About Walking Ventures
Walking Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. It is primarily based out of London, United Kingdom. As of Mar 2018, Walking Ventures has invested in 36 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United Kingdom based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Tessian Overall, Walking Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 12 acquisitions including key companies like FanDuel, Cera and Tessian. A lot of funds co-invest with Walking Ventures, with names like Tim Davey sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed & Series A
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Walking Ventures' List of Top Investments
Walking Ventures has a portfolio of 36 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Oviva and Attraction Technology Systems.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Sweden and 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 14 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A stages. Here is the list of top investments by Walking Ventures:
1. FanDuel
Developer of a fantasy platform for multiple sports. It provides users to play fantasy sports games for NFL, MLB, NBA, soccer, and golf. It also enables users to select the contests they wish to play, and players to participate in the competition.
Key facts about FanDuel
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $416M
- Employee Count: 4,221 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Western Technology Investment, Hercules Capital and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Sep 15, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Crowdsourced equity research platform for stock markets. The research covers a range of stocks, asset classes, ETFs, and investment strategies. In contrast to other equity research platforms, insight is provided by the contributor base of investors and industry experts (Buy-side) rather than the sell-side. It also has a marketplace platform for buying articles from publishers.
Key facts about Seeking Alpha
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $7M
- Employee Count: 955 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Mosaic Ventures, Corner Ventures and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 01, 2009, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Oviva
Provider of an online nutritional consultation platform for patients. It offers personalised dietary advice combined with unique digital tools. The dietitian offers personalized guidance based on their needs and answers user's questions in regard to dietary management solutions. They also help users to track their daily activities for better health outcomes. The app gives daily motivation and tips to users to reach their goals.
Key facts about Oviva
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $118M
- Employee Count: 933 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Temasek, Kinnevik and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Cera
Provider of a digital first home healthcare provider that offers personalized care solutions to patients. It delivers nurse led and complex care, including services for learning disabilities and autism. It offers reablement and bridging services. The organization facilitates career development for care professionals and provides training.
Key facts about Cera
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Colchester (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £100M - £500M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $571M
- Employee Count: 1,284 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Credo Ventures, BDT & MSD Partners and 58 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 12, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Tessian
Provider of cybersecurity software for email collaboration and data protection. This technology secures digital communications by identifying and mitigating threats across messaging platforms and cloud environments. It monitors data movement to prevent unauthorized exfiltration and manages identity risks within enterprise networks. The software integrates with existing infrastructure to detect malicious activity and enforce security policies for users and automated agents.
Key facts about Tessian
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Boston (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $182M
- Employee Count: 41 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: TempoCap, Blossom Capital and 40 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 29, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Walking Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Walking Ventures has invested in 36 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Tessian and most recent follow-on round was in Attraction Technology Systems.Walking Ventures' Investments by Stage
Walking Ventures has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $635K and 3 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $24M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Walking Ventures' Investments by Sector
Walking Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and Gig Economy. Notably, it has invested in 31 Tech companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 22 Software companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 2 |
Consumer | 1 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 1 |
Gig Economy | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Walking Ventures' Investments by Geography
Walking Ventures has made most investments in United Kingdom (5), followed by Switzerland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 5 |
Switzerland | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Walking Ventures' recent investments
Walking Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Walking Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 28, 2018 | United States | Series A | 4195 | [+5] | |
Nov 20, 2017 | United Kingdom | Series A | 3345 | [+3] | |
Apr 07, 2016 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2049 | - | |
Sep 02, 2015 | United Kingdom | Series A | 8832 | [+20] | |
Apr 23, 2014 | United Kingdom | Seed | 2547 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Walking Ventures' Portfolio
Walking Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Cera. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Cera which became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Walking Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Walking Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | Provider of a digital-first home healthcare provider that offers personalized care solutions to patients | 2015 | Colchester | Series C | oclcrok |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Walking Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Walking Ventures' portfolio company became public - Cipher Surgical.Here are Walking Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | - | - | 1342 |
Acquired companies in Walking Ventures' Portfolio
12 companies from Walking Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Hands HQ in Aug 2025 by Health & Safety Institute for $*****.Here are Walking Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 06, 2025 | - | - | 7688 | |
May 05, 2025 | Apr 16, 2014 | Seed | 2656 | |
Dec 02, 2024 | - | - | 3539 | |
Oct 22, 2024 | - | - | 3656 | |
Mar 22, 2024 | Sep 02, 2015 | Series A | 6577 |
Co-investors of Walking Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 96 investors have co-invested in Walking Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Walking Ventures: Albion Capital Group, F-Prime Capital and 11 others have invested in rounds before Walking Ventures. There is 1 company where Albion Capital Group has invested before Walking Ventures and 1 company where F-Prime Capital has invested before Walking Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Walking Ventures: 40 investors entered a company along with Walking Ventures. These include investors like Tim Davey (3 companies).
- Invested after Walking Ventures: A total of 43 investors have invested in Walking Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Earlybird (2 companies), MTIP (1 company) and AlbionVC (1 company).
Recent News related to Walking Ventures
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Tessian raises $13 million to use machine learning for securing enterprise emailVentureBeat•Jun 17, 2018•Tessian, Balderton Capital, Accel, Amadeus Capital and 4 others
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Digital health company Oviva hauls in $12 mln Series APE Hub•Nov 20, 2017•Oviva, Albion Capital Group, Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital and 2 others
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