About Launchbay Capital
Launchbay Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2018. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of May 2024, Launchbay Capital has invested in 51 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to FinTech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Honeycomb Insurance Overall, Launchbay Capital portfolio has seen 12 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Carta, monday.com and Lemonade. A lot of funds co-invest with Launchbay Capital, with names like Zeev Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Launchbay Capital has team of 13 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Launchbay Capital's List of Top Investments
Launchbay Capital has a portfolio of 51 companies, including 12 unicorns. Their most notable investments include Carta and Anthropic.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Israel and 14 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Retail and 20 other sectors, across stages such as Series B stage. Here is the list of top investments by Launchbay Capital:
1. Carta
Software-based equity management solutions. It offers features solutions for valuation, equity planning, transfer agents, electronic securities, scenario modeling, fund administration, portfolio data collection, and more. It offers solutions to multiple sectors including private companies, investors, and public companies. It also offers ESOP management solutions.
Key facts about Carta
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $1.16B
- Employee Count: 5,728 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Silver Lake and 141 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Anthropic
Provider of AI safety and research company. It is an AI research and safety company offering AI models and chatbots. Its chatbot can be used for multiple industries including customer support, legal support, coaching, searching data, back-office automation, and sales.
Key facts about Anthropic
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on May 15, 2026
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $132B
- Employee Count: 6,146 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Goldman Sachs and 133 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Epic Games
Digital distribution platform for desktop PC games. It offers a range of titles, including free games, mods, and DLC content. The platform features a user-friendly interface for accessing and downloading games. The company also provides online services, such as account management and support, for users and game developers.
Key facts about Epic Games
- Founded Year: 1991
- Location: Cary (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $8.13B
- Employee Count: 11,961 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Baillie Gifford and 82 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Feb 07, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. monday.com
Cloud-based platform offering suite solutions for project management. The platform enables users to track teams and their performance on the assigned tasks, projects, and to do lists. It provides boards where users can communicate, edit rows, manage meetings, teams, notifications, and visualize team performance, and deadlines of the projects. It provides solutions for client management, bug tracking, project designing, lead tracking, and more.
Key facts about monday.com
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $235M
- Employee Count: 3,900 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Sprout Capital Partners and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
5. Lemonade
Provider of various insurance policies including car, pet, home, and life. The company offers different types of insurance coverage through its platform. It provides options for renters, homeowners, and pet owners, as well as term life insurance. The platform also offers resources such as a blog, frequently asked questions, and an insurance dictionary.
Key facts about Lemonade
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $644M
- Employee Count: 1,471 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, Vibhu Venture Partners and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 02, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Launchbay Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Honeycomb Insurance.Launchbay Capital's Investments by Stage
Launchbay Capital has made 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $36M.Launchbay Capital's Investments by Sector
Launchbay Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the FinTech, InsurTech and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Notably, it has invested in 50 Tech companies, 38 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 36 Software companies and at least 24 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
FinTech | 1 |
InsurTech | 1 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Launchbay Capital's Investments by Geography
Launchbay Capital has made most investments in United States (1).Launchbay Capital's recent investments
Launchbay Capital has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Launchbay Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 07, 2024 | United States | Series B | 5286 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Launchbay Capital's Portfolio
Launchbay Capital has 12 unicorns in its portfolio - Angle, Lambda AI, Apollo and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Angle. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Launchbay Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Provider of technology-enabled health insurance plans for employers and employees | 2019 | San Francisco | Series C | birfxsn | ||
62 | Provider of supercomputers, clusters, and instances for artificial intelligence development | 2012 | San Jose | Series E | {ehqwke | ||
76 | Provider of AI-driven B2B sales intelligence and engagement platform | 2015 | San Francisco | Series D | ckyzddi | ||
79 | Developer of enterprise AI platform and multilingual language and retrieval models | 2019 | Toronto | Series D | tk{unsy | ||
74 | Platform offering API-driven financial infrastructure | 2008 | Fort Lee | Series D | lvezwhk |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Launchbay Capital's Portfolio
3 of Launchbay Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Klarna got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Sep 2025 at marketcap of $15.1B and monday.com got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $6.75B.Here are Launchbay Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 10, 2025 | - | - | 6800 | |
Jun 10, 2021 | - | - | 8582 | |
Jul 02, 2020 | - | - | 5441 |
Acquired companies in Launchbay Capital's Portfolio
4 companies from Launchbay Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was myInterview in Sep 2025 by Radancy for $*****.Here are Launchbay Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 09, 2025 | - | - | 3950 | |
Jul 10, 2025 | - | - | 3732 | |
May 23, 2025 | - | - | 8783 | |
Sep 12, 2022 | - | - | 6229 |
Team profile of Launchbay Capital
Launchbay Capital has a team of 13 members including 5 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 3 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 1 more location. Launchbay Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Launchbay Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Washington | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Venture Partner | London | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | London | - | ||
Principal | Tel Aviv | - | - |
Co-investors of Launchbay Capital
Over the past 2 years, 15 investors have co-invested in Launchbay Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Launchbay Capital: NFP Venture, New Era Capital Partners and 7 others have invested in rounds before Launchbay Capital. There is 1 company where NFP Venture has invested before Launchbay Capital and 1 company where New Era Capital Partners has invested before Launchbay Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Launchbay Capital: 2 investors entered a company along with Launchbay Capital. These include investors like Zeev Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Launchbay Capital: A total of 4 investors have invested in Launchbay Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Alpha Partners (1 company), Meitar (1 company) and Practical Venture Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Launchbay Capital
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Honeycomb Insurance: Digital Insurer Company Raises $36 MillionPulse 2.0•May 17, 2024•Honeycomb, Arkin Holdings, Launchbay Capital, Ibex Investors and 2 others
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Honeycomb Insurance grabs $36M Series B from solo VC-led Zeev VenturesStartupNews•May 07, 2024•Honeycomb Insurance, Zeev Ventures, Arkin Holdings, Launchbay Capital and 3 others
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London-based multi-stage investor Launchbay Capital announces first close of new €92 million secondary growth fundEU-Startups•Jan 23, 2024•Launchbay Capital
