Connect Ventures Fund V

Connect Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

London, United Kingdom

Countries of investment

United Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Ireland
Italy
Spain

Investment stages

Seed
Series A

Industries

FinTech
HealthTech
Consumer
Marketplaces
SaaS
Enterprise Software
Developer Tools

About
Connect Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm focused on backing product-obsessed European founders. Their focus spans fintech, healthtech, consumer, marketplaces, and SaaS across United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, and Spain. The firm supports European founders from seed through Series A stages.

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Max check size: $5M
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Investment Thesis

Connect Ventures is a seed and Series A stage venture capital firm deploying capital across product-obsessed startups in fintech, healthtech, consumer, marketplaces, and SaaS sectors. They invest £250K-£3M as high-conviction lead investors in European founders building extraordinary products loved by users. The firm differentiates itself as one of Europe's most product-focused seed VCs with £160M+ AUM across three funds, backing companies including Curve, Typeform, Jodel, Snyk, and Nested.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2012 by Bill Earner (Co-founder & Managing Partner) and Sitar Teli (Co-founder & Managing Partner). Additional partners include Rory Stirling. Team of 6+ investment professionals based in London. Manages £160M+ AUM across three funds including Connect Ventures III (£65M closed 2020). Portfolio includes Curve (fintech), Typeform (SaaS), Jodel (social), Snyk (developer security, sold to become dev-first security platform), Nested (proptech), and 60+ other European seed-stage companies. Focused on product-obsessed founders building extraordinary products loved by users.