About Fifth Quarter Ventures
Fifth Quarter Ventures is a venture capital firm located in United States. As of Jun 2026, Fifth Quarter Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 15 companies, with 2 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in Croatia based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of BoolSi Overall, Fifth Quarter Ventures portfolio has seen 2 acquisitions, namely Taalas and Orgnostic. A lot of funds co-invest with Fifth Quarter Ventures, with names like Guinness Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Fifth Quarter Ventures has team of 8 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Seed & Series A
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Fifth Quarter Ventures' List of Top Investments
Fifth Quarter Ventures has a portfolio of 15 companies. Their most notable investments are in GlycanAge and nextesy.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Croatia and 4 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Fifth Quarter Ventures:
1. Taalas
Taalas is a company focused on creating a platform that enables the quick transformation of any deep learning model into custom silicon. They also provide engineering and technical services in areas such as Accident Reconstruction, Biomechanics, and Design Analysis.
Key facts about Taalas
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $219M
- Employee Count: 10 - 49 as on Mar 01, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Fifth Quarter Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 19, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. GlycanAge
Key facts about GlycanAge
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12.9M
- Employee Count: 49 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Fifth Quarter Ventures, Odin Investments and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Orgnostic
Key facts about Orgnostic
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Serbia
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $6.45M
- Employee Count: 6 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Earlybird, 122 West Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 22, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Aire
Aire is a London-based company which provides credit scoring of individuals via machine-learning algorithms. It allows users to enter their information in the application and generates a credit score for them, especially users with no prior credit history. It also provides APIs to lenders, to be integrated in their systems, to provide credit scores of the applicants applying for the loans on their platform. The API was built to provide real time response.It has been counted amongst the 10 hottest Fin-Tech startups in London and in Top 15 Financial startups in Europe.
Key facts about Aire
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $33.2M
- Employee Count: 15 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Angelneers, Orange and 50 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 04, 2019, $*****
Internet-first brand offering vegan toothpaste for oral care. The products offered are natural, fluoride-free, and made of vitamin B12 and D3.
Key facts about Better & Better
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.5M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Alpaca, Azure Capital Partners and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Nov 30, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Fifth Quarter Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in BoolSi.Fifth Quarter Ventures' Investments by Stage
Fifth Quarter Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $4.81M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fifth Quarter Ventures' Investments by Sector
Fifth Quarter Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fifth Quarter Ventures' Investments by Geography
Fifth Quarter Ventures has made most investments in Croatia (1), followed by Switzerland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Croatia | 1 |
Switzerland | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Fifth Quarter Ventures' recent investments
Fifth Quarter Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - BoolSi.Here are the most recent investments by Fifth Quarter Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 18, 2026 | United States | Seed | 9838 | ||
Dec 18, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 8039 | [+5] | |
Apr 18, 2025 | Croatia | Series A | 3296 | [+4] | |
Feb 11, 2025 | Switzerland | Seed | 4048 | - |
Acquired companies in Fifth Quarter Ventures' Portfolio
2 companies from Fifth Quarter Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Taalas in Aug 2026 by AMD for $*****.Here are Fifth Quarter Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 06, 2026 | - | - | 3313 | |
Mar 22, 2024 | - | - | 8858 |
Team profile of Fifth Quarter Ventures
Fifth Quarter Ventures has a team of 8 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and 2 more locations. Fifth Quarter Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Fifth Quarter Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United Arab Emirates | - | ||
Partner | Barcelona | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Principal | Serbia | - |
Co-investors of Fifth Quarter Ventures
Over the past year, 25 investors have co-invested in Fifth Quarter Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Fifth Quarter Ventures: LAUNCHUB, Kadmos Capital and 10 others have invested in rounds before Fifth Quarter Ventures. There is 1 company where LAUNCHUB has invested before Fifth Quarter Ventures and 1 company where Kadmos Capital has invested before Fifth Quarter Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Fifth Quarter Ventures: 13 investors entered a company along with Fifth Quarter Ventures. These include investors like Guinness Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to Fifth Quarter Ventures
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Chip Design Startup BoolSi Raises $6 Million Seed FundingSiliconAngle•Jun 18, 2026•BoolSi, Fine Structure Ventures, Coalition, Pillar VC and 1 other
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UK’s GlycanAge Secures €7.4M to Expand Glycan-Based DiagnosticsEU-Startups•Dec 18, 2025•GlycanAge, Fifth Quarter Ventures
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Michigan Capital Network Secures $25.4M for Defense-Focused Venture FundCrain's Grand Rapids Business•Sep 04, 2025•Fifth Quarter Ventures, Michigan Capital Network
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Fifth Quarter Ventures’ Investment in NextesyGlobal Legal Chronicle•Feb 20, 2025•Fifth Quarter Ventures, nextesy
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Edtech Bethink Bags €5.9M to Redefine E-Learning in Poland and BeyondRecurisve Media JSC•Feb 13, 2025•nextesy, Fifth Quarter Ventures
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NextSy secures CHF 3.3 million CHF pre-seed financing for business administration with AIFinanzNachrichten•Feb 11, 2025•nextesy, Fifth Quarter Ventures
