About Bethnal Green Ventures
Bethnal Green Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of May 2026, Bethnal Green Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 123 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from HealthTech to Enterprise Applications and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of OpsMill Overall, Bethnal Green Ventures portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Commonplace, Aparito and Wevolver. A lot of funds co-invest with Bethnal Green Ventures, with names like UNIQA Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Bethnal Green Ventures has team of 17 people including 4 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Bethnal Green Ventures' List of Top Investments
Bethnal Green Ventures has a portfolio of 123 companies. Their most notable investments are in TellJO and Ally Chatbot.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, France and 2 more locations. They have invested in HealthTech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Bethnal Green Ventures:
1. Fairphone
Retailer of smartphones, audio products, accessories, and spare parts online. They offer a range of smartphones with different operating systems. Audio products include wireless earbuds and headphones. The company provides various accessories such as cases and screen protectors. Spare parts are available for device repairs.
Key facts about Fairphone
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $69M
- Employee Count: 200 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Quadia, DOEN Foundation and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 31, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of smartphone-based skin cancer detection. The company has developed is a cloud-based solution that helps in the early detection of skin cancer by analyzing any change in the size or shape of a mole. It consists of a mobile camera attachment which takes clinical-quality images and processes them using image algorithms for diagnosis. Skin Analytics warns the user of any changes detected and produce a report that can be shared with an appropriate medical professional.
Key facts about Skin Analytics
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Salisbury (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $32.6M
- Employee Count: 122 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Wavemaker 360, London Co-Investment Fund and 258 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 16, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Chatterbox
Online language learning classes for professionals. The classes are taught by refugees. Languages offered are Arabic, French, Bengali, Mandarin, Korea, Urdu, Spanish, and others. Solutions are provided to individuals, universities, and individuals.
Key facts about Chatterbox
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.18M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: SoftBank Group, Goldman Sachs and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Mar 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Tendo
Provider of software for patient experience and clinical workflow management. The company offers a next-generation platform for enhancing the patient experience, simplifying clinician work, and improving health and financial outcomes in the healthcare industry. It also provide B2B content marketing and strategy services to help brands leverage the power of content.
Key facts about Tendo
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: Philadelphia (United States)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Jul 31, 2019
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $69M
- Employee Count: 218 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: General Catalyst, Lux Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 30, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Provider of diet and nutrition planning app. The mobile app provides a 12-week fitness program with customized fitness planning and tracking of weight that helps in losing weight. The platform provides recipes, articles, and scientific information on nutrition plans.
Key facts about Second Nature
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $14.3M
- Employee Count: 141 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Speedinvest, UNIQA Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jan 21, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Bethnal Green Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Bethnal Green Ventures has invested in 123 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in OpsMill and most recent follow-on round was in Oto.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2017 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Bethnal Green Ventures' Investments by Stage
Bethnal Green Ventures has made 49 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $323K and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 49 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bethnal Green Ventures' Investments by Sector
Bethnal Green Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, HealthTech, Consumer, High Tech and Sustainability Tech. Notably, it has invested in 101 Tech companies, 71 Consumer (B2C) companies, 54 Software companies and at least 53 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 23 |
HealthTech | 15 |
Consumer | 13 |
High Tech | 7 |
Sustainability Tech | 7 |
Others | 52 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bethnal Green Ventures' Investments by Geography
Bethnal Green Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (47), followed by United States where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 47 |
United States | 2 |
France | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Bethnal Green Ventures' recent investments
Bethnal Green Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - OpsMill.Here are the most recent investments by Bethnal Green Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 07, 2026 | France | Series A | 5473 | [+2] | |
2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1086 | - | |
Aug 20, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7087 | ||
Apr 01, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 8452 | - | |
Mar 27, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5640 | - |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Bethnal Green Ventures' Portfolio
2 of Bethnal Green Ventures' portfolio companies have become public.Here are Bethnal Green Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 3705 | |
- | Sep 19, 2013 | Seed | 4273 |
Acquired companies in Bethnal Green Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Bethnal Green Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was inhabit in Feb 2026 by Zevero for $*****.Here are Bethnal Green Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 02, 2026 | - | - | 7692 | |
May 06, 2025 | - | - | 2033 | |
Jan 22, 2025 | Sep 18, 2013 | Seed | 8006 | |
Jul 11, 2024 | Apr 02, 2015 | Seed | 6770 |
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Team profile of Bethnal Green Ventures
Bethnal Green Ventures has a team of 17 members including 4 Partners, 4 Venture Partners and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom. Bethnal Green Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Bethnal Green Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | ||
Venture Partner | London | - | - | |
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | - |
Co-investors of Bethnal Green Ventures
Over the past 14 years, 99 investors have co-invested in Bethnal Green Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Bethnal Green Ventures: Nesta, Connect Ventures and 3 others have invested in rounds before Bethnal Green Ventures. There is 1 company where Nesta has invested before Bethnal Green Ventures and 1 company where Connect Ventures has invested before Bethnal Green Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Bethnal Green Ventures: 40 investors entered a company along with Bethnal Green Ventures. These include investors like UNIQA Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Bethnal Green Ventures: A total of 54 investors have invested in Bethnal Green Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Europa (4 companies), ClearlySo (3 companies) and Pymwymic (1 company).
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