Connect Ventures
Connect Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm established in 2012, focused on supporting exceptional founders in building product-led companies. The firm specializes in early-stage investments, leading pre-seed rounds and co-leading seed rounds across Europe. With a hands-on approach, Connect Ventures aims to help startups achieve product-market fit and scale, typically investing between $500,000 and $5 million per round. The firm emphasizes a founder-driven approach, partnering with entrepreneurs from the earliest stages, often before a product exists. Connect Ventures provides not
Investing activity
Connect Ventures appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round size of $3M and the largest at $6M. The most recent are Embedd (Pre-seed, €2.31M, Aug 2026), Nexcade (Seed, $6M, Jul 2026) and Upstream (Pre-seed, $3M, Jun 2026).
Connect Ventures most often invests alongside Seedcamp, Underline Ventures, Cocoa Ventures and u.ventures, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Connect Ventures
What AI companies has Connect Ventures invested in?
Connect Ventures's AI investments include Embedd, Nexcade and Upstream. The 3 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Connect Ventures based?
Connect Ventures is based in London, England, United Kingdom.
What stage does Connect Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Connect Ventures has invested at Pre-seed and Seed, with a median round of $3M.
Who does Connect Ventures co-invest with?
Connect Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Seedcamp (1 deal), Underline Ventures (1 deal), Cocoa Ventures (1 deal), u.ventures (1 deal) and Roosh Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Connect Ventures?
Founders on Lounge can see Connect Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Connect Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.