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AlbionVC

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GBB2B SaaSAI/MLFintechHealthtechDeep TechCybersecurityDevtoolsEnterprise

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Investment thesis

AlbionVC partners with visionary founders to build enduring, category-leading companies in software, healthcare, and deeptech across the UK. Founded in 1996, the firm brings long-term capital and deep scale-up expertise, targeting early-stage companies with strong product-market fit, large addressable markets, and the potential to reshape industries. AlbionVC manages approximately $1 billion in venture funds and draws on nearly three decades of sector knowledge to support founders with strategic, operational, and go-to-market guidance — aiming to achieve top-quartile returns while creating measurable societal and environmental impact.

Notable quotes

We are living in the greatest entrepreneurship boom in over a century – this is an amazing time to be founding a business.

Ed Lascelles · AlbionVC website – team page

In business and in life, I value efficiency, positivity, and above all, empathy. As a result, I seek these traits in the founders I work with – and do my best to deliver the same.

Cat McDonald · AlbionVC website – team page

We firmly believe we are at a unique moment in time to help create a new generation of European leaders with IP at their core.

AlbionVC (attributed) · The Midas Touch / Substack – 'All Aboard at Farringdon: Inside AlbionVC's 30-Year Venture Journey'

Team

Andrew Elder

Deputy Managing Partner

HealthtechDeep Tech

Emil Gigov

Partner

B2B SaaSFintechEnterprise

Christoph Ruedig

Partner

HealthtechDeep Tech

Cat McDonald

Partner

B2B SaaSEnterprise

Ed Lascelles

Partner

AI/MLDeep TechB2B SaaS

Adam Chirkowski

Partner

B2B SaaSFintech

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
QuantexaSeries E$129m2023-04-04
EllipticSeries D$120m2025-05-01
PhasecraftSeries B$34m2025-09-02
OvivaSeed2016-01-01
GraviteeSeries A
GigatonSeries A$26m2026-01-01
Flok HealthSeed$13m2026-01-01
HumanloopSeries A2024-01-01
EgressSeries A2014-02-01
OpenTradeSeries A$17m2025-01-01

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