United Kingdom · Investor

Episode 1

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 85 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ABusiness-to-businessSmbB-to-b

Deploying now
88%of best year15cheques in 12 months, 85 on record
Since the last cheque43days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.5MCheque size, as they say$300K – $3.0MRounds led2 of 85Sole investor14 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 80%
Pitch Episode 1

Episode 1 highlights

  1. 01

    15 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 64% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $1.4M

What they do

We are a B2B software fund with a focus on getting Pre-Seed and Seed startups to a successful Series A.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$300K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Business-to-businessSmbB-to-b
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first85 appearances

  1. 2026

    15 rounds

  2. Sept
    ManticSeed · GB · TechStartups$25MWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    Jack & JillSeries A · GB · Air Street Capital$40MWith 11 others
  4. Sept
    CloudNCSeries B · GB · TechCrunch$20MWith 7 others
  5. Sept
    VeriduePre-seed · GB · TechStartups$4.0MLed
  6. Sept
    FluidstackGrowth · US$1.5BWith 4 others
  7. Aug
    Dragonfly Technology LimitedGrant · GB$955KWith 3 others
  8. Jul
    Risk LedgerSeries B · GB$33MWith 4 others
  9. Jul
    Ossprey SecurityPre-seed · GB$2.6MSole investor
  10. Jun
    Poindexter LabsSeed · GB$2.7MWith 1 other
  11. Jun
    Record OSPre-seed · GB$2.0MSole investor
  12. May
    RevEng.AISeries A · GB · NATO Innovation Fund (NIF)$15MWith 4 others
  13. Apr
    Bubble RoboticsPre-seed · US$5.3MWith 1 other
  14. Feb
    LawhiveSeries B · GB · TechStartups$60MWith 8 others
  15. Feb
    RefuteSeed · GB$6.8MWith 2 others
  16. Feb
    sable bioSeed · GB$3.8MWith 2 others
  17. 2025

    13 rounds

  18. Oct
    Jack & JillSeed · GB · TechCrunch$20MWith 4 others
  19. Sept
    PhasecraftSeries B · GB · UCL Technology Fund$34MWith 8 others
  20. Sept
    Mimica AutomationSeries B · GB$26MWith 3 others
  21. Aug
    ManticPre-seed · GB$4.0MSole investor
  22. Jul
    MediShoutSeries A · GB$9.0MSole investor
  23. Jun
    RevEngSeed · GB$4.2MWith 3 others
  24. May
    StackOneSeries A · GB$20MWith 3 others
  25. Mar
    SteliaGB$8.2MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    Ori IndustriesVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. Feb
    Project BSeed · DE$3.6MWith 4 others
  28. Feb
    SuperlinkedVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  29. Jan
    ZeltSeries A · GB · Silicon Canals$6.0MWith 7 others
  30. Jan
    IntrycSeed · US$3.1MWith 4 others
  31. 2024

    11 rounds

  32. Dec
    LawhiveSeries A · GB · Silicon Canals$40MWith 7 others
  33. Dec
    RefutePre-seed · GB$2.9MWith 4 others
  34. Nov
    HubooVenture · GB$58MWith 4 others
  35. Nov
    Robin AISeries B · GB$25MWith 2 others
  36. Oct
    AuquanSeed · GB$4.5MWith 6 others
  37. Jul
    Sano GeneticsVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  38. Jul
    CarwowVenture · GB$52MWith 4 others
  39. Jun
    SupercedeSeries A · GB$15MWith 3 others
  40. May
    ViableSeed · GB$3.0MWith 2 others
  41. Apr
    QuestDBVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  42. Mar
    WebinyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  43. 2023

    6 rounds

  44. Sept
    PandasAIPre-seed · DE$1.2MWith 2 others

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The team

We hold 13 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.

Funds they back

1 fund commitment on record

Managers
1

Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it.Source: fund news.

Managers it backs most

Most recent commitments

What they claim to have backed

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.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Episode 1. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Episode 1 put money into.

Quick answers about Episode 1

What does Episode 1 invest in?

Episode 1 invests most often at Seed and Series A (64% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Business-to-business, Smb and B-to-b.

How active is Episode 1?

85 investments on record, 15 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Episode 1 invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Mantic (Seed, Sept 2026), Jack & Jill (Series A, Sept 2026) and CloudNC (Series B, Sept 2026).

How big are Episode 1's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.5M. It says it writes cheques of $300K to $3.0M.

Does Episode 1 lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 85 investments on record (2%).

Where does Episode 1 invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (80%), the United States (15%) and Germany (5%).

Is Episode 1 investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Episode 1 invest alongside?

Most often Seedcamp (8 rounds together), Balderton Capital (7 rounds together) and Entrepreneur First (6 rounds together).

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