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Episode 1 Ventures

Venture Capital · Founded 2013 · London, United Kingdom

Seed investing in UK-based software driven businesses, focusing on deep tech and marketplaces

81 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $916M invested · 141 investments · Investor rank #3,183 · Last investment 7/2026
Portfolio companies 81 ↑ 50% 5y
Decacorns 2
Thoroughbreds 7
01 · Biggest holdings

Episode 1 Ventures’ biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Episode 1 Ventures still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 FluidStackUnicorn · Security · USA $7.5B
  2. 2 ViagogoUnicorn · Event Tech · Ireland $1.0B

Estimated value = Episode 1 Ventures’ disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Portfolio analysis

Where Episode 1 Ventures’ portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 81 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. UK81
  2. USA13
  3. Ireland5
  4. Germany3
  5. Czechia1
  6. Switzerland1
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software39
  2. Fintech13
  3. Marketing11
  4. Health8
  5. Security8
  6. Jobs Recruitment6
  7. Transportation6
  8. Gaming4
  9. Hosting4
  10. Legal4
  11. Media4
  12. Real Estate4
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed71
  2. Series A9
  3. Series B+1
By growth stageCount
  1. Early Growth51
  2. Breakout Stage38
  3. Late Growth14
  4. Mature1
03 · Portfolio market map

Inside Episode 1 Ventures’ portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 81 tracked.

FluidStack
Security · Unicorn
$7.5B
FanDuel
Gaming · Decacorn
$31B
Carwow
Transportation
$208M
Ori Industries
Hosting
$700M
Shazam
Music
$400M
Huboo
Transportation
$396M
Omnipresent
Jobs Recruitment
$15M
Lawhive
Legal
$240M
Attest
Marketing
$273M
DataSift
Enterprise Software
$168M
Robin AI
Legal
$104M
Viagogo
Event Tech · Unicorn
$1.0B
Zelt
Jobs Recruitment
$250M
CloudNC
Robotics
$180M
Phasecraft
Enterprise Software
$133M
Betfair
Sports
$455M
Profitero
Fintech
$80M
Raft
Transportation
$120M
Risk Ledger
Security
$127M
FatMap
Travel
$18M
Scurri
Transportation
$41M
Perkbox
Health
$70M
TreeCard
Fintech
$92M
Touch Surgery
Health
$79M
tru.ID
Security
$12M
Sano Genetics
Health
$48M
Mimica Automation
Enterprise Software
$103M
StackOne
Enterprise Software
$80M
emoov
Real Estate
$9.5M
Triptease
Travel
$16M
Adludio
Marketing
$26M
Auquan
Fintech
$49M
Supercede
Fintech
$60M
Zoopla
Real Estate · Unicorn
$2.9B
Jack & Jill AI
Jobs Recruitment
$80M
RevEng.AI
Security
$60M
Opteran
Robotics
$48M
NaturalMotion
Gaming
$527M
Global App Testing
Enterprise Software
$34M
PerchPeek
Real Estate
$54M
SwiftShift
Enterprise Software
$8.0M
Kleene
Enterprise Software
$55M
ClusterHQ
Hosting
$48M
SeeWhy
Media
$9.2M
QuestDB
Enterprise Software
$48M
PassFort
Fintech
$45M
SimplyCook
Food
$24M
Medishout
Health
$23M
Refute
Security
$27M
Superlinked
Enterprise Software
$38M
User Replay
Marketing
$19M
EdgeTier
Enterprise Software
$26M
Shutl
Transportation
$165M
Hedepy
Health
$12M
AimBrain
Legal
$21M
Sable Bio
Health
$15M
Bubble Robotics
Robotics
$20M
Adsum
Fintech
$20M
TVbeat
Media
$8.0M
Intryc
Enterprise Software
$12M
04 · Portfolio founders

Where Episode 1 Ventures’ portfolio founders come from.

148 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United Kingdom118
  2. Ireland10
  3. Germany4
  4. Czechia3
  5. United States3
  6. Nigeria2
  7. Argentina1
  8. France1
  9. Israel1
  10. Senegal1
UniversityCount
  1. University of Oxford18
  2. University of Cambridge17
  3. University College London9
  4. Harvard Business School5
  5. Harvard University3
  6. King's College London3
  7. London Business School3
  8. London School of Economics and Political Science3
  9. Royal Holloway, University of London3
  10. Tomas Bata University in Zlin3
Previous companyCount
  1. Entrepreneurs First8
  2. Alphabet | Google7
  3. Deutsche Bank5
  4. HSBC5
  5. Microsoft5
  6. Aon4
  7. Imperial College London4
  8. JP Morgan4
  9. UBS4
  10. Amazon3