microsoft Word6Microsoft Excel5Teamwork5Public Speaking1Communication3Venture Capital1Entrepreneurship6Research6Start-ups7Social Media Marketing5Spanish4

Languages English · Spanish

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From Oliver's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Exeter83

Tom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneElsa Backdahl NordenfalkSenior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera CapitalGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion Capital

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Also attended Marlborough College5

Piers HorlockInvestment Analyst at University of Cambridge EnterpriseNick DaleySenior Associate at Fin CapitalBen WoodhouseInvestment Associate at Clean Growth FundPiers KicksSenior Associate at Bitkraft Esports VenturesChester ChipperfieldAdvisor at Stardust

Shared employers

Also worked at Arondite2

Hannah SealInvestor at Index VenturesMarek ChalupnikPrincipal at IQ Capital

Also worked at Dex3

Kamil MieczakowskiGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalRobin WänlundAssociate at Notion CapitalKemi OdusanInvestor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Also worked at Tech City Ventures1

Alexandra PerezAssociate at 2150

Colleagues at Concept Ventures

Anrea Munsamy
Associate at Concept Ventures
Ariel Rahamim
Principal at Concept Ventures
Carles Reina
Venture Partner at Concept Ventures
Gloria Yu
COO at Concept Ventures
Jair Paula Jr
Partner at Concept Ventures
Jeff Chowdhry
General Partner at Concept Ventures
Lauren Sauerland
Analyst at Concept Ventures
Olly
Investor at Concept Ventures