About Plural
Plural is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Apr 2026, Plural is an active investor, having invested in 40 companies, with 13 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Environment Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Rivan Overall, Plural portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 2 acquisitions, namely Helsing and Ready Player Me. A lot of funds co-invest with Plural, with names like Tiny sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Plural has team of 15 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Plural's List of Top Investments
Plural has a portfolio of 40 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Robeauté and Unitary.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Estonia and 7 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Environment Tech and 27 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Plural:Operator of autonomous robots for delivery of goods and advertising. The robots utilize sensors and machine learning to navigate and deliver items. These robots deliver hot food, groceries, and industrial supplies to customers. The company offers solutions for university campuses, grocery retailers, delivery applications, and industrial sites.
Key facts about Starship Technologies
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $281M
- Employee Count: 565 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Shasta Ventures, HOF Capital and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Oct 15, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Helsing
Developer of AI-enabled autonomous systems for defense applications across domains. They design and build autonomous systems for governments and industry. The company connects existing hardware into an AI-enabled network. They provide precision mass and autonomous systems. The company develops and deploys technologies thoughtfully and with the highest ethical standards.
Key facts about Helsing
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Annual Revenue: €415K as on Dec 31, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $1.63B
- Employee Count: 694 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, BDT & MSD Partners and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jun 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Key facts about Proxima Fusion
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $211M
- Employee Count: 151 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Lightspeed Venture Partners, Balderton Capital and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. PhaseCraft
Provider of quantum simulation systems. The company is providing quantum theory and software that will enable quantum computers to investigate novel quantum materials to simulate chemical reactions and to solve hard constraint satisfaction problems. It also provides users with a platform that offers proprietary material simulation approaches for encoding and compiling materials on quantum hardware.
Key facts about PhaseCraft
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Bristol (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $56.4M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Feb 28, 2025
- Investors: Episode 1 Ventures, AlbionVC and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 02, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Meta View
Cloud-based interview analytics platform for enterprises. It uses AI to automate interview recording, and transcribing and uses conversation analytics to generate reports. It generates interview notes, and templates to create a portal to connect to candidates, etc. It offers tools to pre-populate interview scorecards with objective information, improving the evaluation process. It is a tool available on the subscription based pricing model.
Key facts about Meta View
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $51.6M
- Employee Count: 101 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Google Ventures, Karman and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Plural's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Plural has invested in 40 companies over the last 4 years, with an average of 10 new investments annually in the last 3 years. In 2025, it made 15 investments, while as of Apr 2026, it has made 7 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Validio and most recent follow-on round was in Rivan.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2025 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
2024 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
2023 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Plural's Investments by Stage
Plural has made 18 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $31.9M, 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.9M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $65.4M and 3 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $205M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series A | 18 |
Seed | 11 |
Series B | 5 |
Series C | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Plural's Investments by Sector
Plural has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Sustainability Tech, Environment Tech and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech. Notably, it has invested in 32 Tech companies, 28 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 18 Software companies and at least 12 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
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High Tech | 17 |
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Sustainability Tech | 7 |
Environment Tech | 6 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 4 |
Others | 51 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Plural's Investments by Geography
Plural has made most investments in United Kingdom (12), followed by United States where it has made 7 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
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United Kingdom | 12 |
United States | 7 |
Estonia | 5 |
Germany | 5 |
Netherlands | 3 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Plural's recent investments
Plural has made 7 investments in 2026 so far. Rivan and Validio are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Plural:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 20, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 9144 | [+4] | |
Mar 05, 2026 | Sweden | Series A | 5379 | [+4] | |
Feb 26, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8296 | [+3] | |
Feb 24, 2026 | Estonia | Series A | 2706 | ||
Feb 12, 2026 | United States | Series A | 6671 | [+3] |
Unicorns in Plural's Portfolio
Plural has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Helsing. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Helsing which became a unicorn in 2023.Here is a list of unicorns in Plural's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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67 | Developer of AI-enabled autonomous systems for defense applications across domains | 2021 | Munich | Series D | olwxccv |
Acquired companies in Plural's Portfolio
2 companies from Plural's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Ready Player Me in Dec 2025 by Netflix for $*****.Here are Plural's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Dec 23, 2025 | Aug 23, 2022 | Series B | 2022 | |
Dec 09, 2025 | Jan 07, 2023 | Series A | 8272 |
Team profile of Plural
Plural has a team of 15 members including 5 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom and Estonia. Plural's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Plural:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | London | |||
Partner | United Kingdom | - | ||
Partner | London | |||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Estonia | - |
Co-investors of Plural
Over the past 4 years, 309 investors have co-invested in Plural's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Plural: Episode 1 Ventures, Taavet+Sten and 137 others have invested in rounds before Plural. There are 3 companies where Episode 1 Ventures has invested before Plural and 2 companies where Taavet+Sten has invested before Plural.
- Top Co-investors of Plural: 123 investors entered a company along with Plural. These include investors like Tiny (3 companies).
- Invested after Plural: A total of 47 investors have invested in Plural's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Karma Ventures (1 company), Latitude (1 company) and Coefficient Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Plural
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Rivan Raises $34 Million To Scale Synthetic Natural Gas ProductionVentureburn•Apr 20, 2026•Rivan, Fundomo, Plural, Plural and 1 other
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Validio Raises $30M to Automate Data Quality for AI ProjectsSiliconAngle•Mar 06, 2026•J12, Plural, Validio, Lakestar and 1 other
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London-Based Callosum Raises $10.25M Funding Round Led By PluralStartup Rise EU•Feb 26, 2026•Plural, Callosum, Aria, Plural
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London’s CoMind Raises €85M To Revolutionize Non-invasive Brain MonitoringStartup Rise EU•Oct 20, 2025•CoMind, GE Healthcare, Angelini Ventures, Plural and 2 others
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CoMind raises €87.8M to advance AI-powered, non-invasive brain monitoringSilicon Canals•Oct 20, 2025•Phoenix Court, Angelini Ventures, Pluralsight, Government of Kerala and 7 others
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Starship Technologies Secures $50 Million Series C to Expand Autonomous Delivery in US CitiesRobotics and Automation News•Oct 15, 2025•Bolt.new, Starship Technologies, Delivery Hero, Wolt and 15 others
