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Venrex Investment Management
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Venrex is a London- and New York-based, early-stage venture capital fund manager founded in 2002. The firm backs founders of innovative, technology-enabled businesses, primarily (but not solely) in consumer industries being impacted by technological change — spanning fashion, health & beauty, entertainment, fintech, and enterprise software. Venrex takes a targeted, 'hit-driven' approach, focusing only on opportunities the team believes can deliver outsized returns, and has been the earliest-stage backer of category-defining companies including Charlotte Tilbury, Revolut, Just Eat, Rippling, and Maven Clinic. The firm emphasises backing creative and resourceful founding teams, with a notable commitment to supporting women-led ventures (43% of investments involve a female founder or co-founder). Beyond capital, Venrex provides hands-on operational support, strategic guidance, and network access to help portfolio companies scale. Check sizes typically range from ~$130k to $15m, with the firm investing $6–26m annually in early-stage companies across its active fund vehicles.
Notable quotes
“We're delighted to continue our support of the SponsWatch team. Over the past few years, we've seen their impressive execution in founder-led sales and the strength of their product.”
“If someone is determined to create a breakthrough company, they rarely stop to consider single digit changes in the macro-economic environment.”
“People who have created a start-up before are simply more likely to build a unicorn.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chexy | Series A | $10m | 2026-03-25 |
| Maeving | Series A | $14m | 2025-09-08 |
| Cob Foods | Seed | — | 2025-11-03 |
| Graymatter Labs | Seed | $1m | 2025-11-06 |
| POCKLA | Seed | $2m | 2025-03-31 |
| SponsWatch | Seed | $1m | 2025-02-26 |
| Zelt | Seed | $6m | 2025-01-30 |
| Workflow | Seed | $3m | 2024-11-14 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Khosla Ventures | 1 |
| Node Ventures | 1 |
| Future Planet Capital | 1 |
| Active Partners | 1 |
| APEX Ventures | 1 |
| Crossbeam Venture Partners | 1 |
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