United Kingdom · Investor

Houghton Street Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

VC firmDeploying nowLast fund $1.9M, Oct 2023

Pre-seedSeedSeries AHumanitiesSocial_sciencesTechnology

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque15days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$9.8MCheque size, as they say$500K – $2.5MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Houghton Street Ventures

Houghton Street Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds

What they do

We are Houghton Street Ventures, a venture fund founded in partnership with the London School of Economics.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $2.5M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HumanitiesSocial_sciencesTechnology
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Oct
    FirstworkSeries A · US · Bharat Fast$15MWith 7 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Oct
    AndelSeed · US · AlleyWatch$4.5MWith 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

We hold 5 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)

6 of 6 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.

Recently backed

The latest companies Houghton Street Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Houghton Street Ventures

What does Houghton Street Ventures invest in?

Houghton Street Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Humanities, Social_sciences and Technology.

How active is Houghton Street Ventures?

2 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Houghton Street Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Firstwork (Series A, Oct 2026) and Andel (Seed, Oct 2025).

How big are Houghton Street Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $9.8M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $2.5M.

Is Houghton Street Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Houghton Street Ventures?

Houghton Street Ventures is a VC firm based in London, United Kingdom.

Has Houghton Street Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Oct 2023, reporting $1.9M raised.

Does Houghton Street Ventures take cold pitches?

Yes: its own website says it reads unsolicited pitches.

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