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InReach Ventures
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InReach Ventures is an AI-powered venture capital firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, investing exclusively in early-stage European technology startups. The firm's core conviction is that proprietary software and data science can dramatically improve venture capital decision-making — it built the DIG platform to discover, evaluate, and support investments across Europe's geographically fragmented tech ecosystem, sourcing approximately 75% of all investments through this technology. InReach backs European founders with global ambitions building AI-native products for consumers and businesses, in any country and any language, and operates as a GP-first, partner-only firm without junior analysts or associates, ensuring founders always speak directly with decision-makers.
Notable quotes
“In Europe, the geographic fragmentation is huge. The next Spotify can start in Milan, Lisbon, or Berlin; you never know.”
“Venture capital has become bloated. The next generation of firms will be small, partner-only, and powered by AI agents, not analysts and associates.”
“Much like Benchmark in the U.S., our ambition is to build a GP-first firm — one that can scale across Europe by doubling down on world-class technology.”
Team
Ben Smith
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetBird | Series A | $10m | 2026-01-12 |
| Dreamdata | Series B | $55m | 2025-10 |
| Exactly.ai | Seed | $4m | 2024-05 |
| Streamkap | Seed | $3m | 2024-07 |
| Soldo | Seed | — | 2018 |
| Kayzen | Seed | — | 2020-01 |
| Shapr3D | Seed | — | 2019 |
| Eneba | Seed | — | 2019-10 |
| Craft Docs | Seed | — | 2019-10 |
| Agenta | Seed | — | 2023 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Connect Ventures | 3 |
| Project A Ventures | 2 |
| Nauta Capital | 2 |
| Antler | 2 |
| Seedcamp | 2 |
| Speedinvest | 1 |
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