About Hoxton Ventures
Hoxton Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Sep 2026, Hoxton Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 104 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Veridion Overall, Hoxton Ventures portfolio has seen 3 unicorns and 22 acquisitions including key companies like Deliveroo, GoCardless and Babylon. A lot of funds co-invest with Hoxton Ventures, with names like Octopus Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Hoxton Ventures has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
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Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Hoxton Ventures' List of Top Investments
Hoxton Ventures has a portfolio of 104 companies, including 3 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Multiomic Health and TourRadar.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, France and 13 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Hoxton Ventures:
1. Deliveroo
Operator of an online marketplace connecting consumers with local merchants. This platform facilitates the delivery of prepared meals, groceries, and retail products from various vendors to residential and commercial addresses. Logistics technology coordinates the movement of goods between suppliers and recipients. The service manages the fulfillment process to ensure items are transported from the point of sale to the final destination.
Key facts about Deliveroo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.95B
- Employee Count: 11,568 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Colt Ventures, T. Rowe Price and 122 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Jan 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. GoCardless
Provider of automated bank payment collection and recurring billing services. This service enables businesses to pull payments directly from customer bank accounts. It supports one-off invoice payments and recurring billing cycles for subscriptions or installments. The system integrates with accounting software to facilitate automatic reconciliation of financial records. It includes functionality for managing failed payment retries and processing international transactions through bank networks.
Key facts about GoCardless
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £100M - £500M as on Jun 30, 2025
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $540M
- Employee Count: 851 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Kreos Capital and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Feb 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
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3. Babylon
Online platform offering healthcare services. It provides consultations with doctors for monitoring and diagnostics of various diseases. Users can also book an appointment for their treatment and it delivers a prescription for medications. Users can access symptom checkers and health checks by using an app.
Key facts about Babylon
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $735M
- Employee Count: 219 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Public Investment Fund, Sanisidro and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 17, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Preply
Platform connects language learners with online tutors for personalized lessons. It facilitates language acquisition through one-on-one online tutoring. The platform enables students to find tutors based on their needs and preferences. It offers a virtual environment for language practice and instruction. The platform also provides corporate language training, offering businesses personalized language learning with online tutors.
Key facts about Preply
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Brookline (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $321M
- Employee Count: 19,434 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Evli Growth Partners, WestCap and 38 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Dec 31, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
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5. SuperAwesome
SuperAwesome is Ad platform for a kid-safe programmatic ad. It enables safe, digital engagement with the global under-13/16 audience. It can be used by brands and content-owners to safely engage digital media with kids. The product offered by the company are AwesomeAds for content owners and advertisers. It is a kid-safe ad platform. The company also offers PopJam which is social content tools for U13 engagement, Kidfluencer for kid-safe influencer marketing, and Kids Web Services which is a cloud-based tool for creating safe sites, apps, and digital experiences for kids.
Key facts about SuperAwesome
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £50M - £100M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $58M
- Employee Count: 151 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Mayfair, Isomer Capital and 45 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 27, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Hoxton Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Hoxton Ventures has invested in 104 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 6 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 10 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Veridion and most recent follow-on round was in Giraffe360.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2025 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2024 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
2023 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2022 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
2021 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
2020 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Hoxton Ventures' Investments by Stage
Hoxton Ventures has made 48 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.94M and 26 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $9.01M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 48 |
Series A | 26 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hoxton Ventures' Investments by Sector
Hoxton Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Life Sciences, HealthTech and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 87 Tech companies, 70 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 56 Software companies and at least 31 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 35 |
High Tech | 20 |
Life Sciences | 11 |
HealthTech | 10 |
Consumer | 9 |
Others | 72 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hoxton Ventures' Investments by Geography
Hoxton Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (40), followed by United States where it has made 7 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 40 |
United States | 7 |
France | 5 |
Germany | 3 |
Romania | 3 |
Others | 14 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Hoxton Ventures' recent investments
Hoxton Ventures has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Veridion and Prefrontal are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Hoxton Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 16, 2026 | Romania | Series A | 8640 | [+4] | |
2026 | - | Seed | 6516 | - | |
2026 | Romania | Seed | 1183 | - | |
2026 | - | Seed | 5656 | - | |
Mar 26, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series B | 1459 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Hoxton Ventures' Portfolio
Hoxton Ventures has 3 unicorns in its portfolio - CuspAI, Preply and Babylon. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is CuspAI. It became a unicorn in 2026, 2 years after Hoxton Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Hoxton Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | AI-enabled platform for materials research and applications | 2024 | Cambridge | Series B | cgeizas | ||
74 | Platform connects language learners with online tutors for personalized lessons | 2012 | Brookline | Series D | jufnsdw | ||
77 | Online platform offering healthcare services | 2013 | London | Series C | rqkcxuj |
Acquired companies in Hoxton Ventures' Portfolio
22 companies from Hoxton Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Avantia Law in May 2026 by Carta for $*****.Here are Hoxton Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 13, 2026 | - | - | 4032 | |
Mar 24, 2026 | Jan 18, 2022 | Seed | 9557 | |
Dec 11, 2025 | - | - | 2099 | |
May 06, 2025 | Apr 17, 2014 | Series A | 4800 | |
Dec 04, 2024 | Apr 13, 2022 | Seed | 2818 |
Team profile of Hoxton Ventures
Hoxton Ventures has a team of 3 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United Kingdom. Hoxton Ventures' team sits on the board of 5 companies.Co-investors of Hoxton Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 440 investors have co-invested in Hoxton Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Hoxton Ventures: Europa, K-Startup Grand Challenge and 82 others have invested in rounds before Hoxton Ventures. There are 3 companies where Europa has invested before Hoxton Ventures and 2 companies where K-Startup Grand Challenge has invested before Hoxton Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Hoxton Ventures: 183 investors entered a company along with Hoxton Ventures. These include investors like Octopus Ventures (3 companies).
- Invested after Hoxton Ventures: A total of 173 investors have invested in Hoxton Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include KKR (2 companies), SoftBank Capital (2 companies) and Insight Partners (2 companies).
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