| Date | Title | Description |
| 14.08.2025 | Backing Archestra: Building the Guardrails for AI adoption in Enterprise | The emergence of the MCPs (Model Context Protocol) is unlocking an entirely new class of AI applications. Initially introduced by Anthropic, MCP is to AI what APIs were to the early internet… the connective tissue that allows LLMs to secure... |
| 07.08.2025 | Camp Concept 2025: Our Inaugural Founder Retreat | This summer, we brought together an extraordinary group of founders from across Europe to a Chateau in Burgundy, France - not for a conference, but for something deeper - our inaugural Camp Concept.
This was a rare opportunity for founders ... |
| 12.06.2025 | Backing Anam – Building the Future of AI-Powered Personas |
We’re thrilled to announce our continued support for Anam, as they share news of their $9M seed round, with the goal of building a category-defining approach to digital human interaction. This follows our lead investment in their pre-seed ... |
| 03.06.2025 | Treefera secures $30 million Series B to accelerate global expansion and meet demand for supply chain transparency | Treefera, the leading AI-enabled data fabric for supply chain resilience, announced that it has raised $30 million in Series B funding to drive product development and expansion across North America, APAC, and Europe. The round was led by N... |
| 20.05.2025 | Ontik raises $3.7m to build the infrastructure for payments and automated workflows in B2B wholesale | The recent investment was led by First Minute Capital, following a Concept led pre-seed in 2023
Ontik is transforming how back-office tooling and payments are conducted with software and AI that can seamlessly power manual processes. The co... |
| 07.05.2025 | Backing Arondite: Building the Connective Tissue for Safer Human-Machine Collaboration
Arondite Raises $12m from Index Ventures, Concept Double-down |
At Concept Ventures, we’re proud to back European founders building large, important companies. Today, we’re excited to share our investment in Arondite, a company building the infrastructure for safe, scalable human-machine teaming in the... |
| 07.05.2025 | Welcoming Dex to the Concept Ventures Family |
Last week, Dex announced its $3.1M pre-seed round, led by Concept Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz’s Speedrun program, alongside incredible angels from companies like Meta, Wise, Deliveroo, and Incident.io.
The hiring world is changing fas... |
| 23.04.2025 | Streamlining Healthcare's Front Door: Sohar Health Raises $3.8 million in Seed Funding | We're excited to announce Sohar Health's $3.8 million seed funding round led by Kindred Capital, with participation from Y Combinator, and Rebel Fund after initially backing them at pre-seed in 2022. This funding marks a pivotal step toward... |
| 23.04.2025 | Behind The People: Palantir | The phenomenon of former Palantir employees founding successful startups has drawn parallels to the famed "PayPal Mafia," earning them the title "Palantir Mafia." The 1000’s of hours employees spend building and solving ... |
| 23.04.2025 | Capably Raises $4M to help businesses effortlessly delegate work to AI across their organizations | Capably empowers professionals to automate complex tasks with AI in minutes, regardless of their level of technical expertise. Operating autonomously in the background, Capably acts as an extension of the teams IT supports, driving greater ... |
| 01.04.2025 | Zero to One: Perspectives on European Pre-Seed | This is a comprehensive analysis of the pre-seed funding landscape in Europe, looking at the number of deals and amount of capital invested at pre-seed across Europe's leading and upcoming ecosystems.
The pre-seed stage represents a critica... |
| 04.02.2025 | Concept Ventures is Hiring! | The Concept team is hiring for a 3-month Technical Visiting Analyst. In this capacity, you will play an integral role in building out and implementing on top of our existing tools as well as contributing to a new tech stack - which will tou... |
| 03.02.2025 | ElevenLabs raises $180M Series C at $3.3bn valuation to be the voice of the digital world | Almost a year ago to the day, ElevenLabs announced their Series B. Today, we're excited to share that ElevenLabs have announced their $180m Series C. As proud first backers of Mati & Piotr during their pre-seed in 2022, it’s been a priv... |
| 04.12.2024 | Verax AI Raises $7.6 Million in Seed Funding | At Concept, we have been excited by the potential of various AI-first businesses (Elevenlabs, Anam, Gendo, Captur) and in a similar vein, we’re thrilled to announce Verax’s $7.6m seed round.
