# LocalGlobe: portfolio, investments and team

> LocalGlobe is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 269 investments on record, 44 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# LocalGlobe

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 269 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $55M, Dec 2025 VC firm

Seed Series A Apps CloudTech Consumer

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**86%** of best year **44** **cheques in 12 months**, 269 on record

Since the last cheque **3** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$12M** Rounds led **5 of 269** Sole investor **10 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 56%**

Pitch LocalGlobe

## LocalGlobe highlights

- 01 44 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 10 rounds, median $4.0M
- 04 3 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Apps CloudTech Consumer
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **269 appearances**

- **2026** 36 rounds
- **Oct** **[Talent Nation](https://millionrounds.com/company/talent-nation)** Pre-seed · NG · Disrupt Africa **Undisclosed** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Concretene](https://millionrounds.com/company/concretene)** Series A · GB · Google News search **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Maven Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/maven-robotics)** Series A · US · Wamda **$100M** With 6 others
- **Sept** **[Open Cosmos](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-cosmos)** Growth · GB · ETF Partners **$346M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Phase0](https://millionrounds.com/company/phase0)** Seed · DE · Realyze Ventures **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[HiBob](https://millionrounds.com/company/hibob)** Growth · US **$166M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Heidi Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/heidi-health)** Debt · AU **$240M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Frontier Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontier-computing)** Pre-seed · GB **$10M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Resolutiion](https://millionrounds.com/company/resolutiion)** Seed · GB **$10M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Breedr](https://millionrounds.com/company/breedr)** Series B · GB · Ventureburn **$27M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Model ML](https://millionrounds.com/company/model-ml)** Venture · US **$75M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Dogtooth Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/dogtooth-technologies)** Growth · GB · Firms' own news pages **$19M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[ZML](https://millionrounds.com/company/zml)** Seed · FR **$20M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Marker](https://millionrounds.com/company/marker)** Seed · GB **$13M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[microagi](https://millionrounds.com/company/microagi)** Seed · DE **$55M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Nyobolt](https://millionrounds.com/company/nyobolt)** Series C · GB · Ventureburn **$60M** With 6 others
- **May** **[Supercritical](https://millionrounds.com/company/supercritical)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Trent AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/trent-ai)** Seed · GB **$13M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[BioOrbit](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioorbit)** Seed · GB **$13M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Zego](https://millionrounds.com/company/zego)** Venture · GB **$28M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Shellworks](https://millionrounds.com/company/shellworks)** Series A · GB **$15M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[baCta](https://millionrounds.com/company/bacta)** Seed · FR **$8.2M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Laka](https://millionrounds.com/company/laka)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[Electric Twin](https://millionrounds.com/company/electric-twin)** Seed · GB · Mercuri VC **$10M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Automata](https://millionrounds.com/company/automata)** Series C · GB · Entrepreneur First **$45M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Motorway](https://millionrounds.com/company/motorway)** Debt · GB **$34M** With 4 others
- **Feb** **[Early Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/early-health)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[OLIX](https://millionrounds.com/company/olix)** Series A · GB **$220M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Orbital](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital)** Series B · GB · Ventureburn **$60M** With 8 others
- **Jan** **[Anzen Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/anzen-industries)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.3M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Opti](https://millionrounds.com/company/opti)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Twin](https://millionrounds.com/company/twin)** Seed · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Spore.Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/spore-bio)** Venture · FR **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Stream](https://millionrounds.com/company/stream)** Series D · US **$90M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Equitable Earth](https://millionrounds.com/company/equitable-earth)** Series A · FR **$15M** With 3 others
- **2025** 42 rounds
- **Dec** **[Ostium](https://millionrounds.com/company/ostium)** Series A · Ventureburn **$20M** With 6 others
- **Nov** **[Model ML](https://millionrounds.com/company/model-ml)** Series A · US · 13books Capital **$75M** With 8 others
- **Nov** **[Venn](https://millionrounds.com/company/venn)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$52M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Gamma](https://millionrounds.com/company/gamma)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$68M** With 4 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 registration **11 named**

AH **Abbie Hewlett** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

AM **Alice Meerveld** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

KW **Kristy Webber** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

MJ **Matthew James Westgarth-Smith** Director of the General Partner and Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

MK **Matthew Klein** Member of LocalGlobe LLP, the investment advisor i Filing they signed

MH **Megan Hollie Stewart** Director of the General Partner and Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

MT **Megan Thomas** Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

NL **Nigel Lewis Westgarth** Director of the General Partner and Director of the Manager i Filing they signed

