About DLF Venture
DLF Venture is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jan 2026, DLF Venture is an active investor, having invested in 17 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Belgium based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to EdTech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of TrueStart Coffee Overall, DLF Venture portfolio has seen 3 acquisitions, namely Care/of, Edgard & Cooper and Selvatiq. A lot of funds co-invest with DLF Venture, with names like Square One Foods sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. DLF Venture has team of 5 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
DLF Venture's List of Top Investments
DLF Venture has a portfolio of 17 companies. Their most notable investments are in Edgard & Cooper and Foodji.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and 5 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, EdTech, Retail and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by DLF Venture:
1. Kortext
Provider of digital learning platforms and student engagement analytics software. These systems facilitate content distribution, reading list management, and academic resource access for higher education institutions. The technology integrates artificial intelligence to assist with study tasks and provides data insights regarding learner engagement and academic performance. Tools are designed to support the delivery of digital course materials and the management of library acquisitions.
Key facts about Kortext
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Bournemouth (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £26.6M as on Jun 30, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33.3M
- Employee Count: 230 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: HSBC, Salica Investments and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jun 02, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Cialfo
Provider of AI-powered platform streamlining college counseling and application processes. The platform offers tools for profile building, career exploration, and university discovery. It also provides features such as application preparation and progress tracking. The platform integrates with other tools to support counselors and students in the college admission process.
Key facts about Cialfo
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Annual Revenue: $3.8M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $77M
- Employee Count: 188 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Tiger Global Management, Sycamore Partners and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Care/of
Care/of is a provider of multi-category dietary supplements. It offers various products such as vitamins, probiotics, herbs, minerals, and others. It allows subscribers to select the supplements they wish to receive. They can filter available supplements developed for the brain, energy, eyes, stress, heart, immunity, joints, skin, prenatal, digestion, and bones. Each box varies in price, depending on what’s included.
Key facts about Care/of
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $83.6M
- Employee Count: 80 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Montauk Ventures and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 18, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Unibuddy
Provider of software for peer to peer student recruitment engagement. This platform facilitates communication between prospective students and current student ambassadors to support enrollment processes. The technology includes tools for messaging, virtual sessions, and community interaction. It provides data insights regarding student inquiries and concerns to assist with outreach strategies. The system incorporates automated assistance to manage questions and provides task tracking for enrollment timelines.
Key facts about Unibuddy
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £7.02M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33.3M
- Employee Count: 295 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Highland Europe, Stride and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 07, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Pi-Top
Pi-top provides DIY Raspberry Pi powered laptop building kit. Kit contains a screen, base top, base bottom, Hub and a microcomputer. Users can assemble all the products to form a laptop and learn coding and 3d print with the inbuilt Raspberry Pi game. Also provides analytics to teachers. Works on the product-based pricing model.
Key facts about Pi-Top
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Godalming (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $40.4M
- Employee Count: 22 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Salica Investments, Arete Capital Partners and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
DLF Venture's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
DLF Venture has invested in 17 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in TrueStart Coffee and most recent follow-on round was in Foodji.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DLF Venture's Investments by Stage
DLF Venture has made 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.2M, 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.3M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $22M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 4 |
Seed | 3 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
DLF Venture's Investments by Sector
DLF Venture has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer Goods, Food and Agriculture, EdTech, Enterprise Applications and Food and Agriculture Tech. Notably, it has invested in 9 Consumer (B2C) companies, 9 Tech companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer Goods | 5 |
Food and Agriculture | 4 |
EdTech | 1 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
DLF Venture's Investments by Geography
DLF Venture has made most investments in Belgium (2), followed by Germany where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Belgium | 2 |
Germany | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Australia | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
DLF Venture's recent investments
DLF Venture has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - TrueStart Coffee.Here are the most recent investments by DLF Venture:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 29, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 8380 | ||
May 27, 2025 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5120 | [+3] | |
Jan 16, 2025 | Germany | Series A | 4297 | [+1] | |
Mar 11, 2023 | Germany | Series A | 8495 | [+3] | |
Jan 26, 2022 | Singapore | Series B | 5623 | [+5] |
Acquired companies in DLF Venture's Portfolio
3 companies from DLF Venture's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Edgard & Cooper in Apr 2024 by General Mills for $*****.Here are DLF Venture's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 30, 2024 | Nov 09, 2020 | Series B | 3156 | |
Mar 11, 2021 | - | - | 1451 | |
Aug 31, 2020 | - | - | 2954 |
Team profile of DLF Venture
DLF Venture has a team of 5 members including 1 Partner and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom, Belgium and 1 more location. DLF Venture's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in DLF Venture:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Luxembourg | - | ||
Principal | Brussels | - | ||
Principal | London | - |
Co-investors of DLF Venture
Over the past 7 years, 46 investors have co-invested in DLF Venture's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before DLF Venture: Govin Capital, DBS Bank and 6 others have invested in rounds before DLF Venture. There is 1 company where Govin Capital has invested before DLF Venture and 1 company where DBS Bank has invested before DLF Venture.
- Top Co-investors of DLF Venture: 19 investors entered a company along with DLF Venture. These include investors like Square One Foods (2 companies).
- Invested after DLF Venture: A total of 19 investors have invested in DLF Venture's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Tiger Global Management (1 company), January Capital (1 company) and Bisk Ventures (1 company).
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