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About Accelerated Digital Ventures
Accelerated Digital Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jul 2022, Accelerated Digital Ventures has invested in 39 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Gotmoves Overall, Accelerated Digital Ventures portfolio has seen 6 acquisitions including key companies like Funderbeam, Lingumi and Current health. A lot of funds co-invest with Accelerated Digital Ventures, with names like Entrepreneurs First sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Accelerated Digital Ventures' List of Top Investments
Accelerated Digital Ventures has a portfolio of 39 companies. Their most notable investments are in Biosignatures and Caribou.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, Cyprus, Estonia and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, HealthTech and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Accelerated Digital Ventures:
1. VERTO
Provider of cross-border payment platform and foreign exchange solutions for businesses. The platform offers multi-currency accounts, currency management, and payment infrastructure. It serves startups, mid-size companies, and enterprises with expense management and treasury solutions. The platform supports various industries, including creator economy, logistics, online retail, and manufacturing.
Key facts about VERTO
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.1M
- Employee Count: 261 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: ACE & Company, Accelerated Digital Ventures and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 27, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Urban
Urban is an online platform that enables users to avail on-demand beauty & wellness services at their doorstep. Users can book an appointment by specifying the date & time along with the location. The company sends a pre-vetted practitioner to deliver the services on users' preferences. Services offered by the platform include skincare, manicure/pedicure, massage & facials, as well as osteopathy and physiotherapy. Its apps are available for Android & iOS devices.
Key facts about Urban
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $41M
- Employee Count: 331 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Felix Capital, Accelerated Digital Ventures and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 31, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of cloud-based solutions for automated air traffic controllers and drones. It is accessible through standard APIs to support different vendors and drones. It provides route planning, as well as full plan-to-avoid capabilities for macro-scale automated avoidance. Customers send their UAS telemetry data in real time, and if detected a scenario that needs corrective action to avoid a collision, they send targeted waypoint or turn rate instructions directly to the UAS.
Key facts about Altitude Angel
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Reading (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $22.6M
- Employee Count: 2 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Accelerated Digital Ventures, Seraphim and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 04, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Funderbeam
Funderbeam is an alternative investment platform for multiple sectors. It offers a funding and trading platform to connect companies with capital, and creating liquidity for investors. It sources data from various public and private sources, to launch a syndication platform. It provides online tools to complete the next funding round; document signing, fund transfers, investor materials, more.
Key facts about Funderbeam
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $27.6M
- Employee Count: 31 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Mistletoe, Accelerated Digital Ventures and 57 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Mar 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Perlego
Provider of digital subscription access to academic textbooks and resources. This service offers a library of educational materials across various disciplines. Users access content through web browsers or mobile applications to support research and study requirements. The platform includes search tools to locate specific passages and academic concepts within the collection. Study guides created by subject matter experts are available to assist with understanding academic topics.
Key facts about Perlego
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Apr 30, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $92.7M
- Employee Count: 100 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: ACE & Company, Evli Growth Partners and 49 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Oct 08, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Accelerated Digital Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Accelerated Digital Ventures has invested in 39 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Gotmoves and most recent follow-on round was in Healthera.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2020 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
2019 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2018 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Accelerated Digital Ventures' Investments by Stage
Accelerated Digital Ventures has made 13 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.7M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $5.15M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $30M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $60M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 13 |
Series A | 8 |
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Accelerated Digital Ventures' Investments by Sector
Accelerated Digital Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, HealthTech, High Tech and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 34 Tech companies, 23 Software companies, 21 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 19 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 11 |
Consumer | 7 |
HealthTech | 7 |
High Tech | 6 |
FinTech | 5 |
Others | 21 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Accelerated Digital Ventures' Investments by Geography
Accelerated Digital Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (19), followed by Cyprus where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 19 |
Cyprus | 1 |
Estonia | 1 |
India | 1 |
Kenya | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Accelerated Digital Ventures' recent investments
Accelerated Digital Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Accelerated Digital Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 27, 2022 | United Kingdom | Series C | 9104 | [+3] | |
Jul 07, 2022 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6182 | [+2] | |
Dec 06, 2021 | Kenya | Seed | 9146 | [+4] | |
Sep 30, 2021 | United States | Series A | 9050 | [+9] | |
Jul 06, 2021 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6169 | [+4] |
Acquired companies in Accelerated Digital Ventures' Portfolio
6 companies from Accelerated Digital Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tradeteq in Jun 2025 by Silverbirchfinance for $*****.Here are Accelerated Digital Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 04, 2025 | Jul 18, 2018 | Seed | 8805 | |
Sep 18, 2024 | Jan 23, 2018 | Seed | 3461 | |
May 04, 2023 | Jun 11, 2019 | Series A | 5207 | |
Dec 12, 2022 | Jul 06, 2021 | Seed | 9638 | |
Dec 22, 2021 | Jun 29, 2017 | Series B | 1857 |
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Co-investors of Accelerated Digital Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 237 investors have co-invested in Accelerated Digital Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Accelerated Digital Ventures: LocalGlobe, Y Combinator and 111 others have invested in rounds before Accelerated Digital Ventures. There are 2 companies where LocalGlobe has invested before Accelerated Digital Ventures and 1 company where Y Combinator has invested before Accelerated Digital Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Accelerated Digital Ventures: 50 investors entered a company along with Accelerated Digital Ventures. These include investors like Entrepreneurs First (2 companies).
- Invested after Accelerated Digital Ventures: A total of 74 investors have invested in Accelerated Digital Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Legal & General (2 companies), Europa (2 companies) and DIFC (1 company).
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