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Venrex Investment Management

GBUSFRIESECAOtherConsumerFintechHealthtechMarketplacesB2B SaaSAI/MLOther

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Investment thesis

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.

Tom Fleming · EU-Startups, SponsWatch funding announcement · 2025-02-26

If someone is determined to create a breakthrough company, they rarely stop to consider single digit changes in the macro-economic environment.

Mark Esiri · The Business of Fashion / Business of Beauty · 2024-10-01

People who have created a start-up before are simply more likely to build a unicorn.

Tom Fleming · Stonehage Fleming Future Wealth breakfast seminar · 2024-04-19

Team

Mark Esiri

Co-Founder and Chairman

ConsumerFintechHealthtech

Tom Fleming

Founding Partner

ConsumerB2B SaaSMarketplaces

Ian Goldberg

Partner

ConsumerFintech

Pooja Patel

Partner

ConsumerOther

Robert Diamond

Investor

ConsumerMarketplaces

Tilly Fleming

Analyst

ConsumerAI/MLMarketplaces

Recent investments

CompanyRoundSizeDate
ChexySeries A$10m2026-03-25
MaevingSeries A$14m2025-09-08
Cob FoodsSeed2025-11-03
Graymatter LabsSeed$1m2025-11-06
POCKLASeed$2m2025-03-31
SponsWatchSeed$1m2025-02-26
ZeltSeed$6m2025-01-30
WorkflowSeed$3m2024-11-14

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