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Techstart Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 76 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AFinancial ExchangesPaymentsVenture Capital & Private Equity

Deploying now
54%of best year7cheques in 12 months, 76 on record
Since the last cheque152days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.4MCheque size, as they say$50K – $750KRounds led1 of 76Sole investor31 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 98%
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Techstart Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    7 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 31 rounds, median $672K

What they do

We are a venture capital fund that invest in teams with unique insights, global ambition & an obsessive approach to iteration.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$50K – $750K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Financial ExchangesPaymentsVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Belfast, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first76 appearances

  1. 2026

    6 rounds

  2. Jun
    SaltroadSeed · GB$2.0MWith 1 other
  3. May
    Go SwagVenture · GB$5.0MWith 1 other
  4. Mar
    ForesightSeed · US$672KSole investor
  5. Mar
    FarmdriveSeed · GB$927KWith 2 others
  6. Mar
    CattleEyeGrant · GB$456KWith 1 other
  7. Jan
    TeamFeePayVenture · GB$12MWith 1 other
  8. 2025

    9 rounds

  9. Nov
    PitchbookingVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  10. Sept
    Sonrai AnalyticsVenture · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  11. Jul
    Gigged.AISeed · GB$1.4MWith 2 others
  12. Jul
    LUMENSTREAMVenture · GB$1.6MSole investor
  13. Jun
    VallaSeed · GB · TechCrunch$2.7MWith 5 others
  14. Apr
    PlotboxVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. Mar
    Liquid AcquirePre-seed · GB$1.5MWith 1 other
  16. Feb
    RETìníZEVenture · GB$1.6MWith 1 other
  17. Jan
    StormHarvesterSeries A · GB$10MWith 4 others
  18. 2024

    9 rounds

  19. Dec
    Axial3DVenture · GB$18MWith 1 other
  20. Dec
    CarbogenicsVenture · GB$638KWith 3 others
  21. Dec
    LoadarSeed · GB$4.0MWith 1 other
  22. Dec
    StoraSeed · GB$1.6MSole investor
  23. Oct
    NeediSeed · GB$1.2MSole investor
  24. Jul
    SaltroadPre-seed · GB$737KWith 1 other
  25. Jul
    INQDATASeed · GB$967KSole investor
  26. Jun
    iGiiVenture · GB$11MWith 1 other
  27. Jun
    LupovisVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  28. 2023

    11 rounds

  29. Nov
    This is UnfoldedVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  30. Nov
    SensoteqVenture · GB$3.9MWith 1 other
  31. Sept
    EnzaiSeed · GB$4.0MWith 3 others
  32. Sept
    TrickleSeed · GB$1.2MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    Continuum IndustriesSeries A · GB$9.8MWith 4 others
  34. May
    HeysummitVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  35. Mar
    DesanaSeed · GB$7.4MWith 1 other
  36. Mar
    ReathVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  37. Jan
    AnnealPre-seed · GB$109KSole investor
  38. Jan
    GIGGED LTDSeed · GB$2.0MWith 2 others
  39. Jan
    Obbi GolfVenture · GB$1.5MSole investor
  40. 2022

    13 rounds

  41. Nov
    Re-Vana TherapeuticsSeries A · GB · Firms' own news pages$12MWith 4 others
  42. Nov
    BudibaseSeed · GB$7.0MWith 1 other
  43. Nov
    CV6 TherapeuticsVenture · GB$5.7MSole investor
  44. Nov
    loveelectricSeed · GB$1.1MSole investor
  45. Oct
    UnfoldedPre-seed · GB · Firms' own news pages$1.4MLed

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 7 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)

21 of 30 we have independently watched raise

Axial 3DBudibaseCloudsmithContinuum IndustriesDesanaEnzaiGoSwagLoadarLoveelectricNeurolabsOverwatchRayloResponsibleSciLeadsSpectingaStampedeStormHarvesterTeamfeepayTouchLabUnfoldedVallaG.V()GarandorHigloRoomrStora SoftwareSupermethodTechTerrapinThat Works

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 Techstart Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Techstart Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Techstart Ventures

What does Techstart Ventures invest in?

Techstart Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Financial Exchanges, Payments and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Techstart Ventures?

76 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has Techstart Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Saltroad (Seed, Jun 2026), Go Swag (Venture, May 2026) and Foresight (Seed, Mar 2026).

How big are Techstart Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.4M. It says it writes cheques of $50K to $750K.

Does Techstart Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 76 investments on record (1%).

Where does Techstart Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (98%).

Is Techstart Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Techstart Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Ascension (7 rounds together), Par Equity (5 rounds together) and Scottish Enterprise (5 rounds together).

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