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Episode 1

Europe, England, United Kingdom, London

Description

Episode1 Ventures is a venture capital fund set up to invest in early-stage technology companies based in London, UK.

Investor Profile

Episode 1 has made 121 investments, with 8 in the past 12 months and 40% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (53%)
  • Series A (21%)
  • Pre Seed (12%)
  • Series B (7%)
  • Series Unknown (4%)
  • Convertible Note (2%)
  • Equity Crowdfunding (1%)
  • Corporate Round (1%)

Country Focus

  • United Kingdom (80%)
  • United States (10%)
  • Ireland (7%)
  • Germany (2%)
  • Lithuania (1%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Machine Learning
  • Saas
  • E-commerce
  • Analytics
  • Marketplace
  • Big Data
  • Fintech
  • Supply Chain Management
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Episode 1 frequently co-invest with?

Seedcamp
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 15
Act Venture Capital
Europe, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin
Co-Investments: 8
MMC Ventures
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 7
Join Capital
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 4
Accel
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 4
Balderton Capital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 6
Playfair Capital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 5
Entrepreneur First
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 6
Village Global
North America, California, United States, Covina
Co-Investments: 4
Notion Capital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Episode 1 often collaborate with?

TB
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
PF
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Shared Deals: 2
WS
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
PW
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 2
DH
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
WB
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 3
PN
Europe, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin
Shared Deals: 4
CS
North America, Washington, United States, Kirkland
Shared Deals: 6
BP
Europe, Ireland
Shared Deals: 2
WM
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 3

What are some of recent deals done by Episode 1?

StackOne

London, England, United Kingdom

StackOne is an integration platform that connects SaaS products through APIs.

Data IntegrationDeveloper APIsSaaSSoftware
Series AMay 6, 2025
Amount Raised: $20,000,000
Project B

Munich, Bayern, Germany

Project B provides Operations System for Employee Financial Data.

Financial ServicesFinTechInformation Services
SeedFeb 12, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,637,354
Zelt

London, England, United Kingdom

Zelt is an HRtech startup that helps businesses oversee their entire workforce throughout the employee lifecycle within a single system.

Bookkeeping and PayrollHuman ResourcesSaaSSoftware
Series AJan 30, 2025
Amount Raised: $6,000,000
Intryc

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Intryc employs artificial intelligence to automate the quality assurance process for customer support services.

AnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentCustomer ServiceGenerative AISoftware
SeedJan 23, 2025
Amount Raised: $3,100,000
Refute

London, England, United Kingdom

Refute identifies and addresses misinformation on behalf of there businesses.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information Services
Pre SeedDec 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $2,902,831
Lawhive

London, England, United Kingdom

Lawhive is a legal tech startup that offers an AI-powered platform for lawyers to cover workflow management, compliance, and payments.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Legal Tech
Series ADec 5, 2024
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Carwow

London, England, United Kingdom

Carwow is an online car marketplace that connects customers, automotive brands and car dealers.

AutomotiveMarketplaceTransaction Processing
Series UnknownJul 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $52,000,000
Viable

London, England, United Kingdom

Viable is a Platform for intelligent finance created for D2C, multi-channel, and wholesale brands.

FinanceInternet of Things
SeedMay 23, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,046,404
Lawhive

London, England, United Kingdom

Lawhive is on a mission to make legal help accessible to everyone.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Legal TechMarketplace
SeedApr 15, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
Superlinked

San Francisco, California, United States

A compute framework for turning complex data into vector embeddings.

Cloud InfrastructureDeveloper APIsIdentity ManagementMachine LearningPersonalization
SeedMar 18, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,500,000