LP profile

Isomer Capital

Fund of fund · Founded 2015 · London, United Kingdom

#653 LP Ranking #67 of 264 funds of funds

Venture capital investment platform

Website ↗LinkedIn ↗X / Twitter ↗

36 VC firms backed

$500M AUM

01 · Background

Who Isomer Capital is.

Historical Background: Isomer Capital was established in 2015 by Joe Schorge and Chris Wade. The firm was founded with the objective of providing access to European technology companies for investors.
Source of Capital: Isomer Capital's investor base includes family offices and a German foundation. A significant portion of their funding for new vehicles comes from returning investors.
Allocation Strategy: Isomer Capital operates as a fund-of-funds, with a focus on venture capital. The firm invests in early-stage technology companies across Europe, with a particular interest in the UK, Belgium, and Austria. Isomer employs a hybrid strategy that includes primary investments in venture capital funds, direct co-investments in portfolio companies, and secondary purchases to provide liquidity.

Sources

02 · Fund commitments

The funds Isomer Capital backs.

Isomer Capital is a limited partner in 36 funds. 3 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking; those lead, best-ranked first.

13books Capital

United Kingdom

42CAP

Germany

Acrobator Ventures

Netherlands

BACKED VC

United Kingdom

Baobab Ventures

United Kingdom

Bonsai Partners

Spain

Breega

France

byFounders

Denmark

Connect Ventures (Europe)

United Kingdom

Element Ventures

03 · Allocation

How Isomer Capital’s fund book is spread.

The 36 funds Isomer Capital backs, by where the manager is headquartered and how many funds that manager has raised.

Where those managers are based

By fund headquarters, across the 35 of 36 with a location on record.

Europe 35100%

United Kingdom 17 · Germany 5 · France 4 · Netherlands 2

How established those managers are

Managers grouped by how many funds they have raised — across the 31 of 36 with a fund history on record.

Emerging funds · 22

Established funds · 9

5 1

8 2

9 3

4 4

2 5-6

3 7-9

10-14

15+

Funds raised by the manager

04 · Direct investments

The companies Isomer Capital backs directly.

Isomer Capital holds 34 companies directly, separate from the funds it commits to as a limited partner. Broken down by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount

UK19
Germany4
USA3
Austria2
Belgium2
Cayman Islands1
France1
Luxembourg1
Portugal1

By sectorCount

Enterprise Software10
Fintech6
Health5
Robotics3
Education2
Fashion2
Media2
Security2
Transportation2
Travel2
Consumer Electronics1
Food1

By stage enteredCount

Seed12
Series A10
Series B+7

By growth stageCount

Breakout Stage19
Late Growth12
Early Growth3

05 · Portfolio market map

Inside Isomer Capital’s portfolio.

The 34 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 30 tracked.

Enterprise Software · Unicorn

Meero

Media

$150M

Enterprise Software · Unicorn

TheGuarantors

Fintech

$200M

Automata

Health

$180M

Encord

Enterprise Software

$240M

Job Today

Jobs Recruitment

$64M

Allplants

Food

goop

Wellness Beauty

$200M

TourRadar

Travel

$200M

RedSift

Security

$216M

CloudNC

Robotics

$180M

Latent Labs

Health

$200M

SuperAwesome

Kids

$68M

Knowunity

Education

$119M

Flexciton

Semiconductors

$78M

Hadean

Gaming

$150M

Aire

Fintech

$44M

Kheiron Medical Technologies

Health

$86M

Centrifuge

Fintech

$60M

Codacy

Enterprise Software

$60M

Hepster

Fintech

$35M

Pi-Top

Education

$16M

Proxyclick

Travel

$60M

Friendsurance

Fintech

$60M

Codeship

Enterprise Software

$28M

XChange

Transportation

$4.4M

Kuano

Health

$14M

Accelerated Dynamics

Media

06 · Portfolio founders

Where Isomer Capital’s portfolio founders come from.

66 founders across the 34 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