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Channel 4 Ventures
Corporate VC · London, United Kingdom · Europe
Channel 4 Ventures provides TV advertising budgets to consumer brands in exchange for equity, a media-for-equity model. It is part of Channel 4, the UK public service broadcaster, and invests only media rather than cash.
Invests inE-commerce & MarketplacesHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsconsumer brandsmedia for equityadvertisingdirect-to-consumerbrand building
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Or find every investor that fitsChannel 4 Ventures lists 34 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are E-commerce & Marketplaces (20%), Healthcare & Biotech (17%) and Fintech (14%). 81% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside Active Partners, Allegro Capital and Ascension.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Channel 4 Ventures, 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 Channel 4 Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 34. 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 | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 100% |
| 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 | 1 |
| '26 | 2 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 72th | 34 companies |
| Recent activity | 69th | 2 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 66th | 6% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 17th | 20% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 20% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 17% | 15% |
| Fintech | 14% | 12% |
| Consumer | 11% | 3% |
| Food & Agriculture | 9% | 3% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 9% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 6% | 8% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 6% | 18% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Active Partners | 3 |
| Allegro Capital | 3 |
| Ascension | 2 |
| Pembroke VCT | 2 |
| Seedcamp | 2 |
| Accel | 1 |
| Al Dhow Capital | 1 |
| Angel CoFund | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers34100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 togetherCompare Channel 4 Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Channel 4 Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2026 | Series A | |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Round Led |
Round details for Channel 4 Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Channel 4 Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
34 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Bartesian makes and sells automated cocktail makers and related products. | ConsumerFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
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| COAT makes and sells paint, including interior and exterior paints, and related supplies. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
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| Currencyfair provides international money transfers and currency exchange services. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| TRIP sells various products such as magnesium drinks, gummies, and powders to help people relax and calm down. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells mattresses, beds, and bedding products. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Roam sells condoms, lubricants, and other sex-related products | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
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| Drover develops ear tags that use muscle contractions to guide cattle for rotational grazing | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
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| Fy sells wall art, canvas prints, and framed art from independent artists | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company operates a job search and hiring platform | Human Resources | Portfolio page | ||
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| Maxwellia transforms prescription products into over-the-counter brands | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Meatless Farm makes plant-based protein staples | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| MEL Science offers an educational subscription with hands-on projects and digital experiences for kids to learn science | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| The company provides online interior design services, including room design and styling packages. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- channel4ventures.com
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 8 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 15 Oct 2025
- Companies checked
- 34
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