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Episode 1 Ventures
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Episode 1 Ventures is a London-based early-stage VC firm focused exclusively on Pre-Seed and Seed B2B software companies, with the explicit goal of getting portfolio companies to a successful Series A. The team — comprising entrepreneurs, operators, and technologists with 20+ years of experience — builds relationships early, makes decisions quickly, and engages for the long term. As stated on their site: 'Our focus is getting Pre-Seed and Seed B2B software companies to a successful Series A.' Through its third fund (£76M), Episode 1 targets UK-based, software-driven startups with a particular emphasis on AI, TechBio, open-source, software infrastructure, healthtech, and marketplaces. The firm invests £250K–£3M per deal, typically leading rounds and targeting 10–20% ownership, with reserves for follow-on. It also considers opportunities in the US and Europe where companies have a UK presence. Over one-third of its LPs are founders, including many previously backed by Episode 1 itself.
Notable quotes
“This new fund, our biggest yet, is really a testament to the work of our portfolio founders who are building some of the fastest growing companies in Europe. It's their tenacity, creativity, and vision which has enabled our fund to go from strength to strength and made this new fund possible.”
“We want to see people who clearly left highly paid jobs to pursue something they believe in deeply — founders with real insight into markets that are emerging or evolving.”
“After thousands of meetings and 200+ podcasts, Hector and I discovered five unusual patterns that kept showing up in generational founders: genuine outliers make you uncomfortable in the first few minutes of meeting them… there is an intensity to how they talk that sits outside the range of a normal conversation.”
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Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Seedcamp | 7 |
| Playfair Capital | 6 |
| MMC Ventures | 5 |
| Entrepreneur First | 4 |
| Notion Capital | 4 |
| Balderton Capital | 3 |
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