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Techstart Ventures
Venture capital · Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Europe
Techstart Ventures is a venture capital firm that writes first cheques to companies from inception to pre-seed, typically in first rounds up to £1m. It leads or invests solo on first cheques and reserves capital to follow on into its portfolio companies.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordspre-seedfirst chequeglobal ambitionscotlandnorthern ireland
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Or find every investor that fitsTechstart Ventures lists 30 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 5 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 60% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (18%), Healthcare & Biotech (11%) and Enterprise Software (9%). 85% of its companies are based in United Kingdom. It invests most often alongside Clarendon Fund Managers, Ascension and Octopus Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Techstart 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 Techstart Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 5 companies; its own site lists 30. 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 | 60% |
| Series A | 20% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 20% |
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 | 3 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 68th | 30 companies |
| Recent activity | 76th | 3 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 76th | 60% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 77th | 10% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 10th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
Show as a table
| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 18% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 11% | 15% |
| Enterprise Software | 9% | 8% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Legal & Compliance | 7% | 2% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 7% | 6% |
| Consumer | 7% | 3% |
| Cybersecurity | 6% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Clarendon Fund Managers | 4 |
| Ascension | 2 |
| Octopus Ventures | 2 |
| Ada Ventures | 1 |
| Alkeon Capital | 1 |
| Also Capital | 1 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 1 |
| Angular Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers30100%
- 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 Clarendon Fund Managers
Compare Techstart 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 Techstart Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 27 May 2026 | Seed | |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Series A |
Round details for Techstart Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Techstart Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
30 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axial3D provides 3D imaging, models, and devices for patient-specific care and surgical planning | Healthcare & BiotechMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Benchling provides software for research and development teams to manage and automate their workflows, particularly in biotechnology and drug discovery. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an open source platform for modernizing and automating enterprise processes. | Enterprise SoftwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Cloudsmith provides a platform for managing and securing software artifacts, including packages, containers, and models, for developers and AI agents. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Continuum Industries provides an AI-powered option assessment platform for utilities | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Desana provides a platform for managing and transacting flexible workspace globally | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Enzai develops and provides an AI governance platform for managing and regulating AI systems within organizations. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Garandor detects intellectual property infringements and tracks content provenance using generative AI | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides graph database tooling for organizations and individuals to manage and visualize connected data. | Enterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools | Portfolio page | ||
| GoSwag designs, sources, stores and delivers branded merchandise worldwide | E-commerce & MarketplacesConsumer | May 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Higlo makes a device that helps families spend time together remotely by creating a shared space on their TVs | ConsumerEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Loadar provides a logistics platform for large enterprise shippers to manage logistics procurement and management | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme for employees | Mobility & LogisticsFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Neurolabs provides execution intelligence for consumer packaged goods commercial teams, giving them real-time visibility into store-level availability, pricing, promotions, and display execution. | ConsumerFood & Agriculture | Apr 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| The company offers a subscription service for various electronic devices, including phones, laptops, and consoles, with options for upgrades and returns. | ConsumerE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Roomr designs and builds virtual spaces using real products that can be purchased and constructed. | Real Estate & ConstructionE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company pairs children with speech therapists based on their clinical needs and schedule preferences. | Healthcare & Biotech | Jun 2026Seed | Funding round | |
| SciLeads provides a platform for scientific lead generation using data intelligence from various sources such as tradeshow, funding, and publication data. | Healthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
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| Stampede provides guest engagement software for the hospitality industry, combining bookings, guest Wi-Fi, loyalty, reviews, and marketing into one guest profile. | Legal & ComplianceEnterprise Software | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- techstart.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 23 Apr 2025
- Companies checked
- 30
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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