About QVentures
QVentures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Aug 2025, QVentures has invested in 128 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of NeuWave Overall, QVentures portfolio has seen 3 IPOs and 17 acquisitions including key companies like Monese, BMLL and CHRONEXT. A lot of funds co-invest with QVentures, with names like Midlands Engine Investment Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. QVentures has team of 8 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
QVentures' List of Top Investments
QVentures has a portfolio of 128 companies. Their most notable investments are in PROSPECT 100 and Portaire.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Egypt and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail and 30 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by QVentures:1. Plum
AI-based automated spend management platform for individuals. It offers a platform for savings and bills management. Its features include bank accounts integration, assigning monetary goals, referencing of payments, gamification of savings, and process withdrawals. Enables to choose the risk level and start investing in future. The application is made available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Plum
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $75.8M
- Employee Count: 306 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Ventura Capital, Venture Friends and 54 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Apr 14, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Monese
Provider of digital bank solutions for individuals and businesses. It offers savings and current accounts, prepaid cards for online offline purchases, bill payments, money transfers, and more. It features multi currency accounts enabling users to transact using multiple currencies. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Monese
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $269M
- Employee Count: 146 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Kinnevik and 99 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. BMLL
AI-driven data analytics platform. It provides a cloud-based platform to access data, ML algorithms, historical data, and insights on electronically traded securities.
Key facts about BMLL
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Apr 30, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $71.9M
- Employee Count: 127 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Nasdaq, CTC Venture Capital and 60 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Kortext
Provider of digital learning platforms and student engagement analytics software. These systems facilitate content distribution, reading list management, and academic resource access for higher education institutions. The technology integrates artificial intelligence to assist with study tasks and provides data insights regarding learner engagement and academic performance. Tools are designed to support the delivery of digital course materials and the management of library acquisitions.
Key facts about Kortext
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Bournemouth (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Jun 30, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33.3M
- Employee Count: 229 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Salica Investments, HSBC and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 02, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Laundryheap
Platform offering on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning services. It allows customers to schedule a pickup by selecting the collection address and preferred delivery time, and receive the cleaned laundry after the service is completed. Payments are processed through the app, which also supports contactless delivery and is available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Laundryheap
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.9M
- Employee Count: 27 as on Jan 31, 2021
- Investors: TMT Investments, ICU and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
QVentures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
QVentures has invested in 128 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in NeuWave and most recent follow-on round was in Béa Fertility.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
QVentures' Investments by Stage
QVentures has made 32 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $657K, 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.86M, 1 investment in Angel stage with an average round size of $2.61M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $45M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $50M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 32 |
Series A | 3 |
Angel | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
QVentures' Investments by Sector
QVentures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, Sustainability Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 107 Tech companies, 65 Consumer (B2C) companies, 65 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 55 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 19 |
Consumer | 7 |
FinTech | 7 |
Sustainability Tech | 5 |
Vertical SaaS | 5 |
Others | 35 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
QVentures' Investments by Geography
QVentures has made most investments in United Kingdom (36), followed by Germany where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 36 |
Germany | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
United Arab Emirates | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
QVentures' recent investments
QVentures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by QVentures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 06, 2025 | Portugal | Seed | 8444 | [+1] | |
Mar 29, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | 9466 | - | |
Feb 07, 2024 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5254 | - | |
Nov 09, 2023 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7841 | - | |
Aug 25, 2023 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6973 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in QVentures' Portfolio
3 of QVentures' portfolio companies have become public. Pod Energy got listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), in Nov 2021 at marketcap of $344M.Here are QVentures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 04, 2021 | - | - | 4315 | |
- | Nov 14, 2014 | Series A | 1323 | |
- | - | - | 1306 |
Acquired companies in QVentures' Portfolio
17 companies from QVentures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was PlayStack.Here are QVentures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 29, 2026 | - | - | 6709 | |
Dec 02, 2025 | - | - | 7922 | |
Oct 27, 2025 | - | - | 3629 | |
Sep 02, 2025 | Nov 09, 2020 | Series C | 1811 | |
Feb 18, 2025 | Mar 10, 2020 | Seed | 3713 |
Team profile of QVentures
QVentures has a team of 8 members including 6 Partners and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom, Russia and 2 more locations. QVentures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in QVentures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | Oman | - | - | |
Partner | Moscow | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | Kensington | - | - | |
Partner | Hilversum | - | - | |
Principal | - | - |
Co-investors of QVentures
Over the past 12 years, 120 investors have co-invested in QVentures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before QVentures: DMG Ventures, Committed Capital and 20 others have invested in rounds before QVentures. There is 1 company where DMG Ventures has invested before QVentures and 1 company where Committed Capital has invested before QVentures.
- Top Co-investors of QVentures: 60 investors entered a company along with QVentures. These include investors like Midlands Engine Investment Fund (2 companies).
- Invested after QVentures: A total of 38 investors have invested in QVentures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Octopus Ventures (2 companies), 24 Haymarket (2 companies) and HSBC (1 company).
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