Verax is on a mission to give businesses complete... |
| 29.10.2024 | Transforming Mental Health Assessment: Our Investment in Psyrin | We're thrilled to announce our participation in Psyrin's $1M pre-seed round, led by 2048 Ventures and joined by Space Cadet Ventures. Psyrin is developing groundbreaking technology that uses voice biomarkers to transform how we understand a... |
| 29.10.2024 | Anam.ai: Bringing Digital Humans to Everyone
Humanising Digital Interactions: Our Investment in Anam | Humanising Digital Interactions: Our Investment in Anam
We're excited to announce our lead investment in Anam's £1.75 million pre-seed round, alongside our great friends at Torch Capital and Anamacara, as well as portfolio founder Mati Stan... |
| 02.10.2024 | Vsim Raises $21.5m to Propel Robotics to New Heights | We are pleased to announce that Michelle and Kier, the ex-NVIDIA duo, have raised $21.5 million in seed funding, led by EQT Ventures, to supercharge their robotics simulation startup. The platform helps robotics companies to train and calib... |
| 25.09.2024 | Jigcar Announces ~$1m Pre-seed Raise for Car Dealer Logistics Solution | Jigcar, a London-based startup founded by three former Cazoo team members, has announced a $1m pre-seed round led by Concept Ventures, with participation from industry executives at the likes of Hendy Group, Motorpoint, Carwow, Impel, and C... |
| 24.07.2024 | Winning ‘Seed VC of the Year’ at UKBAA Angel Investment Awards | This prestigious award, sponsored by HSBC Innovation, recognizes the most active and impactful early-stage fund in the UK, celebrating our dedication to bringing investment and support to build and scale our investee businesses.
The UKBAA A... |
| 03.07.2024 | Revolutionising Architectural Visualisation: Our Investment in Gendo
Revolutionising Architectural Visualisation: Our Investment in Gendo | We're thrilled to announce our lead investment in Gendo's $1.1 million pre-seed round. Gendo is an AI platform purpose built for architects and designers - bringing their ideas and sketches to life.
We're joined in this round by Baobab Vent... |
| 26.06.2024 | Powering the Future of Heavy Machinery: Our Investment in Digital Iron | We're thrilled to announce our participation in Digital Iron’s $2 million pre-seed round, an exciting Vertical SaaS and Marketplace business eyeing the heavy machinery industry. We're joining this exciting journey alongside Seedcamp, FJ Lab... |
| 14.05.2024 | From Operating to Founding a Startup - Concept Ventures
The Journey from Operator to Founder | The other week, I had the pleasure of hosting a panel with three of our fantastic portfolio founders, discussing their journeys from startup employees (operators) to founders of VC-backed startups. As it was an off-the-record discussion, I’... |
| 07.05.2024 | The People Centric Lens: Identifying the Top 1% at Pre-seed | At Concept Ventures, we're obsessed with one problem: Identifying the top 1% of founders who possess the potential to build legendary companies, before it’s obvious to others.
This is the question when investing at Pre-Seed and something we... |
| 06.05.2024 | Treefera Raises $12m Series A to Bring Accountability to Carbon Markets
Treefera Raises $12m Series A to Bring Accountability to Carbon Markets | Only months after announcing our investment in Treefera, we’re excited to share the latest news on their recent Series A raise. In the space of just seven months since the pre-seed round, the team has executed at a rapid pace, onboarding pr... |
| 18.03.2024 | Superlinked Raises from Index Ventures & Theory Ventures
Superlinked Raises $9.5 Million Seed From Index Ventures and Theory Ventures to Fill the Gap Between Data and Vector Databases | Superlinked, the solution for turning complex data into vector embeddings, today announced it has received $9.5 million in seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, with a significant contribution from Theory Ventures. 20Sales, Fir... |
| 02.02.2024 | SooperBooks: From dream to Dragons' Den History! | Watching Simon and Charlene make history with all 5 Dragons investing, was a highlight for Concept - as this not only validates our foresight in recognizing their potential and unique vision but also that unusual pitches often set their own... |
| 22.01.2024 | ElevenLabs Becomes Unicorn Following $80m Raise
ElevenLabs becomes UK's Latest Unicorn | In merely a matter of months since we last shared some exciting news on ElevenLabs, we are delighted that Mati and Piotr have today announced their $80m Series-B funding round - minting them as the UK's latest (and fastest growing) Unicorn.... |
| 21.01.2024 | ElevenLabs Becomes Unicorn Following $80m Raise
ElevenLabs becomes UK's Latest Unicorn | In merely a matter of months since we last shared some exciting news on ElevenLabs, we are delighted that Mati and Piotr have today announced their $80m Series-B funding round - minting them as the UK's latest (and fastest growing) Unicorn.... |
| 07.12.2023 | Announcing our Investment in Harriet
Welcoming Harriet! | Today we’re delighted to announce our investment in Harriet, the first full-stack AI solution designed to get companies’ internal data ready for the AI revolution, relieve People teams of their daily admin burden, and give every staff membe... |
