Passion Capital
Passion Capital is a prominent venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2011. It is recognized as Europe's first venture capital fund managed by entrepreneurs and operators, emphasizing a "founder-first" approach. This philosophy allows the firm to leverage practical experience to support early-stage technology companies. Passion Capital has backed over 100 businesses, focusing on pre-seed and seed investments, and has a strong track record of fostering a collaborative ecosystem for ambitious founders. The firm specializes in investing in sectors such as Artificial Int Per Crunchbase, Passion Capital has made 199 investments, 46 as lead investor across 102 portfolio companies, with 27 exits.
Investing activity
Passion Capital has made 199 investments according to Crunchbase across 102 portfolio companies, and has led 46 rounds and seen 27 exits.
Passion Capital appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $12M. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $6M and the largest at $12M. The most recent are Backbone (Pre-seed, €4M, Sep 2026), geoSurge (Seed, $12M, Jul 2026) and Round (Seed, $6M, Apr 2026).
Passion Capital most often invests alongside Pitchdrive, 100IN, PROfounders Capital and Darta, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Passion Capital
What AI companies has Passion Capital invested in?
Passion Capital's AI investments include Backbone, geoSurge and Round. The 3 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Passion Capital based?
Passion Capital is based in London, England, United Kingdom.
What stage does Passion Capital invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Passion Capital has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $6M.
Who does Passion Capital co-invest with?
Passion Capital's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Pitchdrive (1 deal), 100IN (1 deal), PROfounders Capital (1 deal), Darta (1 deal) and AlbionVC (1 deal).
How can founders reach Passion Capital?
Founders on Lounge can see Passion Capital'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 Passion Capital to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.