OE **Ophelia Elizabeth** Member of LocalGlobe LLP, the investment advisor i Filing they signed

SH **Sarita Hollie Steyn** Director of LocalGlobe VIII GP Limited, the general partner i Filing they signed

SK **Saul Klein** Member of LocalGlobe LLP, the investment advisor i Filing they signed

We also hold **32** 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all**

**[Dataform](https://millionrounds.com/company/dataform)** Bought by [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) **Undisclosed** Dec 2020

**[Scape Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/scape-technologies)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **$40M** Feb 2020

**[BillGuard](https://millionrounds.com/company/billguard)** Bought by [Prosper](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosper) **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

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

New fund on file

**$55M**

raised in Dec 2025

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$12M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$4.0M**

Led 5 of 269 rounds **2%**

- **Sole investor:** 10 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *71*
- Series A said *61*
- Venture *55*
- Series B *27*
- Debt *11*
- Pre-seed *9*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 21
- [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) 20
- [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) 17
- [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) 17
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 17
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 14

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Index Ventures** VC firm **21** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Entrepreneur First** Accelerator **20** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)[**Octopus Ventures** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures)[**Seedcamp** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **14** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Balderton Capital** VC firm **12** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)[**Founder Collective** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[**Atomico** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atomico)[**Crane Venture Partners** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crane-venture-partners)[**Creandum** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum)

## Recently backed

The latest companies LocalGlobe put money into.

[**Concretene** $6.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/concretene)[**Maven Robotics** $100M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/maven-robotics)[**Open Cosmos** $346M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-cosmos)[**Phase0** $3.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/phase0)[**Heidi Health** $240M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/heidi-health)[**Frontier Computing** $10M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/frontier-computing)

## On podcasts

6 episodes naming LocalGlobe in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 3 Oct 2025 · 17 min George Henry, Partner at LocalGlobe With [George Henry](https://millionrounds.com/person/george-henry) Mentions [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 3 Sept 2025 · 23 min Saul Klein, Founder of LocalGlobe (and investor into 13 Unicorns at Seed) Mentions [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[Saul Klein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saul-klein) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) 22 May 2025 · 35 min Episode 118: Ash Arora: Partner at LocalGlobe - From Delhi to Top VC Mentions [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[Polygon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polygon)[SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) 21 Nov 2024 · 25 min Episode 96: Julia Hawkins: General Partner at LocalGlobe & Latitude - Transforming Healthcare with Technology With [Julia Hawkins](https://millionrounds.com/person/julia-hawkins) Mentions [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Startup Leap](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startup-leap) 5 Nov 2024 · 1h 3m “Building a High-Performing Team to Scale a Massive Vision” - Yvonne Bajela and Maria Rotilu, Partners at LocalGlobe and Openseed VC respectively With [Maria Rotilu](https://millionrounds.com/person/maria-rotilu)[Yvonne Bajela](https://millionrounds.com/person/yvonne-bajela) Mentions [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Startup Leap](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/startup-leap) 1 Aug 2024 · 59 min "From South London to Global Unicorn Investor" with Yvonne Bajela, Partner at LocalGlobe With [Yvonne Bajela](https://millionrounds.com/person/yvonne-bajela) Mentions [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 29 Oct 2025 · 22 min Taos Edmondson: Partner at dmg ventures, Founder at Onstage Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Scaling Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/scaling-europe) 1 Oct 2025 · 14 min Sélim Benayat: 2x exited founder and now building AI Hardware at Nothing Technology ​ Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 26 Aug 2025 · 39 min Europe has a "swarm" of global-scale AI firms, says VC Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 27 Mar 2025 · 47 min Three exits and a failure: Motorway's Tom Leathes on how to disrupt big industries Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about LocalGlobe

### What does LocalGlobe invest in?

LocalGlobe invests most often at Seed and Series A (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Apps, CloudTech and Consumer.

### How active is LocalGlobe?

269 investments on record, 44 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has LocalGlobe invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Talent Nation (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Concretene (Series A, Oct 2026) and Maven Robotics (Series A, Sept 2026).

### How big are LocalGlobe's cheques?

The median round it joins is $12M.

### Does LocalGlobe lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 269 investments on record (2%).

### Where does LocalGlobe invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (56%), the United States (23%) and France (10%).

### Is LocalGlobe investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 44 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does LocalGlobe invest alongside?

Most often Index Ventures (21 rounds together), Entrepreneur First (20 rounds together) and Octopus Ventures (17 rounds together).

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