About Love Ventures
Love Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Sep 2026, Love Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 35 companies, with 6 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 FinTech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of givestar Overall, Love Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 4 acquisitions including key companies like Konfir, pirkx and Banked. A lot of funds co-invest with Love Ventures, with names like Portfolio Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Love Ventures has team of 11 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Soonicorns
Love Ventures' List of Top Investments
Love Ventures has a portfolio of 35 companies. Their most notable investments are in Just Move In and Wayhome.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Love Ventures:1. Revolut
Provider of banking solutions for retail customers and businesses. It provides users with a platform that offers a comprehensive suite of features designed to simplify financial management and enhance user experience.
Key facts about Revolut
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $1.99B
- Employee Count: 20,299 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Star Tech NG, TSG Consumer Partners and 150 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 18, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Crowdcube
Equity-based crowdfunding platform for businesses and startups. Users can invest in startups and growing businesses in exchange for shares of the company. Users can own fractions of a share using the platform. The platform focuses on investments across a variety of industries, including food and beverage, fintech, the internet, and consumer goods. Investors can also look at potential investment options and learn about tax benefits.
Key facts about Crowdcube
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Exeter (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £10M - £50M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $62.9M
- Employee Count: 124 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Draper Esprit, Molten Ventures and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 23, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Cloud-based treasury management platform. It provides a treasury management platform for startups, streamlining financial management and optimization. The platform centralizes all finances.
Key facts about Round Treasury
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $10.7M
- Employee Count: 17 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Atomico, Alstin Capital and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Apr 13, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Real estate operations management platform. It helps with streamlining investment, asset management, research, and marketing.
Key facts about Fifth Dimension AI
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Oxford (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $35.8M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: HV Capital, MMC Ventures and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Tembo Money
Online marketplace for residential mortgage loans. It enables first-time mortgage buyers to increase the deposits by sharing mortgage across two properties. It also enables family members to pay off the loan interest. It also provides a comparison platform for residential mortgage brokers.
Key facts about Tembo Money
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Nov 30, 2024
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $53.7M
- Employee Count: 176 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Aviva, Alex and Bart's Angel Fund and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Feb 12, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Love Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Love Ventures has invested in 35 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 4 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 9 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Metris and most recent follow-on round was in givestar.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 6 | 3 | 9 |
2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2023 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Love Ventures' Investments by Stage
Love Ventures has made 17 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.24M and 7 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $7.62M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 17 |
Series A | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Love Ventures' Investments by Sector
Love Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Real Estate and Construction Tech, Vertical SaaS and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 31 Tech companies, 20 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 20 Software companies and at least 16 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 14 |
FinTech | 9 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Consumer | 3 |
Others | 17 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Love Ventures' Investments by Geography
Love Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (23), followed by United States where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 23 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Love Ventures' recent investments
Love Ventures has made 9 investments in 2026 so far. givestar and Metris are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Love Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 23, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 4440 | [+1] | |
Sep 21, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7415 | [+4] | |
Jul 14, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2638 | [+7] | |
Apr 14, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 1730 | [+8] | |
Apr 13, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 8456 | [+3] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Love Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Love Ventures' portfolio company became public - Secret Spa.Here are Love Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 1125 |
Acquired companies in Love Ventures' Portfolio
4 companies from Love Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was pirkx in Sep 2026 by Priority for $*****.Here are Love Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 04, 2026 | Jun 14, 2022 | Series A | 7864 | |
May 14, 2026 | Feb 14, 2022 | Series A | 4870 | |
Apr 08, 2026 | Mar 15, 2022 | Seed | 5260 | |
Mar 14, 2024 | - | - | 1004 |
Team profile of Love Ventures
Love Ventures has a team of 11 members including 2 Partners and 4 Principals located in United Kingdom and United States. Love Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Love Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Principal | London | - | ||
Principal | London | - | - | |
Principal | Los Altos | - | - | |
Principal | Henley on Thames | - | - |
Co-investors of Love Ventures
Over the past 4 years, 163 investors have co-invested in Love Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Love Ventures: Entrepreneurs First, Octopus Ventures and 50 others have invested in rounds before Love Ventures. There are 2 companies where Entrepreneurs First has invested before Love Ventures and 2 companies where Octopus Ventures has invested before Love Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Love Ventures: 89 investors entered a company along with Love Ventures. These include investors like Portfolio Ventures (5 companies).
- Invested after Love Ventures: A total of 22 investors have invested in Love Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Mercia Ventures (2 companies), HV Capital (1 company) and Prudence (1 company).
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