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LVCN Partner Firms

London Venture Capital Network works with forward-thinking VC firms, family offices, and ecosystem partners committed to opening access to the venture ecosystem. Our partners believe that funding and opportunity should be more widely distributed, and they play an active role in making venture capital more transparent, inclusive, and collaborative. Through events, education, and ecosystem-building, they help shape a future where access to capital and insight is open to all.

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VC Partner Firms

Orbit Startups

HQ:

Singapore

Founded in 2010, Orbit Startups is the Emerging Markets VC investing in tech companies that digitize traditional industries and help people raise their living standards all in a more sustainable way. Orbit provides a lifetime program with hands-on support for partnerships, business development, fundraising, growth, and an initial investment packageand follow-on funding. The firm focuses on digitalization across e-commerce, fintech, media, healthcare, education, and logistics sectors.

Launch Africa Ventures

HQ:

Port Louis, Mauritius

Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa.

True Vine Capital Partners

HQ:

Singapore

True Vine Capital Partners is an emerging investment management firm in Southeast Asia with established networks across Europe and Japan. Through partnerships with leading regional industry players, the firm supports the transformation of Greater Asia’s startups into world-class enterprises.

Oui Capital

HQ:

Boston, USA

Oui Capital is an Early Stage Venture Capital For The African Continent. Oui Capital was formed out of the imbalance that exists between high-growth technology startups in sub-Saharan Africa and the smart capital available to take advantage of these opportunities.

Tenity

HQ:

Zurich, Swizerland

Tenity is a global innovation ecosystem and early-stage investor creating the future of finance and beyond.

Time Machine Capital

HQ:

London, UK

TMC2 develops and invests in AI-powered products to revolutionise industries.

Caucasus Ventures

HQ:

Baku, Azerbaijan

Caucasus Ventures is a Baku-based VC firm investing in startups across the Caucasus, Central Asia, Türkiye, and Eastern Europe. Believing great founders can emerge anywhere, the firm supports entrepreneurs with capital, strategic guidance, and hands-on resources. With a focus on scalability, endurance, and vision, Caucasus Ventures partners with driven teams building impactful, high-growth businesses in underserved markets.

Exceptional Ventures

HQ:

London, UK

Exceptional Ventures is a £20M London-based fund. It has an early-stage focus, investing in companies mainly at pre-seed and seed stage, primarily in the UK/EU and opportunistically across the rest of the world. 20-25% of the fund is carved out for reserves and used as follow-on funding. Exceptional Ventures is building a portfolio of ~40 companies over 3 years (40x first checks), and following on in 10-15 series A.

Ascension

HQ:

London, UK

Ascension is an early-stage VC founded by exited entrepreneurs to back the next wave of tech and impact founders in the UK. Since 2014, the team has focused on Seed-stage startups, leveraging deep industry networks and co-investments with top angels and VCs to support growth and follow-on funding. Committed to inclusion and community, Ascension operates with conviction, integrity, humour, and humility to strengthen the UK tech ecosystem.

Solas BioVentures

HQ:

Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Solas BioVentures is a fund that invests in early stage biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and digital health technologies. Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, it has a global network and a founder-centric approach to empower visionaries in medicine.

Antler

HQ:

Singapore

Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that seeks to invest in technology companies. The firm incubates startups from a variety of sectors and offers a global community network of co-founders and access to talent, expert advisors, expansion support, and capital around the world.

Foresight Group

HQ:

London, UK

Foresight Group is a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager with over 35 years of experience. It serves institutional, family office, and retail investors, with a strong focus on ESG and creating long-term sustainable impact.

Malika Capital

HQ:

Newport Beach, California, USA

Malika Capital is a U.S.-based alternative investment firm and growth-stage venture capital investor, focused on real estate and late-stage startups. By combining institutional-quality assets with hands-on management, the firm delivers diversified, risk-adjusted returns. Its in-house brokerage adds full-service real estate capabilities, supporting long-term value creation.

PEN Ventures

HQ:

Seoul, Korea

PEN Ventures is an investment management firm that focuses on sustainable startups. The company's investment strategy is based around cleantech, fintech, edutech, and digital. In addition to investment, PEN Ventures also hosts events such as theCorporate Innovation Summit.

