United Kingdom · Investor

Exceptional Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 32 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $7.7M, Jul 2022VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ADiagnosticsWell-beingDigital-health

Deploying now
62%of best year8cheques in 12 months, 32 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.0MCheque size, as they say$200K – $500KRounds led0 of 32Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 59%
Pitch Exceptional Ventures

Exceptional Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    8 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.4M

What they do

Exceptional Ventures is a London-based VC firm investing in early-stage companiesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$200K – $500K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
DiagnosticsWell-beingDigital-health
Based in
United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first32 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Sept
    InTouchNowSeed · GB$3.1MWith 1 other
  3. Sept
    Big Picture BioPre-seed · GB$2.0MWith 1 other
  4. Jul
    Pacifico BiolabsGrant · DE$8.1MWith 2 others
  5. Mar
    AmateraSeed · FR$7.0MWith 2 others
  6. Mar
    EvaroSeries A · GB · The SaaS News$25MWith 6 others
  7. Jan
    CarolSeries A · IT$7.6MWith 1 other
  8. 2025

    11 rounds

  9. Dec
    GlycanAgeVenture · GB$8.7MWith 3 others
  10. Dec
    Punto HealthSeed · GB$2.7MWith 3 others
  11. Oct
    UnfabledSeed · GB$1.7MWith 5 others
  12. Oct
    GladysSeed · GB$2.0MWith 1 other
  13. Sept
    Open Health TechnologiesSeed · NL$3.0MWith 3 others
  14. Sept
    Here We FloPre-seed · GB$4.1MWith 1 other
  15. Jul
    Sava TechnologySeries A · GB$19MWith 4 others
  16. Jun
    BonusXIT$240KWith 2 others
  17. May
    Alba HealthSeed · SE$2.5MWith 3 others
  18. May
    ReportAIdPre-seed · IT$2.5MWith 3 others
  19. Feb
    Level Zero HealthPre-seed · GB$6.9MWith 5 others
  20. 2024

    8 rounds

  21. Nov
    Jove InsuranceSeed · GB$4.5MWith 2 others
  22. Oct
    PlanetaryVenture · CH$3.5MWith 4 others
  23. Sept
    CirceSeed · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  24. Jul
    PreActivPre-seed · GB$641KSole investor
  25. Jun
    SAVASeed · GB$8.0MWith 3 others
  26. Feb
    RogaPre-seed · US$1.2MWith 2 others
  27. Feb
    Pacifico BiolabsPre-seed · DE$3.3MWith 1 other
  28. Feb
    JuniperPre-seed · GB$1.9MWith 1 other
  29. 2023

    2 rounds

  30. Jun
    Berry HealthPre-seed · GB$1.6MWith 3 others
  31. May
    Rest LessCrowdfunding · GB$6.3MWith 4 others
  32. 2022

    5 rounds

  33. Oct
    Net PurposeSeries A · GB$11MWith 4 others
  34. Oct
    Clerkenwell HealthSeed · GB$2.3MWith 1 other
  35. Aug
    CurioUS$1.6MSole investor
  36. Jul
    Bar.onSeed · BE$1.8MSole investor
  37. May
    RealGB$1.3MSole investor

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

We hold 14 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

18 of 44 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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Exceptional Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Exceptional Ventures

What does Exceptional Ventures invest in?

Exceptional Ventures invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Diagnostics, Well-being and Digital-health.

How active is Exceptional Ventures?

32 investments on record, 8 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Exceptional Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: InTouchNow (Seed, Sept 2026), Big Picture Bio (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and Pacifico Biolabs (Grant, Jul 2026).

How big are Exceptional Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.0M. It says it writes cheques of $200K to $500K.

Does Exceptional Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 32 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Exceptional Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (59%), Italy (9%) and the United States (9%).

Is Exceptional Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 8 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Exceptional Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Heartfelt Capital (3 rounds together), Octopus Ventures (3 rounds together) and SOSV (3 rounds together).

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