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Begin Capital
Venture capital · United Kingdom · Europe
Begin Capital is a UK-based venture capital fund that invests in startups, having made 28 investments in its first season since 2020. It leads and participates in rounds with checks from $500K to $8M and describes itself as building a new VC fund.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
In its own wordsdeeptechartificial intelligenceroboticsconstruction techhardwaresoftware
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Or find every investor that fitsBegin Capital lists 33 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 10 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 75% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (24%), Enterprise Software (16%) and Fintech (10%). 32% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside Flyer One Ventures, Haatch and 42CAP.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Begin Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Begin Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 9 companies; its own site lists 33. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 13% |
| Seed | 75% |
| Series A | 13% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 9 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 71th | 33 companies |
| Recent activity | 94th | 9 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 85th | 88% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 90th | 18% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 31th | 24% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 95th | 10 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 24% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 16% | 8% |
| Fintech | 10% | 12% |
| Cybersecurity | 9% | 4% |
| Space & Defense | 7% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 5% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 5% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 6% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Flyer One Ventures | 3 |
| Haatch | 3 |
| 42CAP | 2 |
| AAL VC | 2 |
| Adara Ventures | 2 |
| Aloniq | 2 |
| Antler | 2 |
| Davidovs Venture Collective | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3297%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company13%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Flyer One Ventures
Compare Begin Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its siteRecent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Begin Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2026 | Series B | |
| 13 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Pre-Seed Led | |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Debt | |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Series A | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Seed | |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Seed |
Round details for Begin Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Begin Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
33 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actable AI provides a low-code decision intelligence platform that uses artificial intelligence and data science tools to help businesses make better decisions | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| AppFactor develops and provides a platform for enterprises to discover, assess, modernize, build, deploy and maintain their software systems | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Feb 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Areg AI provides a solar asset management platform with various features for optimizing performance and simplifying operations | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Bulbshare enables brands and customers to co-create products, marketing, and strategies through a customer collaboration platform | ConsumerConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Cloudchipr provides a platform for managing and optimizing cloud and AI costs | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Codesphere provides a platform for cloud management and digital sovereignty | Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Convious provides an all-in-one platform for attractions to sell tickets and manage operations | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company upgrades existing heavy equipment to self-driving machines for earthworks. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| DesignVerse provides a platform that gives AI the architecture, standards, knowledge, and guardrails it needs to build software consistently, securely, and at scale | Industrial & ManufacturingEnterprise Software | May 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| Dwelly runs a hassle-free acquisitions business specifically for independent lettings agents | Real Estate & Construction | Feb 2026Debt · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| The company provides online courses, webinars, and training for professionals. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Finom provides business account, invoicing, and accounting integrations services. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Fundraise Up provides a digital fundraising platform for online giving to nonprofits | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| IVM Markets provides a platform for constructing and analyzing equity derivatives and structured products portfolios | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Loanbase provides an all-in-one loan marketplace for commercial real estate deals | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Mercaux provides digital solutions to transform in-store shopping experiences using data and AI | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Middleware provides a full-stack observability platform that detects and resolves issues in infrastructure, application, and user experience using AI. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Motley provides a semantic layer for AI agents to make their outputs consistent and reliable | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
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| Native Teams provides payments and employment solutions for international teams | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- begin.capital
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 9 Sept 2025
- Companies checked
- 33
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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