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Houghton Street Ventures
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Houghton Street Ventures is a venture fund founded in formal partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), singularly focused on backing the best alumni, students, and faculty of LSE globally. The firm invests from Pre-Seed to Series A — 'in the early days, when it's most needed' — in founders who are 'building companies that harness the power of the humanities, social sciences and technology.' Their investment philosophy, termed 'Critical Capital,' reflects both the critical stage of investment and the multi-disciplinary thinking their founders apply. Beyond capital, the firm leverages the LSE ecosystem to provide founders with 'inspiration, insight, influence and investment,' enabling them to enter new markets, extend funding, enhance talent, and expand operations.
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“LSE entrepreneurs have collectively raised over $30bn in venture capital, and they are just getting started. We are here to support them on their journey.”
“The start of a new chapter for Houghton Street Ventures! I can't think of anyone better than Adam to be taking on this role supporting founders at the earliest stages, and for us at Houghton Street Ventures to now be sitting under Antler's umbrella, enabling us to maintain full independence, ownership, and stay dedicated to our mandate, investing in The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)'s best and brightest, whilst also being plugged into Antler's pretty immense global network and footprint.”
“He is a Founding Partner and Chair of Houghton Street Ventures, a pre-seed and seed fund investing in alumni of the London School of Economics.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andel | Seed | $5m | 2025-10-20 |
| Gladys Care | Seed | $2m | 2025-10-13 |
| Venteur | Series A | $20m | 2025-04-01 |
| Heim Health | Seed | $3m | 2024-11-19 |
| Raylo | Seed | — | 2022-04-01 |
| Orbiit | Seed | — | 2021-04-01 |
| Company Hero | Seed | — | 2023-01-01 |
| Comet | Seed | — | 2022-10-01 |
| WeatherPromise | Seed | — | — |
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