# Molten Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Molten Ventures is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 54 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Molten Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 54 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Wellness Deep Technology Health-tech

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**64%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 54 on record

Since the last cheque **5** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$17M** Cheque size, as they say **$5.0M – $25M** Rounds led **5 of 54** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 57%**

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## Molten Ventures highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Venture: 53% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $9.1M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Molten backs Europe’s most ambitious founders from Series A and beyond From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $5.0M – $25M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Wellness Deep Technology Health-tech
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **54 appearances**

- **2026** 7 rounds
- **Oct** **[Concretene](https://millionrounds.com/company/concretene)** Series A · GB · Google News search **$6.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[FintechOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintechos)** Growth · GB · Gapminder VC **$28M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[Qureight](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureight)** Series B · GB · Ventureburn **$20M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Modo Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/modo-energy)** Debt · GB **$17M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Isar Aerospace](https://millionrounds.com/company/isar-aerospace)** Series D · DE · Ventureburn **$312M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[IMU Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/imu-biosciences)** Series A · GB · Ventureburn **$53M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[MAIA Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/maia-technology)** Series A · GB **$5.4M** Sole investor
- **2025** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[Modo Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/modo-energy)** Series B · GB **$33M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[PolyModels Hub](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymodels-hub)** Series A · GB **$9.1M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Duel](https://millionrounds.com/company/duel)** Series A · GB **$16M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Paragraf](https://millionrounds.com/company/paragraf)** Series C · GB · Firms' own news pages **$55M** With 9 others
- **Jun** **[PremFina](https://millionrounds.com/company/premfina)** Debt · GB **$474M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Aktiia (now rebranded as Hilo)](https://millionrounds.com/company/aktiia-now-rebranded-as-hilo)** Series B · CH · Firms' own news pages **$42M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Valarian Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian-technologies)** Seed · GB **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Gardin](https://millionrounds.com/company/gardin)** Seed · GB · Firms' own news pages **$4.5M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Renew Risk](https://millionrounds.com/company/renew-risk)** GB · Silicon Canals **$6.2M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Deciphex](https://millionrounds.com/company/deciphex)** Series C · IE · Seroba Life Sciences **$32M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Sightline Climate](https://millionrounds.com/company/sightline-climate)** Seed · US **$5.5M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[HiveMQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/hivemq)** Venture · DE **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2024** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[CoachHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/coachhub)** Series D · DE **$42M** With 7 others
- **Dec** **[Settle](https://millionrounds.com/company/settle)** Venture · US **$110K** With 7 others
- **Nov** **[PocDoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/pocdoc)** Seed · GB **$6.2M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Concretene](https://millionrounds.com/company/concretene)** Seed · GB **$3.9M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[RavenPack](https://millionrounds.com/company/ravenpack)** Venture · ES **$20M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[One Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-data)** Series B · DE **$35M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Anima](https://millionrounds.com/company/anima)** Series A · US **$12M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Zaptic](https://millionrounds.com/company/zaptic)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[IMU Biosciences](https://millionrounds.com/company/imu-biosciences)** Series A · GB **$15M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Morressier](https://millionrounds.com/company/morressier)** Series B · DE **$16M** With 3 others
- **2023** 8 rounds
- **Nov** **[Sweepr](https://millionrounds.com/company/sweepr)** Series A · IE **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Binalyze](https://millionrounds.com/company/binalyze)** Series A · EE **$19M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Schüttflix](https://millionrounds.com/company/schuttflix)** Series A · DE **$51M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Freetrade](https://millionrounds.com/company/freetrade)** Crowdfunding · GB **$2.9M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Oliva Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/oliva-health)** Seed · ES **$5.4M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Curio](https://millionrounds.com/company/curio)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **May** **[AllPlants](https://millionrounds.com/company/allplants)** Venture · GB **$13M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Apperio](https://millionrounds.com/company/apperio)** Venture · GB **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **2022** 11 rounds
- **Sept** **[Focal Point Positioning](https://millionrounds.com/company/focal-point-positioning)** Series C · GB **$27M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Agora](https://millionrounds.com/company/agora)** US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Altruistiq](https://millionrounds.com/company/altruistiq)** Seed · GB **$18M** With 1 other

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 **17 named**

AH **Andrew Heinz Zimmermann** director i Company register since 2025

BD **Benjamin David Wilkinson** director i Company register since 2019

GM **Gareth Michael Faith** secretary i Company register since 2022

GS **Gervaise Slowey** director i Company register since 2021

GD **Grahame David Cook** director i Company register since 2015

LH **Lara Hennah Naqushbandi** director i Company register since 2023

LD **Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth** director i Company register since 2024

