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Investment thesis

Exceptional Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm dedicated to investing in high-impact startups that improve the world by helping people live healthier, happier, and longer lives while supporting a sustainable planetary ecosystem. The firm backs founders who are transforming human longevity, health, and happiness, focusing on scientifically proven innovations to maximise human 'Joyspan®' – the years lived in good health, purpose, and happiness. Through EV Fund 1, targeting £20M, the firm built a portfolio of 40+ early-stage startups over three years, primarily in the UK/EU and opportunistically across the rest of the world, across the sectors of HealthTech, FoodTech and Financial Health. EV Fund 2 (launched 2025) builds on those learnings with a sharper focus on HealthTech, targeting 50–60 companies across prevention, early detection, and smarter care delivery.

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The fund was aiming to build a portfolio of 40 companies

Paolo Pio · TechCrunch · 2022-07-26

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
GlycanAgeFunding Round$9m2025-12
Berry HealthPre-seed$2m2023-06
AmateraSeed$2m2023-10
Clerkenwell HealthSeed2022
Bio&MeSeed2023
Here We FloSeed2022
Bar.OnSeed2022
PlanetarySeed2022
REAL KombuchaSeed2022
RestlessSeed2023

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