| 26.11.2023 | From Bubble to Boom: The Rise of B2B Marketplaces
From Bubble to Boom: The Rise of B2B Marketplaces
| What are B2B marketplaces? Why did they fail before? What is different this time? What are their main features? In this piece we cover all this and why Concept is excited to be investing here. |
| 02.11.2023 | From Bubble to Boom: The Rise of B2B Marketplaces
The Background on B2B Marketplaces | |
| 27.10.2023 | Captur secures £2.2m in Seed Round | Captur, based in London, pioneers in creating state of the art image recognition tools tailored for industries such as logistics, transportation and automotive. Their innovative solution empowers businesses to utilise smartphone cameras for... |
| 13.09.2023 | Treefera Launches and Announces $2.2m Pre-Seed Raise
Treefera Secures $2.2M to Revolutionize Carbon Offsetting through AI-Driven Transparency | Today we’re thrilled to announce our investment in Treefera, an exciting new company poised to transform the accuracy, transparency, and efficiency of the carbon offset industry through leveraging cutting-edge AI and an unprecedented reposi... |
| 26.07.2023 | Oliver Kicks joins the Concept Ventures Partnership
Oliver Kicks Promoted to Partner | Just shy of 4 years since joining Concept, Oliver joins Reece and Jeff in the Concept partnership. |
| 24.07.2023 | B2B Sales strategies and execution: Lessons from growing $1M ARR to IPO | Caroline is a portfolio founder, launching Treefera last year and a former Chief Customer officer at UiPath. At UiPath, Caroline led teams ensuring successful partnerships and helped scale the company from $1 million ARR to IPO. Her hard-wo... |
| 18.07.2023 | Generative AI bubble? Comparing previous bubbles
Is Generative AI the Next Bubble? | Generative AI has been transformational; there has never been a period in human history where a person's efficiency exponentially increased this much through adopting new technology. The printing press allowed mass production of books; the ... |
| 27.06.2023 | An expert guide to share option schemes | Attracting top talent to your company is one of the most important keys to success. A talented, motivated team working together towards common goals is fuel to thrive. Share option schemes have become a common and effective benefit for star... |
| 20.06.2023 | ElevenLabs Raises $19m Series-A
ElevenLabs raises $19m Series-A | Today we're delighted to share that portfolio company, ElevenLabs, has announced a $19m Series-A round co-led by Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman and Daniel Gross. ElevenLabs is a voice technology research company and world leader in audio... |
| 24.05.2023 | Announcing Fund Finder - Tool to Discover Relevant Investors
Introducing Fund Finder | Over the years, we’ve heard time and time again from founders just how hard it is to find accurate information when it comes to VCs and professional investors. “Who really invests at pre-seed? Who is still investing in Crypto? Who is active... |
| 23.05.2023 | Announcing Fund Finder - Discover Relevant Investors
Introducing Fund Finder | Over the years, we’ve heard time and time again from founders just how hard it is to find accurate information when it comes to VCs and professional investors. “Who really invests at pre-seed? Who is still investing in Crypto? Who is active... |
| 17.05.2023 | OneDay raises €5.7 million Series-A | Oneday, the first formal education system built for entrepreneurship, announced today that it raised €5.7 million in funding in Series A round from Ananda Impact Ventures, Brighteye Ventures, Outward VC, Flint Capital and Sparkmind.vc, gene... |
| 16.05.2023 | Founder agreements: what they are and why you need one | When you start a company it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement and hustle… and to forget about one of the most important things you need to do after you register your company: sign a founders agreement. |
| 19.04.2023 | A Startup Guide to SEIS and EIS Eligibility | Want a secret to getting investors on board? Become SEIS/EIS-eligible. The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and Enterprise Investment Scheme are UK government initiatives to encourage investment in UK startups. |
| 29.03.2023 | Auctree: Democratizing Real Estate Investment through Cutting-Edge Technology | We are delighted to announce our recent investment in Auctree, an innovative real estate investment platform that is revolutionizing access to lucrative real estate opportunities. Founded in 2021 by the brilliant Marc Fluvià Gracia (CEO), M... |
| 14.03.2023 | Founding a Startup? Questions to Consider
In Summary | The Concept Ventures team will be publishing series of actionable articles, essays and resources on how founders can prepare for pre-seed funding. This will take you on a journey from ‘making the decision to begin’ all the way through to cl... |
| 02.03.2023 | Breaking down the VC Investment Committee | Especially as you reach the final stages with firms and there is still a bit of a black box around what will get the fund you are pitching to say YES. |
| 03.02.2023 | Superlayer Raises $1.3m
Superlayer Raises $1.3m | We have been diving into tools for sales managers, BDRs and RevOps for a while now and are excited to back Superlayer, combining pipeline reviews, forecasting and conversational intelligence in a way that drastically improves productivity f... |
