About Conduit Connect
Conduit Connect is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Mar 2026, Conduit Connect is an active investor, having invested in 116 companies, with 4 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 Enterprise Applications to Retail and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Bioliberty Overall, Conduit Connect portfolio has seen 8 acquisitions including key companies like Oxwash, Commonplace and Foodsteps. A lot of funds co-invest with Conduit Connect, with names like Ascension sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Conduit Connect has team of 33 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Conduit Connect's List of Top Investments
Conduit Connect has a portfolio of 116 companies. Their most notable investments are in Thalamos and MiAlgae.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Kenya and 12 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, High Tech and 28 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Conduit Connect:1. Clue
Provider of women-led period and cycle tracker app. The application offers cycle statistics and predictions. It provides tracking modes based on individual needs. The application allows users to share cycles with partners.
Key facts about Clue
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €1M - €10M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $56M
- Employee Count: 157 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Draper Esprit, FJ Labs and 45 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 15, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Zen Educate
Provider of platform connecting educators with schools for temporary staffing. The platform enables schools to directly book educators based on their specific needs and preferences. It offers a streamlined process for finding and securing temporary teaching staff. The platform also provides educators with access to various job opportunities.
Key facts about Zen Educate
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £50M - £100M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $76.3M
- Employee Count: 2,128 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: FJ Labs, Round2 Capital Partners and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Winnow
Food waste tracking and management solutions provider. The platform provides smart waste metering technology enabling users to monitor the food waste. The data is collected and recorded in the software to provide real-time insights into the type and quantity of food waste. It provides a touchscreen display system for chefs to record information regarding the type and the stage at which the food is thrown. The system analyses the recorded data to generate reports on a daily basis to track the performance.
Key facts about Winnow
4. Ocean Bottle
Ocean Bottle is an internet first brand offering bottles. The company claims its products to be reusable and made of ocean-bound recycled plastic.
Key facts about Ocean Bottle
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 52 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: TD Veen, Mainspring Fund Services and 11 Others
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Oxwash
Provider of app-based on-demand home and commercial laundry services. Users can book the services through the platform, and schedule the pickup and delivery of the clothes. The clothes are picked up from the user's location and are returned after the services. The mobile app is available for iOS & Android devices.
Key facts about Oxwash
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $19.5M
- Employee Count: 27 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Batavia Capital, TrueSight Ventures and 86 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Aug 29, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Conduit Connect's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Conduit Connect has invested in 116 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Bioliberty.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Conduit Connect's Investments by Stage
Conduit Connect has made 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.37M and 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.55M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 11 |
Series A | 6 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Conduit Connect's Investments by Sector
Conduit Connect has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech, HealthTech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 81 Tech companies, 51 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 48 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 28 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Sustainability Tech | 4 |
Environment Tech | 3 |
HealthTech | 3 |
Life Sciences | 3 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Conduit Connect's Investments by Geography
Conduit Connect has made most investments in United Kingdom (17).Conduit Connect's recent investments
Conduit Connect has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Bioliberty and Forge Minerals.Here are the most recent investments by Conduit Connect:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 18, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 1408 | ||
Jan 27, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3756 | [+3] | |
Oct 21, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 9578 | [+3] | |
Oct 13, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7282 | [+4] | |
Jun 11, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6570 |
Acquired companies in Conduit Connect's Portfolio
8 companies from Conduit Connect's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Oxwash in Nov 2025 by Elis for $*****.Here are Conduit Connect's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 27, 2025 | - | - | 6385 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | - | - | 9957 | |
Jan 28, 2025 | - | - | 6161 | |
Jan 22, 2025 | Jun 15, 2023 | Series A | 8712 | |
Jul 23, 2024 | May 24, 2022 | Seed | 6453 |
Team profile of Conduit Connect
Conduit Connect has a team of 33 members including 2 Partners, 16 Venture Partners and 3 Principals located in United Kingdom and Australia. Conduit Connect's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Conduit Connect:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | ||
Venture Partner | - | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | - | |
Venture Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | - | |
Venture Partner | London | - | - |
Co-investors of Conduit Connect
Over the past 5 years, 80 investors have co-invested in Conduit Connect's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Conduit Connect: Northstar Ventures, Esperante and 25 others have invested in rounds before Conduit Connect. There is 1 company where Northstar Ventures has invested before Conduit Connect and 1 company where Esperante has invested before Conduit Connect.
- Top Co-investors of Conduit Connect: 47 investors entered a company along with Conduit Connect. These include investors like Ascension (5 companies).
- Invested after Conduit Connect: A total of 6 investors have invested in Conduit Connect's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SWEN Capital Partners (1 company), Clay Capital (1 company) and Rabo Investments (1 company).
Recent News related to Conduit Connect
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AP Bioliberty Raises $10.2M to Build Functional Intelligence Capabilities for Post-Acute CareBakersfield•Mar 19, 2026•Bioliberty, The Scottish National Investment Bank, Archangel, Eos Advisory and 5 others
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Liverpool clean technology startup lands £2m investmentInsider Media•Jun 28, 2024•Syndicate Room, Conduit Connect, Baltic Ventures, LYVA Labs and 1 other
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Heatio secures £2m to revolutionise clean energy accessBusinessCloud•Jun 27, 2024•Heatio, Ascension, Conduit Connect, Syndicate Room and 2 others
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Nebu-Flow secures £4.7m to accelerate next generation pharmaceuticalsUKBAA•May 08, 2024•SCVC, SIS Ventures, Ascension, Conduit Connect and 2 others
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Scotland’s Nebu~flow Bags €5.5m To Develop Next-gen Inhalable Drugs For Respiratory DisordersSilicon Canals•Apr 30, 2024•Nebu~Flow, SCVC, Scottish Enterprise, Williams Advanced Engineering and 5 others
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Sorted Raises £1.65M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Apr 26, 2024•Sorted Technologies, PI LABS, Archipelago, Conduit Connect and 1 other
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Kamma Raises £3.6M in FundingFinSMEs•Aug 22, 2023•Clean Growth Fund, Kamma, Triple Point, PI LABS and 2 others
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Kamma raises £3.6 million to tackle Net Zero in UK homes and commercial propertyFintech Finance•Aug 22, 2023•Clean Growth Fund, Kamma, Triple Point, PI LABS and 2 others
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Thalamos raises $1m in seed round led by Ascension's Conduit Impact EIS FundPrivate Equity Wire•Sep 01, 2022•Thalamos, Conduit Connect, Syndicate Room, Seedrs
