About Mission Ventures
Mission Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jul 2021, Mission Ventures has invested in 21 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Food and Agriculture to Consumer Goods and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Better Nature Overall, Mission Ventures portfolio has seen 1 acquisition, namely Sibberi. Mission Ventures has team of 3 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Mission Ventures' List of Top Investments
Mission Ventures has a portfolio of 21 companies. Their most notable investmentis in NaturellyTheir portfolio spans across and United Kingdom. They have invested in Food and Agriculture, Consumer Goods, Retail and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Mission Ventures:
Key facts about Better Nature
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5.62M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Ascension, Ukri and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 05, 2025, $*****
Hunter & gather foods is a multi-category food and beverages company. Their products include avocado oil mayonnaise and extra virgin avocado oil. The company claims that their products are free from sugar, gluten, preservatives and harmful oils. The company sells their products online through their website and Amazon as well as through retailers. The company sells their products worldwide.
Key facts about Hunter & Gather Foods
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: North Stifford (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.36M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: SFC Capital, Innvotec and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 15, 2025, $*****
3. Solo Coffee
Producer and supplier of ready to drink cold brew coffee. It offers cold brew coffee in 10-litre packs on tap for offices, restaurants, bars, cafes etc. Also, offers a plug and play nitro coffee tap. The products can be purchased either online or from retailers.
Key facts about Solo Coffee
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $867K
- Employee Count: 3 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Kliro Capital Partners, SFC Capital and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 2023, $*****
4. Jim Jams
Internet first brand of chocolate spreads. The site offers various recipes.
Key facts about Jim Jams
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Halstead (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $1.59M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Ascension, LSG Holdings and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Sep 05, 2024, $*****
Key facts about Arctic Power Berries
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Employee Count: 1 as on Feb 28, 2025
- Investors: SFC Capital, Innvotec and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Mission Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Mission Ventures has invested in 21 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Better Nature.Mission Ventures' Investments by Stage
Mission Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $289K.Mission Ventures' Investments by Sector
Mission Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer Goods, Food and Agriculture, Consumer, Food and Agriculture Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 12 Consumer (B2C) companies, 4 Tech companies and 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer Goods | 2 |
Food and Agriculture | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 1 |
Retail | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Mission Ventures' Investments by Geography
Mission Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (2).Mission Ventures' recent investments
Mission Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Mission Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 05, 2021 | United Kingdom | Seed | 6811 | - | |
Sep 15, 2015 | United Kingdom | Seed | 5586 | - |
Acquired companies in Mission Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Mission Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Sibberi in May 2017 by Westlab for $*****.Here are Mission Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 08, 2017 | - | - | 9080 |
Team profile of Mission Ventures
Mission Ventures has a team of 3 members located in United Kingdom. Mission Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Mission Ventures
Over the past 11 years, 5 investors have co-invested in Mission Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Mission Ventures: Nicholas Owen Gunden and Michiel Van Deursen have invested in rounds before Mission Ventures. There is 1 company where Nicholas Owen Gunden has invested before Mission Ventures and 1 company where Michiel Van Deursen has invested before Mission Ventures.
- Invested after Mission Ventures: A total of 3 investors have invested in Mission Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Ukri (1 company), Seedrs (1 company) and GEC Scaling Factory (1 company).
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