Jade Ventures

HQ:

Washington DC, USA

Jade Ventures is an advisory and investment firm that supports businesses and organizations generate value by focusing on sustainable solutions. Aligned with our values of sustainability, innovation, and excellence, we tackle world’s complex challenges that businesses face in redefining their value creation and competitive advantage in the global economy.

ODBA

HQ:

London, UK

ODBA is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in exceptional people building transformative, tech-driven businesses across Africa and beyond. With a belief that great companies are built by passionate, visionary teams, not just capital, ODBA backs entrepreneurs wherever they are, supporting bold ideas that reshape industries and create lasting impact.

Impact Tank

HQ:

Windhoek, Namibia

Impact Tank is a Namibian-Swiss impact venture builder driving socio-economic and environmental transformation across Africa. Founded in 2020, it empowers entrepreneurs, corporates, and non-profits by combining research, venture building, and hands-on implementation to develop sustainable, market-driven solutions. With offices in Namibia, Switzerland, and the USA, Impact Tank tackles systemic challenges through innovation, aligning community needs with scalable business opportunities to create lasting impact.

Sunny Side Venture Partners

HQ:

Cairo, Egypt

Sunny Side Venture Partners is an early-stage VC firm investing in ambitious startups across North Africa, with selective reach into the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. The firm believes in supporting entrepreneurs with bold visions to create positive impact. Inspired by Aesop’s fable, Sunny Side takes a warm, collaborative approach, aspiring to empower, believing in potential, and connecting distant ecosystems under a shared sun.

Teja Ventures

HQ:

Singapore

Teja Ventures is an early-stage VC firm in Asia backing consumer technology startups. Focused on the future of retail, food, and wellness, the firm invests in digitally native founders building next-generation category leaders in the consumer space.

Backfuture

HQ:

London, UK

Backfuture is a early stage startup fund focusing on B2B SaaS across Europe.

Leo Capital

HQ:

Singapore

Leo Capital is a Singapore-based early-stage venture fund led by serial entrepreneurs with global experience. The firm invests in software-driven businesses and supports founders in scaling from strong operators to exceptional CEOs, with a focus on building tomorrow’s iconic companies.

UpsideDownVC

HQ:

London, UK

UpsideDown VC backs early-stage founders with flexible funding that protects both sides. Using equity and income-based CFEAs (Convertible Future Earnings Agreements), founders can access capital without giving up control, while investors gain downside protection. It’s venture capital reimagined, built for both unicorns and sustainable businesses.

Helena Capital

HQ:

Munich, Germany

Helena Capital is a transatlantic venture firm investing in growth-stage frontier technologies that strengthen economic resilience at the intersection of physical infrastructure and AI. Focused on advanced manufacturing, resilient supply chains, next-gen agriculture, and climate solutions, the firm combines capital with deep technical and operational expertise. With a strong presence in both the U.S. and Europe, Helena creates cross-border opportunities to help companies scale globally.

Sente Ventures

HQ:

Chicago, USA

Sente Ventures is a growth-stage global investor in technology startups & scale-ups, addressing industrial and planetary challenges. Focused on two core areas: Human Essentials (such as food, water, and wellbeing), and the Industrial Circular Economy. Sente partners with family offices, particularly those with operating businesses, to back practical innovations with the potential for large-scale impact. Based in Chicago, the firm enables transparent collaboration between entrepreneurs, investors, and corporates to accelerate sustainable growth.

MD ONE

HQ:

London, UK

MD ONE invests is a VC firm dedicated to supporting National Security Innovation for the UK and Allies.

idacapital

HQ:

Istanbul, Türkiye

Idacapital is an investment firm that focuses on impact through technology, innovation, and growth investments. The firm makes SME investments across technology-enabled business verticals in Finance, Education, Life Sciences, Cleantech, Agriculture and like in Turkey.

Earlybird Venture Capital

HQ:

Berlin, Germany

Founded in 1997, Earlybird invests in all development and growth phases of technology companies. Among the most experienced venture investors in Europe, Earlybird offers its portfolio companies not only financial resources but also strategic support plus access to an international network and capital markets. With EUR 2 billion under management,eight IPOs and 30 trade sales, Earlybird is one of the most established and active venture capital firms in Europe.

Plus VC

HQ:

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Plus Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in seed to Series A technology startups across the MENA region and diaspora.

