About LocalGlobe
LocalGlobe is a venture capital firm founded in 1999. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jan 2026, LocalGlobe is an active investor, having invested in 302 companies, with 14 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 Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of Stream Overall, LocalGlobe portfolio has seen 17 unicorns, 5 IPOs and 76 acquisitions including key companies like Robinhood, Deliveroo and Figma. A lot of funds co-invest with LocalGlobe, with names like Entrepreneur First sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. LocalGlobe has team of 37 people including 24 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 6 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
LocalGlobe's List of Top Investments
LocalGlobe has a portfolio of 302 companies, including 17 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Satchel and Vatic.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, France and 23 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 36 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 6 more. Here is the list of top investments by LocalGlobe:
1. Robinhood
Broker-based online trading and investment platform. It offers tools for building investment strategies and tracking market trends. It facilitates trading in stocks, funds, options, and crypto assets. Expert-managed portfolios are available, providing market insights and investment adjustments. The company also provides educational resources to improve investor knowledge.
Key facts about Robinhood
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $2.95B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.73B
- Employee Count: 4,624 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: HTIF, equitywestsecurities.com and 145 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 13, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Deliveroo
Platform offering food and grocery delivery services. It allows users to discover multiple restaurants and track the food orders. The platform also allows users to order groceries such as fruits, vegetables, meals, seafood, meat, eggs, and more. The mobile app is available for both Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Deliveroo
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $2.95B
- Employee Count: 10,472 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Colt Ventures, Fidelity Investments and 130 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Figma
Developer of a collaborative interface design and digital whiteboard platform. It provides tools for design, prototyping, and development handoff. The platform offers features for creating design systems, presentations, and websites. It also includes AI-powered tools for code generation and design assistance. The platform supports various use cases, including UX design, wireframing, and strategic planning.
Key facts about Figma
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $749M
- Employee Count: 2,774 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Kaplan Group Investments, Fidelity Investments and 57 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, May 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Monzo
Provider of digital banking services including accounts payments, savings and investments. Offers mobile-based current accounts with debit cards, spending notifications, and budgeting tools that categorize transactions and separate funds into dedicated savings pots. Provides savings accounts, cash individual savings accounts, and investment features enabling users to allocate funds into investment options through the banking application. Offers credit products including credit cards and flexible payment options for purchases. Additional services include joint accounts, youth accounts managed by guardians, and business banking accounts for small enterprises. Platform also provides payment services, cashback programs with participating retailers, security controls such as card freezing and biometric login, and integrated tools for monitoring balances, managing transactions, and organizing personal finances.
Key facts about Monzo
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1.24B as on Mar 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $1.81B
- Employee Count: 3,784 as on Feb 28, 2025
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Coatue and 63 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Mar 20, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Mistral AI
Developer of frontier AI models, assistants, agents, and related services. It builds tailored AI systems for organizations. The company offers tools to train, fine-tune, and build open source models. It provides enterprise agents with orchestration, tooling, and safety features. The company enables private deployments on-premises, cloud, edge, and devices, while retaining data control. It delivers assistance from AI scientists across deployment, solutioning, and safety.
Key facts about Mistral AI
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Paris (France)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $3.05B
- Employee Count: 934 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Index Ventures, Credit Agricole CIB and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 30, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
LocalGlobe's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
LocalGlobe has invested in 302 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 19 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 25 investments, while as of Jan 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Anzen Industries and most recent follow-on round was in Stream.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2025 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
2024 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
2023 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
2022 | 27 | 22 | 49 |
2021 | 30 | 11 | 41 |
2020 | 20 | 7 | 27 |
2019 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
2018 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
2017 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
LocalGlobe's Investments by Stage
LocalGlobe has made 138 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $5.88M, 52 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.2M and 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $22.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 138 |
Series A | 52 |
Series B | 4 |
Series C | 2 |
Series D | 2 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LocalGlobe's Investments by Sector
LocalGlobe has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, High Tech and Vertical SaaS. Notably, it has invested in 277 Tech companies, 189 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 165 Software companies and at least 128 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 105 |
Consumer | 49 |
FinTech | 48 |
High Tech | 35 |
Vertical SaaS | 30 |
Others | 257 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LocalGlobe's Investments by Geography
LocalGlobe has made most investments in United Kingdom (106), followed by United States where it has made 36 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 106 |
United States | 36 |
France | 14 |
Germany | 5 |
Israel | 5 |
Others | 37 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LocalGlobe's recent investments
LocalGlobe has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Stream and Anzen Industries.Here are the most recent investments by LocalGlobe:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 20, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series D | 7719 | [+6] | |
Jan 19, 2026 | United States | Seed | 4449 | [+2] | |
Nov 24, 2025 | - | Seed | 5099 | [+5] | |
Nov 24, 2025 | United States | Series A | 1480 | [+4] | |
Nov 12, 2025 | United States | Seed | 4655 | [+6] |
Unicorns in LocalGlobe's Portfolio
LocalGlobe has 17 unicorns in its portfolio - Gamma, Tide, Mistral AI and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Gamma. It became a unicorn in 2025, 4 years after LocalGlobe first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in LocalGlobe's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 | Provider of AI based presentation tool for enterprise collaboration | 2020 | San Francisco | Series B | gltreld | ||
79 | Provider of business accounts, payment solutions, and financial management tools | 2015 | London | Series C | dxtfdiy | ||
83 | Developer of frontier AI models, assistants, agents, and related services | 2023 | Paris | Series C | kfkxhac | ||
70 | Provider of an AI-powered platform for workforce transformation and talent management | 2013 | London | Series D | qvxbccy | ||
68 | Provider of custody, prime services, and collateral management for institutions | 2018 | London | Series C | v{nqqct |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in LocalGlobe's Portfolio
5 of LocalGlobe's portfolio companies have become public. Figma got listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in Jul 2025 at marketcap of $13.5B and Robinhood got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $32B.Here are LocalGlobe's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Jul 31, 2025 | - | - | 5929 | |
Jul 29, 2021 | - | - | 8092 | |
Jul 29, 2021 | - | - | 8009 | |
Jul 07, 2021 | Jan 27, 2012 | Seed | 1292 | |
Jun 18, 2014 | - | - | 8711 |
Acquired companies in LocalGlobe's Portfolio
76 companies from LocalGlobe's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Human Native AI in Jan 2026 by CloudFlare.Here are LocalGlobe's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 15, 2026 | May 22, 2024 | Seed | 7769 | |
Jan 06, 2026 | Oct 18, 2019 | Series A | 5344 | |
Dec 01, 2025 | - | - | 9213 | |
Nov 04, 2025 | Nov 30, 2020 | Series A | 9425 | |
Oct 22, 2025 | Jun 13, 2021 | Seed | 7116 |
Team profile of LocalGlobe
LocalGlobe has a team of 37 members including 24 Partners, 5 Venture Partners and 3 Principals located in United Kingdom, United States and 1 more location. LocalGlobe's team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of top team members in LocalGlobe:
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Co-investors of LocalGlobe
Over the past 14 years, 1535 investors have co-invested in LocalGlobe's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before LocalGlobe: Y Combinator, Europa and 277 others have invested in rounds before LocalGlobe. There are 8 companies where Y Combinator has invested before LocalGlobe and 7 companies where Europa has invested before LocalGlobe.
- Top Co-investors of LocalGlobe: 638 investors entered a company along with LocalGlobe. These include investors like Entrepreneur First (11 companies).
- Invested after LocalGlobe: A total of 618 investors have invested in LocalGlobe's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Latitude (7 companies), Octopus Ventures (7 companies) and DST Global (5 companies).
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