About Metaventures
Metaventures is a venture capital firm located in United Kingdom. As of Dec 2021, Metaventures has invested in 2 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Italy based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Blockchain Technology and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Cellply A lot of funds co-invest with Metaventures, with names like LIFTT sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Metaventures has team of 3 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Metaventures' List of All Investments
Metaventures has a portfolio of 2 companies. Their most notable investments are in Dubit and Cellply.Their portfolio spans across Italy and United Kingdom. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, FinTech and 3 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of all investments by Metaventures:
1. Cellply
Developer of in-vitro diagnostic products for the detection of cancer. The company has developed ONCOSMART is the first In-Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) system that determines the effectiveness of anticancer drugs for a specific patient, testing live cell response to one or multiple cancer drugs. Additionally, it offers prognostic tests based on the immune profile of hospitalized patients with Coronavirus Disease 19.
Key facts about Cellply
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Bologna (Italy)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $16.4M
- Employee Count: 28 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Indaco Venture Partners, EIC Fund and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Dubit
Developer of metaverse games, experiences, events, and educational games. They build games and experiences in Roblox, Fortnite, and Zepeto. The company also creates educational games using Unity and HTML5. Additionally, they offer brand integration services into their network of games. They provide gamer reward programs and data-backed brand uplift strategies.
Key facts about Dubit
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Leeds (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Employee Count: 78 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Metaventures, LMPM and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Nov 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Metaventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Metaventures has invested in Cellply and Dubit in 2021. Its most recent first time investment was in Cellply.Metaventures' Investments by Stage
Metaventures has made 1 investment in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.26M and 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $8M.Metaventures' Investments by Sector
Metaventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology, FinTech, Gaming and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Tech companies, 1 Blockchain company and 1 company focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Blockchain Technology | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Gaming | 1 |
High Tech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Metaventures' Investments by Geography
Metaventures has made most investments in Italy (1), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 1 investment.Metaventures' recent investments
Metaventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Metaventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Dec 14, 2021 | Italy | Seed | 3114 | [+3] | |
Nov 16, 2021 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9167 |
Team profile of Metaventures
Metaventures has a team of 3 members including 3 Partners located in United Kingdom. Metaventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Metaventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | Leeds | - | ||
Partner | Leeds | - |
Co-investors of Metaventures
Over the past 5 years, 14 investors have co-invested in Metaventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Metaventures: META Group, Italian Angels for Growth and 3 others have invested in rounds before Metaventures. There is 1 company where META Group has invested before Metaventures and 1 company where Italian Angels for Growth has invested before Metaventures.
- Top Co-investors of Metaventures: 5 investors entered a company along with Metaventures. These include investors like LIFTT (1 company).
- Invested after Metaventures: A total of 4 investors have invested in Metaventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Recomec.com (1 company), Schia Ventures (1 company) and ENEA Tech e Biomedical (1 company).
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