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Episode 1 portfolio map
36 startups Episode 1 has backed in rounds we track, since 2013, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $3.8B; Episode 1 led at least one round in 1 of them. The biggest sector is AI, with 15 companies.
AI
15
Funding by segment
- AI$3.3B15
- Big Data & Analytics$249M8
- Fintech$62M6
- IT Services$44M4
- HR Tech$122M3
Where they are based
- United Kingdom29$741M
- United States2$3.0B
- Germany2$4.8M
- Ireland1$6.5M
- Lithuania1$510K
United Kingdom
United States
Germany
Ireland
LithuaniaFounded
3 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M2
- $1M to $10M15
- $10M to $50M12
- $50M to $250M6
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over1
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
32 of 36 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United Kingdom29
- United States2
- Germany2
- Ireland1
- Lithuania1
Startups by country, 5 countries in all.
Segment by segment
AI
15 startups · $3.3B raised
FluidstackFluidStack is a GPU cloud for AI, ML and LLM companies.United States$3.0B
Robin AIRobin AI is a legal technology company based in London, specializing in artificial intelligence for contract review, drafting, andUnited Kingdom$108M
Digital SurgeryDigital Surgery is a privately-held pioneer in surgical artificial intelligence (AI), data and analytics, and digital education anUnited Kingdom$70M- JJJack & JillUnited Kingdom$60M
- MManticUnited Kingdom$29M
PerchPeekPerchPeek is a London-based relocation management company founded in 2017.United Kingdom$18M
RevEng.AIRevEng.AI is a London-based cybersecurity and AI company that specializes in building an AI-powered binary intelligence platform fUnited Kingdom$15M
OpteranOpteran is a UK-based autonomy software company that specializes in creating Natural Intelligence by reverse-engineering the brainUnited Kingdom$12M
Big Data & Analytics
8 startups · $249M raised
RaftA niche consulting organization focused on Cloud Native, DevSecOps, and Modern Application Development for mission focused enterprUnited Kingdom$90M- AAttestUnited Kingdom$81M
AuquanAuquan is a London-based technology company founded in 2018 by Chandini Jain and Shubham Jain.United Kingdom$20M
StackOneStackOne is an AI-powered integration infrastructure company founded in 2023 by Romain Sestier and Guillaume Lebedel, both former United Kingdom$20M
SupercedeSupercede is a UK-based reinsurance technology company that offers a web-based platform designed for the reinsurance market.United Kingdom$15M
Kleene.aiKleene.ai is a London-based company that offers a unified end-to-end ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) and AI analytics platform.United Kingdom$14M
EdgeTierUnlock actionable insights from your customer conversationsIreland$6.5M
Poindexter LabsPoindexter Labs is a London-based AI data company that specializes in generating expert-created STEM training data for frontier AI models.United Kingdom$2.7M
Fintech
6 startups · $62M raised
TreeCardTreecard is a London-based fintech startup founded in late 2020.United Kingdom$23M- PPassfortPassFort is a turnkey compliance solution for onboarding customers in regulated markets.United Kingdom$16M
ViableViable is an AI-powered analytics startup founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco.United Kingdom$8.0M
ZeltZelt is a UK-based all-in-one HR software platform designed to streamline HR, payroll, finance, and IT operations.United Kingdom$6.0M
AdsumAdsum is a UK-based technology company founded in 2019, specializing in AI-enabled tax technology and tailored financial products United Kingdom$5.0M
Project Bproject b.Germany$3.6M
IT Services
4 startups · $44M raised
TripteaseTriptease is a London-based SaaS startup that specializes in software and data marketing platforms for the hospitality industry.United Kingdom$24M
ClusterHQClusterHQ was a UK-based software company founded in 2008, known for developing data persistence management solutions for distribuUnited Kingdom$16M- RIRaising ITA flexible software platform that helps nonprofits optimise their on-line presenceUnited Kingdom$2.6M
Record OSFully-integrated, automated, smart Self Assessment workflowUnited Kingdom$2.0M
HR Tech
3 startups · $122M raised
OmnipresentOmnipresent was a London-based global employment platform that simplified international hiring by acting as an Employer of Record (EOR).United Kingdom$120M- JJobinasecondJobinasecond.com is SMS job matching service for part-time and temporary workers.United Kingdom$1.0M
SharecruitSharecruit is an online solution for a new and innovative recruitment process.Lithuania$510K
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Episode 1 as an investor, the first in 2013. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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