Atlas Ventures

HQ:

London, UK

Atlas Ventures is a VC fund backing early-stage European startups in industrial decarbonisation and digitalisation. Focused on sectors like energy, logistics, and heavy industry, it combines deep domain expertise with a strong network of corporate partners to support B2B founders building transformative technologies.

212

HQ:

Istanbul, Türkiye

212 is a growth-stage VC firm investing in B2B tech startups across Turkey, CEE, and MENA. With €75 million under management and 25 investments, 212 backs companies with proven traction and global scaling potential. Guided by the principle “test local, go global,” the team combines capital with hands-on support, drawing on deep experience across startups and global corporations.

LightPace VC

HQ:

London, UK

LightPace VC is a London-based early-stage VC firm that backs founders developing technology for climate-tech and financial inclusion solutions, with a mission to meaningfully advance people and the planet at pace.

Sturgeon Capital

HQ:

London, UK

Sturgeon Capital is a London-based investment boutique focused on building leading tech businesses in frontier markets.

Pi Labs

HQ:

London, UK

Pi Labs invests in companies operating in the real estate technology sector. They transform relationships with the building and their impact on people, businesses, and the environment.

LVCN Partnerships

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Community Partners

Copenhagen Fintech

HQ:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen Fintech draws on the Nordic region's rich design tradition and renowned digital prowess to guide members toward innovative, human-centric ideas and technologies. And there's no better place in Europe to do so.

Foras Ventures

HQ:

Edinburgh, UK

Foras Ventures is a global startup platform that positions Scotland as a launchpad for entrepreneurial growth. With founder-first programs and a bold, no-nonsense approach, it attracts ambitious, risk-taking entrepreneurs and builds a powerful international network, driving talent, investment, and innovation to scale Scottish and UK-based ventures.

Gitex Global

HQ:

Dubai, UAE

GITEX Global is the world’s largest tech and AI event, held annually in Dubai. Bringing together 200,000+ attendees and 6,500+ exhibitors, it features major shows like Fintech Surge and AI Everything, uniting startups, corporates, VCs, and governments to shape the future of technology.

ColorInTech

HQ:

London, UK

Colorintech is an industry-backed nonprofit with a community of over 60,000. We work to make sure that everyone can participate in the tech economy

Impact Festival

HQ:

Frankfurt, Germany

IMPACT FESTIVAL is Europe’s largest B2B event for sustainable innovation, held in Frankfurt. It brings together over 4,000 visitors, 130+ investors, and 200+ solutions to connect startups, corporates, and investors driving economic transformation through green and impact tech. Through exhibitions, keynotes, and matchmaking, the event fosters partnerships that scale sustainable innovation across industries.

Rare Founders

HQ:

London, UK

Rare Founders is a founder-led community reshaping the UK startup scene through bold, inclusive events and no-fluff content. From open mic pitch nights to London’s largest demo days, it gives early-stage founders visibility, connections, and real opportunities, backed by a mission to amplify overlooked talent and build a more accessible startup ecosystem.

Tekpon

HQ:

Bucharest, Romania

Tekpon Awards is a premier black-tie event celebrating innovation in SaaS and AI, held annually in Bucharest. The 2025 edition brings together 1,000+ founders, executives, and investors for three days of awards, networking, and curated side events, honoring category leaders, bootstrappers, and standout individuals shaping the future of software.

Oxford VC Network

HQ:

Oxford, UK

OXVC is Oxford University's student-led venture capital network, connecting founders, investors, and entrepreneurial students. Its mission is to unlock student potential by providing access to venture capital, hands-on experience, and a supportive community. Through events, programs, and industry connections, OXVC makes VC more diverse, open, and accessible to the next generation of innovators.

SHIFT Open Finance

HQ:

London, UK

SHIFT is a leading community of high growth fintechs committed to accelerating the adoption of Open Finance globally.

Expand North Star

HQ:

Dubai, UAE

Expand North Star is a global startup event held alongside GITEX Global in Dubai. It connects 1,800+ startups with VCs, corporates, and government partners through exhibitions, pitch competitions, and curated networking, making it one of the world’s largest platforms for startup growth and investment.

Shibuya Startup Support

HQ:

Tokyo, Japan

Shibuya Startup Support is an initiative by Shibuya City to attract and empower global entrepreneurs through programs like the Startup Visa and Testbed City. With a focus on innovation, community, and international collaboration, it offers resources, space, and support for startups looking to launch and scale in one of Tokyo’s most dynamic districts.

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