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Overview
Episode1 Ventures is a London based venture capital fund set up to invest in early-stage technology companies based in the UK.
It was created with a mixture of public and private money, including backing from a number of entrepreneurs including Alex Chesterman of Zoopla Property Group. It is one of the UK Government's Enterprise Capital Funds – set up to support fund managers who invest in small, high-growth businesses. The £12.5 million of private investment was matched with £25 million of public money.
Episode 1 Ventures invests in seed and Series A rounds of up to £2m in software-driven businesses with the potential to transform industries. They’ve been entrepreneurs theirselves so provide a frank and fast approach to investing and they like to play a very hands-on supportive role in growing the businesses they back. They look for entrepreneurs with relevant experience ambitious to change their sector. They like to see that they can hire world-class talent and delegate to them effectively, and that they really know the customers and understand the problem. They also like entrepreneurs that are data-driven. But above all they like people with passion and ambition, that can execute at speed and overcome significant hurdles along the way.
They are building a portfolio of companies that are using software technology to disrupt their chosen marketplaces. It is a diverse group across a range of industries, but with two common themes – a great founder and a big market. They also like to invest once a company has launched their product and has some clients they can reference. Revenues are usually from zero to £50k per month when they first invest.
They like to play an active role in helping the companies that they invest in, at least until their companies have secured one or more later financing rounds. They want to help entrepreneurs turn their early stage ventures into fast growing companies built to grow into significant and valuable entities. They see every investment as a partnership. Indeed, they share their office with a number of portfolio companies so they work very closely with them.
Highlights
2013
Enterprise Software
1-10
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47
8
Seed, Early Stage Venture
Venture Capital
Location
Europe
Contact Information
Social
Profile Resume
Episode 1, established in 2013 and headquartered in Europe., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture investments across Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), SaaS, Database, Private Cloud, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance. The organization boasts a portfolio of 114 investments, with an average round size of $8.9M and 8 successful exits. Their recent investments include ClusterHQ, DN Capital, Carwow, Balderton Capital, Samos Investments. The highest investment round they participated in was $60.7B. Among their most notable exits are ClusterHQ and DN Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.
Investment portfolio
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Investments
116
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Industry | Money Raised |
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Mar 18, 2024 | Superlinked | Personalization | 9.5M |
Apr 15, 2024 | Lawhive | Marketplace | 12.0M |
May 23, 2024 | Viable | Finance | 3.0M |
Jul 15, 2024 | Carwow | Marketplace | 52.0M |
Exits
8
Funding Timeline
116
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3
Funding Rounds
116
Episode 1 has raised 116 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jul 15, 2024 from a Venture Round - Carwow round.
Annouced Date | Transaction Name | Number of Investors | Money Raised | Lead Investor |
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Mar 18, 2024 | Seed Round - Superlinked | - | 9.5M | - |
Apr 15, 2024 | Seed Round - Lawhive | - | 12.0M | - |
May 23, 2024 | Seed Round - Viable | - | 3.0M | - |
Jul 15, 2024 | Venture Round - Carwow | - | 52.0M | - |
Investors
1
Episode 1 is funded by 1 investor(s). Encore Capital Kantor is the most recent investors.
Investor Name | Lead Investor | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Encore Capital | Yes | Venture Round - Episode 1 | 0 |
Fund raised
2
Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.
Annouced Date | Fund Name | Money Raised |
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May 10, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
May 11, 2013 | OTPPLESS | 1.0M |
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