1818 Venture Capital

www.1818venturecapital.com

1818 invests in FinTech and tech-enabled businesses with adjacency to financial services across Pre-Seed, Seed, Bridge and Series A rounds, with a regional focus on the UK and Middle East (GCC Nations), deploying £100k-£1m tickets.

Check Size

$100K - $1M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A

Focus Areas

Fintech, Insurtech, Payments

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Investment Thesis

1818 Venture Capital believes in long-term value creation through close partnerships with founders, investing early in people, technologies, and business models that challenge the status quo. They operate with the conviction that talented and visionary founders are significant value drivers, backing bold entrepreneurs who are transforming financial services from first cheque through to exit and beyond.

What Sets Them Apart

Founder-led team with ex-operators: Partners have backgrounds as FinTech founders and executives at financial services PLCs, bringing 40+ years combined experience
Exceptional track record: Multiple successful exits including Wealthify (acquired by Aviva), ActiveQuote (acquired by Howden Group), Capdesk (acquired by Carta), and MyFutureNow (acquired by Legal & General)
Mature sourcing ecosystem: 12+ years investing has created difficult-to-replicate sourcing channels, reviewing 140+ opportunities monthly and seeing deals before wider industry
Exceptional selectivity: Review 140+ companies monthly but invest in only 1-2 new deals, with an exceptionally high bar for investment standards
Fee alignment: Fees 25% below industry typical, and partners invest in every deal they do
Hands-on support: Provide mentorship, directorships, board observer seats, portfolio synergies, introductions to other VCs, and key industry contacts
Fast decision-making: Proprietary deal management platform enables speed compared to competitors
UK-Middle East bridge: Unique focus on connecting capital and innovation between UK and GCC nations