Ada Ventures

New York, New York
Ada Ventures is a venture capital fund, backed by entrepreneurs and a group of global, mission-aligned investors. The fund invests in overlooked founders and overlooked markets. Ada Ventures is named after Ada Lovelace, the pioneering computer programmer, and mathematician, who was never recognized during the time she lived for what shecontributed to the advancement of technology and science.
Founded:2018
Firm Location:New York, New York • Washington, District of Columbia • Oakland, California • Oslo, Norway • Brooklyn, New York • London • Berlin, Germany • San Francisco Bay Area • Edinburgh, Scotland • Sydney, Australia • France • Netherlands • United Kingdom • Glasgow, Scotland • Cambridge, United Kingdom • Trinidad and Tobago
Ada Ventures Team
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Oyinkansola Adebayo
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed)
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Maatin Adewunmi
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Esther Akpovi
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Vivek Ayer
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Oslo (Norway)
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Kyra Barker
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Trinidad and Tobago
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Wil Benton
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Glasgow (Scotland)
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Ellie Broad
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Luciana Carvalho Se
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Berlin (Germany)
Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Series A), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Alexi Chiaramonte
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Nicole Krystal Crentsil
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Emily de Groot
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Mike Donovan
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Daniel Evans
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Arfah Farooq
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)
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Dom Fendius
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A)
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David Fisayo
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A)
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Daisy Ford-Downes
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Kate Glazebrook
Ada Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Sydney (Australia)
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Beth Glenfield
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in France
Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Elissa Grey
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Regina Gwynn
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A)
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Siddika Jaffer
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A)
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Esosa Johnson
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Brooklyn (NY)
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Haris Kiani
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Ashley Kirk
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Oakland (CA)
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Rockman Law
Ada Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Series A), Investors in Cybersecurity (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Gabriela Matic
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Kelly McDaid
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Ahmed Medhat
Ada Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Stephanie Melodia
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Ved Nathwani
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in LegalTech (Seed), Investors in LegalTech (Series A)
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Anjel Noorbakhsh Ashman
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Mandy Nyarko
Ada Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed)
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Joel Blake Obe
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Izzy Obeng
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Irene Onyango
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Washington (DC)
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Abadesi Osunsade
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Vihan Patel
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Rita Peacock
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Matt Penneycard
Ada Ventures·Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Briony Phillips
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Ash Phillips
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Maya Poulton
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A)
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Yiran Qin
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in London (Other Lists)
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Jay Richards
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Abby Scarborough
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Vreni Schoenenberger
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in New York (NY)
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Sterling Schuyler
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Netherlands
Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed)
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Charlotte Scott
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Evgeny Shadchnev
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Olivia Sibony
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A)
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Nicholas Sopuch
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Michael Tefula
Ada Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
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Isaac Teng
Ada Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Cambridge (United Kingdom)
Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed)
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Alasdair Thong
Ada Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)
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Esme Verity
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series B), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Impact (Series B), Investors in London (Other Lists)
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Ariella Vildan Young
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Bruce Walker
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in Edinburgh (Scotland)
Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed)
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Check Warner
Ada Ventures·Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London, Investors in Europe
Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Impact (Pre-seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Impact (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Payments (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Gemma Whates
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in London
Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A)
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Jessica (Whittingham) Jackson
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom
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Jenny Worthington
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $250K - $1M
Investors in United Kingdom