About Velocity Capital
Velocity Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Sep 2026, Velocity Capital is an active investor, having invested in 11 companies, with 3 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 High Tech to Consumer and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Sprive A lot of funds co-invest with Velocity Capital, with names like Pembroke VCT sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Velocity Capital has team of 6 people including 5 partners.Key Metrics
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Velocity Capital's List of Top Investments
Velocity Capital has a portfolio of 11 companies. Their most notable investments are in WeAreFeel and Luna Daily.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, Turkey and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Consumer, HealthTech and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Velocity Capital:
1. Sprive
Provider of an app-based debt repayment solution. It offers a solution that enables users to repay mortgage debts with the spare change method. Users must attach the bank accounts associated with the loan, the platform calculates the repayment term and creates a savings plan, and funds are allocated periodically by using artificial intelligence technology. The application is available on Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about Sprive
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $19.8M
- Employee Count: 33 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Channel 4 Ventures, WealthClub and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 22, 2026, $*****
2. Lucida AI
AI-powered platform for personalized English-speaking coaching. It also provides real-time feedback on communication skills.
Key facts about Lucida AI
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Istanbul (Turkey)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $8.25M
- Investors: Bogazici Ventures, ÜNLÜ & Co and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jun 30, 2026, $*****
Developer of antibody therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. The company's DIAGONAL platform combines proprietary computational and experimental techniques to develop agonist antibody therapies for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Key facts about Diagonal Therapeutics
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $253M
- Investors: BVF Partners, Atlas Venture and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 08, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Bolt Insight
Provider of AI-moderated qualitative and quantitative market research and analysis. It offers tools for video interviews, concept testing, market validation, and UX testing. The company delivers insights across various industries, providing in-depth knowledge and analysis of customer behaviors. It generates interview questions, handles participant recruitment, and produces bespoke reports.
Key facts about Bolt Insight
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11.3M
- Employee Count: 81 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Pembroke VCT, 212 Vc and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 10, 2025, $*****
5. Kaizan
Provider of an NLP-based client intelligence platform for customer services. It offers an AI assistant for writing notes, updates, and reports at work to manage and scale clients. Its features include conventional AI, language models, automatic conversation summaries, and text analytics.
Key facts about Kaizan
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Greenford (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $4.61M
- Employee Count: 104 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Jigsaw, Pembroke VCT and 26 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, May 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Velocity Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Velocity Capital has invested in 11 companies over the last 6 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Kaizan and most recent follow-on round was in Sprive.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Velocity Capital's Investments by Stage
Velocity Capital has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $10.5M and 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $39M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series A | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Velocity Capital's Investments by Sector
Velocity Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Consumer, HealthTech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 6 Consumer (B2C) companies, 6 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
FinTech | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
Others | 9 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Velocity Capital's Investments by Geography
Velocity Capital has made most investments in United Kingdom (8), followed by Turkey where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 8 |
Turkey | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Velocity Capital's recent investments
Velocity Capital has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. Sprive and Lucida AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Velocity Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 22, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 2888 | [+4] | |
Jun 30, 2026 | Turkey | Seed | 8438 | [+4] | |
May 11, 2026 | United Kingdom | Seed | 7397 | ||
Apr 16, 2026 | Turkey | Seed | 2695 | [+1] | |
Jan 08, 2026 | United States | Series B | 1017 | [+15] |
Team profile of Velocity Capital
Velocity Capital has a team of 6 members including 5 Partners located in United Kingdom and United States. Velocity Capital's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of all team members in Velocity Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | United Kingdom | |||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Danvers | - |
Co-investors of Velocity Capital
Over the past 6 years, 68 investors have co-invested in Velocity Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Velocity Capital: Neo Portfoy, 212 Vc and 14 others have invested in rounds before Velocity Capital. There is 1 company where Neo Portfoy has invested before Velocity Capital and 1 company where 212 Vc has invested before Velocity Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Velocity Capital: 29 investors entered a company along with Velocity Capital. These include investors like Pembroke VCT (2 companies).
- Invested after Velocity Capital: A total of 23 investors have invested in Velocity Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Active Partners (1 company), WealthClub (1 company) and Rank Ventures (1 company).
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