SF **Sarah Felicity Gentleman** director i Company register since 2021

SM **Stuart Malcolm Chapman** director i Company register since 2015

BC **Bernwood Cosec Limited** corporate-secretary i Company register since 2022

KS **Karen Slatford** director i Company register since 2015

KT **Kristian Thomas Rogers** secretary i Company register since 2015

MM **Martin Michael Arthur Davis** director i Company register since 2019

NR **Nicholas Roy Heather** director i Company register since 2015

PC **Prism Cosec Limited** corporate-secretary i Company register since 2015

RF **Richard Fowler Pelly** director i Company register since 2015

SC **Simon Christopher Cook** director i Company register since 2015

We also hold **26** 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the UK company register, which it must file accurately by law

- **Companies House:** 09799594, since 2015

Funds they back

## 21 fund commitments on record

- **Managers:** 15

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

Managers it backs most

- [Ada Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures)
- [Alpac Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpac-capital)
- [Amaranthine 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amaranthine)
- [Antler Nordics 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler-nordics)
- [BitStone Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitstone-capital)
- [Connect Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connect-ventures)
- [Contrarian Ventures 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrarian-ventures)
- [Frst 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frst)
- [Future Positive Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-positive-capital)
- [The Hardware Club 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hardware-club-3)
- [Inventure 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inventure)
- [Join Capital 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/join-capital)

Most recent commitments

- [Ada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures)
- Adara Ventures
- [Alpac Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpac-capital)
- [Amaranthine](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amaranthine)
- [Antler Nordics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/antler-nordics)
- [Bitstone Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bitstone-capital)
- Cennect Ventures
- [Connect Ventures Fund V](https://millionrounds.com/fund/connect-ventures)
- [Contrarian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/contrarian-ventures)
- Episode1
- [Frst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frst)
- [Future Positive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-positive-capital)
- [Hardware Club](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hardware-club-3)
- Illuminate Financial

And 7 earlier commitments.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[StrikeAd](https://millionrounds.com/company/strikead)** Bought by Sizmek **$12M** May 2015

**[Neul](https://millionrounds.com/company/neul)** Bought by Huawei Technologies **$25M** Sept 2014

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$17M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$9.1M**

Led 5 of 54 rounds **9%**

- **Said size:** $5.0M – $25M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *16*
- Venture *9*
- Seed said *9*
- Series B said *6*
- Series C *5*
- Debt *2*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [IQ Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital) 7
- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird) 4
- [HV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital) 4
- [MMC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures) 4
- [Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest) 4
- [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) 3

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**IQ Capital** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iq-capital)[**Earlybird Venture Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/earlybird)[**HV Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-capital)[**MMC Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures)[**Speedinvest** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/speedinvest)[**LocalGlobe** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[**Charlie Songhurst** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charlie-songhurst)[**Cherry Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cherry-ventures)[**Citibank** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi)[**DFJ** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**DFJ Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit)[**Draper Esprit** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Molten Ventures put money into.

[**Concretene** $6.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/concretene)[**FintechOS** $28M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintechos)[**Qureight** $20M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureight)[**Modo Energy** $17M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/modo-energy)[**Isar Aerospace** $312M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/isar-aerospace)[**IMU Biosciences** $53M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imu-biosciences)

## On podcasts

1 episode naming Molten Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 8 Jul 2022 · 31 min How Molten Ventures approaches the German speaking market with Christoph Hornung With [Christoph Hornung](https://millionrounds.com/person/christoph-hornung) Mentions [Molten Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/molten-ventures)[Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 15 Sept 2026 · 1h 4m 1098. News: Chime buys Stride Bank, Molten raises £175m, UBS puts AI on the job spec Apple Podcasts
- [How I Invest](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-invest) 22 Aug 2024 · 14 min E88: Lessons from Investing in 81 Venture Capital Funds - Dave Neumann Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 16 Jun 2023 · 35 min 🎙️ The global startup ecosystem report, fun times for fintech, one big seed round, the EU votes to regulate AI, a16z opens up shop in The Big Smoke Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 25 Jul 2022 · 32 min Where finance and climate meet, with Molten's Vinoth Jayakumar Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Molten Ventures

### What does Molten Ventures invest in?

Molten Ventures invests most often at Series A and Venture (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Wellness, Deep Technology and Health-tech.

### How active is Molten Ventures?

54 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Molten Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Concretene (Series A, Oct 2026), FintechOS (Growth, Sept 2026) and Qureight (Series B, Jul 2026).

### How big are Molten Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M. It says it writes cheques of $5.0M to $25M.

### Does Molten Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 5 of its 54 investments on record (9%).

### Where does Molten Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (57%), Germany (15%) and the United States (13%).

### Is Molten Ventures investing now?

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

### Who does Molten Ventures invest alongside?

Most often IQ Capital (7 rounds together), Earlybird Venture Capital (4 rounds together) and HV Capital (4 rounds together).

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