VENTURE CAPITAL

Episode 1 Ventures

London, United Kingdom

London pre-seed and seed fund that describes itself as an AI and infrastructure investor backing defensible software for technical problems. Often the first institutional investor, it takes its pro-rata up to Series A and backs 10 to 12 companies a year.

What Episode 1 Ventures backs

Stages
Pre-seed, Seed
Sectors
AI and data, Business software
Where
UK, Europe
How much
£250k to £2mInvests £250k to £2m, targeting 10-20% ownership when leading and 5-10% when following (FAQ). Pitch via the 'Submit your deck' form on the homepage.

Companies it has backed

  • Sano Genetics
  • CloudNC
  • Robin AI
  • Carwow
  • Attest
  • Phasecraft
The full list on Episode 1 Ventures's site

Lately

Active: led Ossprey's $2.65m pre-seed round (Bdaily, 23 Jul 2026).

Sources

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