| 25.01.2023 | Emperia Announces $10m Series-A Funding
London-based Emperia Raises $10m | Today we’re delighted to share that Concept portfolio company Emperia has raised a $10 million Series A investment led by Base10 Partners, joined by Concept Ventures, Daphni, Sony Ventures, Background Capital, Bliss Growth & Stanford Ca... |
| 23.01.2023 | Founder Stories - ElevenLabs
A conversation with Mati & Piotr, co-founders of Eleven Labs | |
| 30.11.2022 | How Startup Founders Should Build their founding Team and Divide Equity | Concept Ventures | For the 3rd installation of our series 'Concept to Pre-seed', we discuss the considerations and challenges of building your startup's founding team. In Month 1 we discussed 'Questions to ask before you Found a Company' and then looked in Mo... |
| 14.11.2022 | Landmark Games Raises $4.6m | London-based Landmark, a mobile games studio built on the foundation and importance of sharing, announced on Monday that it has raised $4.6M (approximately €4.47M) in a seed round of funding. |
| 01.11.2022 | Incorporating a Company - where do you start? | |
| 11.10.2022 | Meet Axel Thomson, Founder and CEO of Ribbon | Concept Ventures were delighted to have met Axel back in late 2020 and subsequently led his pre-seed round alongside our friends at MMC Ventures. His laser-focused mission to bring better tooling to the world of User Research has continued ... |
| 04.10.2022 | Founding a Startup? Questions to Consider
Series Introduction: Concept to Pre-seed
In Summary | Over the course of the next 12 months, the Concept Ventures team will be publishing a series of actionable articles, essays and resources on how founders can prepare for pre-seed funding. This will take you on a journey from ‘making the dec... |
| 02.09.2022 | Top Questions VCs Ask Founders | Whether you’ve got an idea or MVP and are actively seeking financing or have just started out along your journey, its important to know what investors will ask you and why investors ask the types of questions they ask. |
| 01.09.2022 | The History & Evolution of Video Games
Section 1: The History of Gaming | Given Concept Ventures' focus on investing in businesses that are changing how we 'Play' we thought it would be appropriate to look back on the history of the Video Games industry and to understand where it came from, as well as some of the... |
| 23.08.2022 | Oneday secures £2.5 million Seed investment co-led by BrightEye VC and Outward VC | The seed funding round was co-led by BrightEye VC, a leading venture capital firm prominent in the EdTech space, and Outward VC, the renowned venture capital firm with a focus on early-stage fintech startups in the UK and Europe. The fundin... |
| 23.08.2022 | Condense Raises $4.5m | Bristol-based metaverse infrastructure startup Condense Reality has raised $4.5m (£3.7m) in a funding round to develop its hybrid virtual and real-world event technology. |
| 23.08.2022 | Reachdesk wraps up $43M to expand its B2B gifting marketplace | |
| 23.08.2022 | Founder Stories - Auctree | We were delighted to have been introduced to Marc Fluvia (CEO) and Mike Cooper (CTO) of Auctree via existing portfolio founder, James Nightingale. Following an exciting and streamlined process, we partnered with Mike & Marc and were cho... |
| 23.08.2022 | Founder Stories - Eleven Labs
A conversation with Mati & Piotr, co-founders of Eleven Labs | |
| 23.08.2022 | Magicave Raises $6.4m | A majority of the funds come in the form of a successful seed round. The round, led by BITKRAFT Ventures, Fabric Ventures, Geometry and Sferion, ended with a total of $5.675 million. |
| 23.08.2022 | Gtmhub Acquires Cliff.ai | Gtmhub, a Denver, CO-based provider of a strategy execution platform, acquired Cliff.ai (Greendeck Technologies, Ltd.), a UK-based provider of an operational intelligence software that uses machine learning to help business and operations t... |
| 23.08.2022 | UK-based Playter closes $55M round for its BNPL platform aimed at SMEs | The latest to enter the BNPL field attacking the B2B/SME market is Playter, a London-based BNPL platform aimed at SMEs. It’s now closed a $55 million funding round from Adit Ventures and Fasanara Capital, with Fin Capital and Act Venture Ca... |
| 23.08.2022 | Founder Stories - Condense | Nick Fellingham is the CEO and co-founder of Bristol based Condense. Concept first partnered with Nick and team during their pre-seed round, back in summer of 2020. Since then, the team has grown to 25+ people, and Condense are seen as one ... |
| 23.08.2022 | Screenloop raises $7m to stop companies making bad hires | |
| 27.07.2022 | Investor Pitch Deck Template
BUILDING A STARTUP PITCH DECK | |
| 27.07.2022 | Concept Closes on New £50m Fund | Concept Ventures (Concept), formerly known as RLC Ventures, has launched an oversubscribed £50m pre-seed fund - including a £30m cornerstone commitment from the British Business Bank’s Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme - to close the... |
| 27.07.2022 | Top 25 UK Angel Investors
LIST OF UK'S BEST ANGELS | |
| 26.07.2022 | Founder Stories - Cliff Exit
The journey to being acquired and what was learnt on the way - Cliff.ai | |
| 26.07.2022 | Venture Pledge
Concept Venture Pledge | |
