Founded 2000 (formerly Benchmark Capital Europe; independent 2007). London-based, c.£5-6.9bn AUM across 18 funds. 59-90 team members, 13 partners. 497-526 investments made; 21 unicorns, 7 IPOs, 101 exits. Notable: Revolut, Darktrace, The Hut Group, GoCardless, Depop (Etsy $1.65bn), Talend (Nasdaq IPO), Sophia Genetics (Nasdaq IPO). Multi-stage: early, growth, secondary equity. Strong exits track record. 2024 raised $1.3bn—largest European VC raise.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Series A/B primary focus, incl. seed. European-only. Themes: fintech, healthtech, marketplaces, enterprise SaaS, consumer. Seeks transformational, purpose-led founders; strong operational support incl. platform team (talent, legal, finance, marketing, ESG), Executives in Residence, CEO collective, founder wellbeing program. Equal partner voting model. Avoids non-Europe. Check sizes $5-10m typical (Series A $18m avg; B $29m avg).
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