About Pentland Ventures
Pentland Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1932. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Jul 2025, Pentland Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 6 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to HealthTech and Auto Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Sava A lot of funds co-invest with Pentland Ventures, with names like HV Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Pentland Ventures has team of 4 people.Key Metrics
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Pentland Ventures' List of Top Investments
Pentland Ventures has a portfolio of 6 companies. Their most notable investments are in Gideon and Sava.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom and India. They have invested in High Tech, HealthTech, Auto Tech and 9 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Pentland Ventures:1. Zencargo
Zencargo is a provider of AI-enabled freight forwarding services. Its platform enables instant quotes, booking, and tracking of freight shipments, warehousing and fulfillment, analytics, multi-modal freight forwarding, and supply chain optimization. It caters to FMCG, fashion, construction, and packaging industries. Its clients include Ribble and Catapult.
Key facts about Zencargo
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $66.4M
- Employee Count: 147 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: DST Global, Initial Capital and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 10, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Gideon
Developer of autonomous mobile robots for material handling in various industries. The company's robots automate manual material-handling jobs in manufacturing, logistics, warehousing, and retail. The robots are designed to work safely with people and equipment. The company's technology aims to improve process stability and throughput.
Key facts about Gideon
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Bolingbrook (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $38.5M
- Employee Count: 51 - 200 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: NJF Capital, Prologis and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 15, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Sava
Developer of minimally invasive, multi-molecule biosensors for continuous health monitoring. The biosensors gather data from just beneath the skin, providing real-time insights into various molecules. This technology enables continuous monitoring of health parameters, transitioning from episodic testing to continuous data streams accessible via a connected platform. The platform is designed for affordability and scalability, aiming to make advanced health monitoring accessible to a wider population. The sensors are engineered for comfort and accuracy, utilizing a multi-sensor architecture allowing for expansion beyond glucose monitoring to include other key biomarkers.
Key facts about Sava
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $38.5M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Mar 31, 2024
- Investors: Balderton Capital, JamJar Investments and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jul 31, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Windmill
Internet first brand offering window AC and its accessories. The features include it can be controlled from anywhere, can be scheduled & adjusted so that AC turns on and off automatically based on lifestyle, and more. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Windmill
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Employee Count: 7 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: The Gramercy Fund, Graph Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 08, 2024, $*****
Platform providing web based solutions. They offer various features to assist workers in solving grievances,seeking information on government policies and exercising their rights and privileges.
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Pentland Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Pentland Ventures has invested in 6 companies over the last 7 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Sava and most recent follow-on round was in Windmill.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Pentland Ventures' Investments by Stage
Pentland Ventures has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.03M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 4 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Pentland Ventures' Investments by Sector
Pentland Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Consumer Goods, Enterprise Applications, High Tech and Transportation and Logistics Tech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Software companies, 4 Tech companies, 3 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Enterprise (B2B).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 3 |
Consumer Goods | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
High Tech | 2 |
Transportation and Logistics Tech | 2 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Pentland Ventures' Investments by Geography
Pentland Ventures has made most investments in United States (3), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 3 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
India | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Pentland Ventures' recent investments
Pentland Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Pentland Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jul 31, 2025 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9677 | [+6] | |
Mar 21, 2025 | India | Seed | 2237 | [+3] | |
Oct 08, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2063 | [+2] | |
Jul 22, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2752 | [+2] | |
Jun 10, 2021 | United States | Series A | 6225 |
Team profile of Pentland Ventures
Pentland Ventures has a team of 4 members located in United Kingdom. Pentland Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Pentland Ventures
Over the past 7 years, 49 investors have co-invested in Pentland Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Pentland Ventures: Laurence Modiano, Steve Whyman and 15 others have invested in rounds before Pentland Ventures. There is 1 company where Laurence Modiano has invested before Pentland Ventures and 1 company where Steve Whyman has invested before Pentland Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Pentland Ventures: 22 investors entered a company along with Pentland Ventures. These include investors like HV Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Pentland Ventures: A total of 10 investors have invested in Pentland Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Yttrium (1 company), Koch Disruptive Technologies (1 company) and Prologis (1 company).
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