About Conduit Connect
Conduit Connect is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of May 2026, Conduit Connect is an active investor, having invested in 117 companies, with 5 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 $***** Seed round of Zonova Tech Overall, Conduit Connect portfolio has seen 8 acquisitions including key companies like Oxwash, Foodsteps and Commonplace. 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 27 people including 12 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 117 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. 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: 2,407 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Round2 Capital Partners, Ascension Ventures and 64 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 21, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. 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: 162 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Draper Esprit, Mosaic Ventures and 45 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 15, 2026, $*****
- 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 Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: TD Veen, Pentland Group 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: 24 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Batavia Capital, Pentland Group 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 117 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Zonova Tech.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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 12 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.4M and 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.55M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 12 |
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, Life Sciences, Environment Tech and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 84 Tech companies, 53 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 48 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 28 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 6 |
Sustainability Tech | 5 |
Life Sciences | 4 |
Environment Tech | 3 |
HealthTech | 3 |
Others | 19 |
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 (18).Conduit Connect's recent investments
Conduit Connect has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Zonova Tech and Bioliberty are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Conduit Connect:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 27, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 3168 | [+3] | |
Mar 18, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6255 | ||
Jan 27, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 8791 | [+3] | |
Oct 21, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 4476 | [+3] | |
Oct 13, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6860 | [+4] |
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 | - | - | 7809 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | - | - | 9201 | |
Jan 28, 2025 | - | - | 2657 | |
Jan 22, 2025 | Jun 15, 2023 | Series A | 9702 | |
Jul 23, 2024 | May 24, 2022 | Seed | 6595 |
Team profile of Conduit Connect
Conduit Connect has a team of 27 members including 12 Partners, 6 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 | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Epsom | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Market Harborough | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - |
Co-investors of Conduit Connect
Over the past 5 years, 85 investors have co-invested in Conduit Connect's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Conduit Connect: Hillhouse, Equity Gap and 25 others have invested in rounds before Conduit Connect. There is 1 company where Hillhouse has invested before Conduit Connect and 1 company where Equity Gap has invested before Conduit Connect.
- Top Co-investors of Conduit Connect: 51 investors entered a company along with Conduit Connect. These include investors like Ascension (5 companies).
- Invested after Conduit Connect: A total of 7 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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UK citizen engagement platform Commonplace raises £2.1 million to ensure the built environment positively impacts communitiesTech.eu•Jun 14, 2023•Commonplace, Beringea, Grosvenor, Conduit Connect and 3 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
