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Concept Ventures

London, United Kingdom

London pre-seed fund that writes first cheques of up to $1.5m and was an early backer of ElevenLabs. Its $88m Fund II (2025) is sector-agnostic and plans to back up to 50 UK and European startups, with tracks for first-time and repeat founders.

What Concept Ventures backs

Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
Any sector
Where
UK, Europe
How much
Up to $1.5mUp to $1.5m in first rounds (homepage). No public pitch form or pitch email was found on its website.

Companies it has backed

  • ElevenLabs
  • Treefera
  • Anam
  • Arondite
  • Archestra
  • Semaloop
The full list on Concept Ventures's site

Lately

Active: closed its $88m Fund II, called Europe's largest dedicated pre-seed fund (Vestbee, 30 Sep 2025); portfolio page lists 2025 additions including Archestra (Jul 2025) and Semaloop (Aug 2025).

Sources

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