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Connect Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 105 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund, Feb 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AProduct

Deploying now
64%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 105 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.3MCheque size, as they say$1.0M – $2.8MRounds led2 of 105Sole investor12 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 42%
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Connect Ventures highlights

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    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 69% of its rounds

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    Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $1.8M

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    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We've been investing in pre-seed and seed stage product companies since 2012, from our home in London.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$1.0M – $2.8M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Product
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first105 appearances

  1. 2026

    9 rounds

  2. Sept
    ThursdayVenture · GB$1.5MWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    EmbeddPre-seed · UA · Seedcamp$2.7MWith 8 others
  4. Jul
    NexcadeSeed · GB$6.0MWith 4 others
  5. Jun
    UpstreamPre-seed · FR$500KWith 2 others
  6. May
  7. Apr
    ZellifySeed · SE$3.6MWith 4 others
  8. Feb
    TablyPre-seed · GB$1.0MSole investor
  9. Jan
    Lanes & PlanesVenture · DEUndisclosedWith 2 others
  10. Jan
    MosaicoPre-seed · IT$1.2MWith 1 other
  11. 2025

    10 rounds

  12. Oct
    DeepstashVenture · US$9.0MWith 2 others
  13. Oct
    EwakePre-seed · FR$2.3MWith 3 others
  14. Oct
    NexcadePre-seed · GB$2.5MWith 3 others
  15. Apr
    Cloud CapitalSeed · US$5.4MWith 5 others
  16. Mar
    CinoSeed · EE · TechCrunch$3.7MWith 5 others
  17. Mar
    ai-cousticsSeed$5.4MWith 3 others
  18. Mar
    FaksVenture · FR$6.3MWith 3 others
  19. Feb
    BelongCrowdfunding · GB$605KWith 2 others
  20. Feb
    PlainSeries A · GB$15MWith 4 others
  21. Jan
    Music.AISeries A · BR · LatamList$40MLed
  22. 2024

    8 rounds

  23. Oct
    Genie AISeries A · GB$18MWith 4 others
  24. Oct
    OgmentVenture · US$2.6MWith 3 others
  25. Jul
    SteepSeed · SE$4.3MWith 3 others
  26. Jun
    DustSeries A · FR$16MWith 4 others
  27. May
    TuzaSeed · GB$5.0MWith 4 others
  28. May
    Purple DotSeries A · GB$10MWith 3 others
  29. Apr
    UnwrittenSeed · GB$3.5MWith 1 other
  30. Apr
    TorgSeed · DE$2.9MWith 2 others
  31. 2023

    13 rounds

  32. Dec
    MemgraphSeed · GB$2.5MWith 4 others
  33. Oct
    FantixSeed · US$1.6MWith 4 others
  34. Oct
    Lanes & PlanesSeries B · DE$35MWith 3 others
  35. Sept
    SwallowPre-seed · GB$1.0MSole investor
  36. Sept
    BoissonVenture · US$5.0MSole investor
  37. Jul
    OutverseSeed · GB$6.0MWith 4 others
  38. Jun
    SprinqueDebt · NL · Avellinia Capital$21MWith 2 others
  39. Apr
    CerbosSeed · GB$7.5MWith 3 others
  40. Apr
    ZealyPre-seed · FR$3.5MWith 5 others
  41. Mar
    Iteration XSeed · FR$4.7MWith 1 other
  42. Feb
    eDRVSeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  43. Feb
    MetomicSeries A · GB$19MWith 3 others
  44. Jan
    CitymapperVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

AAAnthony A. FlorenceDirector of the NEA Service CompanyiFiling they signed
FBForest BaskettDirector of the NEA Service CompanyiFiling they signed
MBMichael BlankManageriFiling they signed
MAMohamad A. MakhzoumiDirector of the NEA Service CompanyiFiling they signed
NQNicole QuinnManageriFiling they signed
SDScott D. SandellDirector of the NEA Service CompanyiFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who backs their funds

3 LPs on record in Connect Ventures's funds

Funds
1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: fund news.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 7 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

TOTEMSBought by StripeUndisclosedFeb 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Connect Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Connect Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Connect Ventures in the title, and 1 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Connect Ventures

What does Connect Ventures invest in?

Connect Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (69% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Product.

How active is Connect Ventures?

105 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Connect Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Thursday (Venture, Sept 2026), Embedd (Pre-seed, Aug 2026) and Nexcade (Seed, Jul 2026).

How big are Connect Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.3M. It says it writes cheques of $1.0M to $2.8M.

Does Connect Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 105 investments on record (2%).

Where does Connect Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (42%), France (16%) and the United States (16%).

Is Connect Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Connect Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Seedcamp (11 rounds together), Index Ventures (8 rounds together) and Accel (5 rounds together).

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