Episode 1 Ventures

Episode 1 Ventures (Investor) — Episode 1 Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 that invests at the pre-seed and seed stages in B2B software companies across the UK and Europe. The firm closed its third fund at £76 million in early 2024, bringing total funds raised to £170 million across its history. Check sizes range from £250K to £3 million, with a preference to lead rounds at up to £2 million for a 10–20% stake, and the firm invests in 10–12 companies per year. Its core thesis centers on AI, infrastructure, computational biology, robotics, devtools, and quantum, with a strong emphasis on defensible software solving technical problems in large markets. Episode 1 specializes in the seed-to-Series A journey, reporting that 73% of its portfolio companies go on to raise a Series A. Notable portfolio companies include Carwow, Robin AI, CloudNC, Omnipresent, and QuestDB. Founders can submit a pitch deck directly through the firm's website.