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Ada Ventures

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Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
London, United Kingdom
Countries of investment
  • United Kingdom
Investment stages
  • Pre-Seed
  • Seed
Industries
  • Climate Tech
  • Health Tech
About
Ada Ventures is a UK-based pre-seed inclusive venture capital firm investing £250K to £1M in early startups before clear signs of product-market fit emerge. Ada Ventures leads over 70% of its investments, focusing on Northern European companies with unique or defensible technology. They back 10-12 companies annually, emphasizing impact in every investment decision.
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Ada Ventures invests £250k to £1 million in pre-seed rounds, focusing on companies in the UK and Northern Europe with a connection to the UK. The firm prefers startups with unique or defensible technology and leads over 70% of investments, assessing impact in every decision.
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Ada Ventures invests £250K to £1M in early pre-seed rounds, often leading over 70% of their investments. They focus on companies in the UK and Northern Europe linked to the UK, backing those with unique or defensible technology. Ada typically supports 10 to 12 companies annually with a strong emphasis on impact in each investment.

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Team

Check Warner – Founding Partner

Matt Penneycard – Founding Partner

Michael Tefula – Principal & Head of Product

Xun Ning Choong – Head of Operations & Impact

Emma Richards – Head of Finance

Diarra Smith – Head of Portfolio & Brand

Dorothy Chou – Venture Partner

Artificial Intelligence

Alasdair Thong – Venture Partner

Healthcare

Jasmin Thomas – Venture Partner

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Ben Norton – Venture Partner

Talent

Charles Hudson – Steering Group

Ed Zimmerman – Steering Group

Marta Sjögren – Steering Group

Michelle Ashworth – Steering Group

Portfolio

Alito

Alvie

Bilanc

BlakBear

Boldr

Boundless

Bubble

Carbometrics

Circa 5000

Customuse

Esther

Flexa

Frolo

Gizmo

Greenworkx

Huboo

Insitu

Junobio

Low Carbon Materials

Materials Nexus

Metronome

Micrographia Bio

Moonhub

MultiOmic

Occam.ai

Openformat

Organise

Oxford Medical Products

People and Robots

Phinxt

PlannerPal

Radiant Matter

Research Grid

Salesape.ai

Seva

SideQuest

Sooper Books

Spill

Spoke

Toothfairy

Tract

Yuty

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