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Pledge Ventures
Venture capital · London, United Kingdom · Europe
Pledge Ventures is a venture fund that builds a global portfolio of growth-stage companies using a rules-based approach. It donates 85% of carried interest and up to 50% of annual management fees to Founders Pledge, a charity supporting non-profits.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsgrowth stageco-investmentfounders pledgecharitable givinglate stage
Your fit with Pledge Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsPledge Ventures lists 35 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (26%), Healthcare & Biotech (18%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (13%). 44% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Lowercarbon Capital, Override and Y Combinator.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Pledge 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 Pledge Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 35. 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 | 50% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 50% |
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 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 73th | 35 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 57th | 3% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 37th | 26% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 91th | 8 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 26% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 13% | 7% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 6% | 1% |
| Space & Defense | 6% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 6% |
| Food & Agriculture | 4% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Lowercarbon Capital | 6 |
| Override | 4 |
| Y Combinator | 4 |
| Accel | 3 |
| Balderton Capital | 3 |
| Breyer Capital | 3 |
| DCVC | 3 |
| LocalGlobe | 3 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers35100%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Lowercarbon Capital
Compare Pledge 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 Pledge Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2025 | Series A | |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Series C+ |
Round details for Pledge Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Pledge Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
35 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerska develops RNA medicines to treat diseases of the brain | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Antora Energy develops and deploys thermal battery storage systems for industrial heat and power | Industrial & ManufacturingEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a platform for digital assets and crypto services, including buying, selling, and swapping cryptocurrencies, as well as offering loans and investment products. | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Bolt offers various mobility services, including ride-hailing, car-sharing, food and grocery delivery, and micromobility solutions. | Mobility & LogisticsFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Cambrian Biopharma is developing drugs targeting the underlying drivers of metabolic decline and dysfunction | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Carwow allows users to browse and compare new and used cars, as well as leasing deals, online. | E-commerce & MarketplacesMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Cera Care provides home healthcare services, using technology and AI to deliver care to people in their own homes. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Charm Industrial removes CO₂ from the atmosphere by capturing it with plants, converting biomass into a stable liquid, and pumping it underground for permanent storage. | Climate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides virtual treatment for eating disorders. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Healx builds an AI-native rare disease pharma | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Heirloom permanently removes carbon dioxide from the air using a process that harnesses the natural power of limestone. | Climate & Energy | Portfolio page | ||
| HelixNano develops drugs using nanotechnology | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| HiveMQ provides an industrial data platform for real-time data streaming and trusted intelligence | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Isar Aerospace is a launch service provider for small and medium-sized satellites and constellations | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Living Carbon restores degraded land and generates income for landowners through reforestation and carbon removal projects. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
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| Marshmallow provides car and home insurance, as well as car finance products. | FintechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| MediView develops and provides augmented reality-powered visualization and navigation solutions for medical procedures. | Healthcare & Biotech | Oct 2025Series A | Funding round | |
| Mill Industries Inc. produces a kitchen appliance that handles food waste overnight. | ConsumerSpace & Defense | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- pledgeventures.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 26 Aug 2025
- Companies checked
- 35
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