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Cornerstone VC
Venture capital · London, United Kingdom · Europe
Cornerstone VC is a UK venture capital firm that invests in early-stage high-growth technology and tech-enabled businesses. It provides first-round and follow-on capital along with talent, HR and strategy support to its portfolio companies.
Invests inFintechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsdiverse teamstech-enabledhealth techfintechfuture of workmarketplaces
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Or find every investor that fitsCornerstone VC lists 29 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 7 funding rounds, 2 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 43% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (24%), AI & Machine Learning (22%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (10%). 79% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside Y Combinator, Ascension and Octopus Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Cornerstone VC, 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 Cornerstone VC's whole history. Rounds on record name 7 companies; its own site lists 29. 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 | 43% |
| Series A | 43% |
| Series B | 14% |
| 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 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 5 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 66th | 29 companies |
| Recent activity | 89th | 6 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 67th | 43% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 92th | 21% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 31th | 24% 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 24% | 12% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 22% | 18% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 10% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Education | 8% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 6% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 8% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 4 |
| Ascension | 3 |
| Octopus Ventures | 3 |
| Antler | 2 |
| Exceptional Ventures | 2 |
| Haatch | 2 |
| Outward VC | 2 |
| Zeal Capital Partners | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers29100%
- 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 Cornerstone VC 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 Cornerstone VC| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 10 Jun 2026 | Series A | |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Seed | |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Series A | |
| 1 Jan 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Seed | |
| 9 Jun 2025 | Series B |
Round details for Cornerstone VC
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Cornerstone VC's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
29 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aster develops patient management and agentic AI voice software. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Audiomob allows brands and artists to connect with audiences in mobile apps with audio ads. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Bracket provides treasury intelligence products for cash management and foreign exchange portfolio management. | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| By Rotation allows users to rent and resell designer fashion items | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Capsa AI provides an AI platform for private capital companies to accelerate workflows and unlock insights | FintechAI & Machine Learning | Jun 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Kord provides financial infrastructure solutions, including identity verification and digital credentials management, for businesses | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| ComplyStream helps financial institutions scale payment volumes without increasing compliance headcount using AI-powered technology | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Definely provides independent review services for complex contracts, helping lawyers to maintain context, proofread, compare, and stay in control of their contracts. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Jun 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Evaro integrates healthcare platforms and provides online consultations and medication delivery services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Jan 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| The company provides AI automation for a brand's daily creative work, including design, illustration, and photography. | AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| FLAIR is a technology platform that supports schools to build inclusive classrooms and culturally aware citizens | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Jarvis provides pension plans for workplaces and individuals | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Gladys is a home care agency that connects you directly with experienced and vetted carers and helpers to offer support at home. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform to help patients find and book medical appointments with healthcare providers. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Heily automates the work of junior auditors using artificial intelligence | AI & Machine LearningFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Leeroo builds AI models of businesses and connects to various systems to deliver outcomes such as fraud blocking and revenue addition | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Litehaus connects projects with potential investors and buyers through an online platform | FintechReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Magentic provides a tool called FlowLens to help fix bugs in software using AI | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides procurement teams with strategic intelligence to negotiate deals faster and at better terms. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Nitro Commerce builds an acceleration tech platform to solve challenges in India's consumer market | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Jan 2026Series A | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 12 Nov 2026- Site
- cornerstonevc.co
- Last read
- 12 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 9 Jun 2025
- Companies checked
- 29
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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