Concept Ventures
UK pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm.
Concept Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm and self-described Europe's largest dedicated pre-seed fund, founded in 2018. It backs early-stage UK and European founders across software, deep tech, and consumer sectors, with initial checks up to $1.5M. The firm closed an $88M Fund II in 2025 (reported as a €75M raise in some coverage) and has approximately $200M in total AUM. Fund I is reported as a top-1% performer for its vintage. Portfolio includes voice-AI company ElevenLabs, along with Treefera and Anam.
Overview
- Firm
- Concept Ventures
- Headquarters
- London, UK
- Founded
- 2016
- AUM
- $200M
- Stages
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Thesis
- Backing exceptional founders at pre-seed and seed stage across the UK and Europe.
- X / Twitter
- x.com/ConceptVC_
- Website
- concept.vc/
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Frequently asked
- What is Concept Ventures?
- Backing exceptional founders at pre-seed and seed stage across the UK and Europe.
- How much does Concept Ventures manage?
- Concept Ventures manages $200M in assets, and was founded in 2016.
- What stages does Concept Ventures invest at?
- Concept Ventures invests at Pre-Seed, Seed.
Sources & citations2
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Concept Ventures raised an €75M / $88M Fund II, has ~$200M AUM, and Fund I ranks in the top 1% of its vintage; portfolio includes ElevenLabs.
EU-Startups: British VC Concept Ventures raises €75 million to create Europe's biggest dedicated pre-Seed fundReported2025-09-01 - 2
Concept Ventures closed an $88M Fund II to back pre-seed startups; invests up to $1.5M per first check.
Vestbee: London-based VC firm Concept Ventures closes $88M Fund II to back pre-seed startupsReported2025-09-01