Passion Capital Fund IV

Passion Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

London, United Kingdom

Countries of investment

United Kingdom
Germany
France
Spain
Netherlands
Sweden
Ireland

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Fintech
Enterprise Software
SaaS
Artificial Intelligence
Digital Media
Enterprise Risk

About
Passion Capital is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2011, recognized as the first operator-led VC fund in Europe. The firm invests primarily at pre-seed and seed stages in digital media and technology companies, with a focus on AI, fintech, and enterprise risk. Passion Capital has backed unicorns including GoCardless, Monzo, Tide, Marshmallow, and Lendable across the UK and Europe.

Min check size: $250K
Max check size: $2M
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Investment Thesis

Passion Capital focuses on backing founders with compelling vision at the earliest stages, operating as an operator-led fund that believes the critical differentiator of a successful business is the passion and ability of its founders.

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Manager's Experience

The team at Passion Capital is led by co-founding partners Eileen Burbidge, Stefan Glaenzer, and Robert Dighero, bringing deep operator backgrounds and prolific early-stage track records across Europe. Eileen is one of the UK's most influential tech figures and a former Downing Street advisor on fintech policy. Stefan was an early Last.fm investor, and Robert brings extensive entrepreneurial and technical experience. Together with partner Will Orde, the team has backed five unicorns including Monzo, GoCardless, Lendable, Marshmallow, and Butternut Box from pre-seed.