Hedosophia
Investment firm; co-led Forterra's $75M Series B (Sept 2024) and continued participating in its $238M Series C (Nov 2025).
Hedosophia is a London-based venture-growth investment firm founded in 2012 by Ian Osborne. It invests globally in category-defining consumer and technology companies, typically at growth stage (roughly two to four years pre-IPO), with focus markets in the US, China, and Europe, and has more recently been an active participant in defense-tech growth rounds (e.g., Forterra). It is a distinct firm from the Social Capital Hedosophia SPAC family Osborne co-launched with Chamath Palihapitiya in 2017 (Virgin Galactic, Opendoor, Clover Health, SoFi) — that SPAC vehicle is a separate, sister entity, not the same legal entity as this fund.
Overview
- Firm
- Hedosophia
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2012
- AUM
- ~$1 billion (approximate, secondary-sourced — not firm-disclosed)
- Stages
- Growth
- Thesis
- Backs category-defining consumer and technology companies globally, typically at growth stage (2-4 years pre-IPO).
Portfolio companies1
Partners7
- Founderian-osborneIan Osborne is Co-Founder & CEO of Hedosophia, the London growth-stage venture-investment firm he founded in 2012; he is also known for co-launching the separate Social Capital Hedosophia SPAC family with Chamath Palihapitiya in 2017 (Virgin Galactic, Opendoor, Clover Health, SoFi), and for earlier work with DST Global on investments in Spotify and Alibaba.
- Founderkate-solwayKate Solway is a Managing Director at Hedosophia's Guernsey office, active in Channel Islands fund-structuring circles and Chair of the Guernsey Investment and Funds Association's Managers Sub-Committee; her role appears weighted toward fund operations and structuring rather than deal sourcing.
- Founderben-griffithsBen Griffiths is Managing Partner, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Hedosophia, independently confirmed as a director of Hedosophia-linked HS Investments fund vehicles via UK Companies House records; he previously worked at Connaught, Greenhill and Co., and RBS Markets and International Banking.
- Foundersimon-williamsSimon Williams is General Counsel and Chief Administration Officer of Hedosophia, named in that role in a 2017 SEC prospectus for the Social Capital Hedosophia SPAC family and independently confirmed as a director of a Hedosophia-linked fund vehicle via UK Companies House; he previously practiced law at Balderton Capital, Covington and Burling, and Morrison and Foerster.
- Founderjack-millsJack Mills is Partner and General Counsel at Hedosophia, independently confirmed as an SRA-regulated solicitor employed at Hedosophia Services Limited via the UK Solicitors Regulation Authority register.
- Founderphilippe-teixeira-da-motaPhilippe Teixeira da Mota (also referred to as Philippe de Mota) was a Partner at Hedosophia for over seven years, described by a source close to the fund as its investment brains alongside fundraising lead Ian Osborne; he held a board seat at UK insurtech Marshmallow Technology Ltd and has since co-founded a new venture, Shapers.
- Founderandrew-smythAndrew Smyth is a Partner at Hedosophia, joining in August 2025 from M12, Microsoft's venture capital unit, where he was Managing Partner; before that he spent nearly a decade as a Partner at Atlantic Bridge, and started his career at PwC Ireland and Arma Partners.
Frequently asked
- What is Hedosophia?
- Backs category-defining consumer and technology companies globally, typically at growth stage (2-4 years pre-IPO).
- How much does Hedosophia manage?
- Hedosophia manages ~$1 billion (approximate, secondary-sourced — not firm-disclosed) in assets, and was founded in 2012.
- What stages does Hedosophia invest at?
- Hedosophia invests at Growth.
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