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    Ventura Capital

    London, United KingdomFounded 2012

    Ventura Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 that provides investors with exposure to disruptive, tier-one technology companies with a credible plan to IPO in 2-4 years. The firm is headquartered in London and has deployed over $1 billion in companies such as Spotify, Coursera, and Upgrade.

    37% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Deal activity increased 33% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $117.5M (across 21 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    18

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Series D

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    Ellecia Saffron

    Ellecia Saffron

    Founder & Managing Director, Maysaffron

    Daniel Jeon

    Daniel Jeon

    Partner

    James Amos

    James Amos

    Partner

    Joey D. Barnett

    Joey D. Barnett

    Partner

    Carrie Newman

    Carrie Newman

    Group Financial Controller

    Cristina Merino

    Cristina Merino

    Financial Controller

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    27 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Tekever logoTekeverSeries D$580MSep 2026
    Allica Bank logoAllica BankSeries D—Feb 2026
    Manage My Ltd logoManage My LtdSeries B$45MFeb 2026
    Allica Bank logoAllica BankSeries D$155MJan 2026
    Zilch logoZilchSeries C$175MNov 2025
    Tekever logoTekeverGrowth—May 2025
    Owlstone Medical logoOwlstone MedicalSeries E$27MJan 2025
    Zilch logoZilchGrowth$110MJan 2025
    Tekever logoTekeverSeries B—Nov 2024
    Plum logoPlumSeries B—Jul 2024
    Treasure logoTreasureUnknown$7.5MJan 2023
    Tekever logoTekeverUnknown$23MJan 2022
    Plum logoPlumSeries A—Nov 2021
    Upgrade, Inc. logoUpgrade, Inc.Series F$280MNov 2021
    Upgrade logoUpgradeSeries F$280MNov 2021
    Upgrade, Inc. logoUpgrade, Inc.Series E$105MAug 2021
    SShift OneSeed$5.2MFeb 2021
    Upgrade logoUpgradeSeries E$280MJan 2021
    Upgrade logoUpgradeSeries D—Jun 2020
    Fave logoFaveSeries B$20MSep 2018
    GGALLOS TechnologiesUnknown$50M—
    Playermaker logoPlayermakerUnknown$40M—
    StirlingX logoStirlingXSeries A$20M—
    Upgrade, Inc. logoUpgrade, Inc.Series D$40M—
    Invstr logoInvstrSeed$20M—
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    Last updated: 20 October 2026