Concept Ventures
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Concept Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. We are Europe’s largest dedicated pre-seed fund at $88M. We champion both first-time and repeat founders with conviction, leading or co-leading pre-seed rounds with cheques of up to $1.5M. We are sector-agnostic but stage-specialists, laser-focused on being one of your very first conversations. It is never “too early” to partner with globally ambitious European founders. Founded by industry outsiders, we understand the challenges of starting from scratch and the importance of being flexible, founder-first partners. We can shape or join your earliest rounds and have the capacity to follow-on through Series A and beyond, providing the long-term support required to scale into multi-billion-dollar outcomes. We are always eager to meet Europe’s most ambitious entrepreneurs. If you’re building something bold, apply via our website: www.conceptventures.vc.
- Total investments:
- 132
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 39%
- Fund size:
- $88M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Concept Ventures invests in
Stages Concept Ventures invests in
Countries Concept Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $196k–$7M
- Pre-Seed
- $600k–$3.4M
- Series A
- $10M–$19M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 41 (31%)
- Artificial Intelligence 28 (21%)
- SaaS 14 (11%)
- Information Technology 13 (10%)
- FinTech 7 (5%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 53 (40%)
- Seed 52 (39%)
- Series A 3 (2%)
- Series B 1 (1%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (1%)
Country
- United Kingdom 72 (55%)
- United States 10 (8%)
- Australia 2 (2%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- France 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Sidhu
Investment Council
|
Investment Council | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jeff Chowdhry
Chairman
|
Chairman | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Oliver Kicks
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
Reece Chowdhry
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 92 | Find email | |
Vik Barodia
Commercial Advisor
|
Commercial Advisor | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightspring is a photonics technology company developing advanced 3D optical interconnection solutions for photonic systems,Its platform enables precise, adaptable connections between chips, fibers, and light sources beyond traditional packaging constraints.This company focuses on scalable photonic integration to accelerate the development of high-performance optical systems. | $3.6M / Seed / Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Apate.ai is an AI-powered fraud prevention and intelligence platform designed to fight scam operations proactively. It uses artificial intelligence bots to detect scam calls and messages at their source, engage scammers in real-time, and disrupt their fraudulent activities before they reach real victims. The platform not only protects individualsand businesses from financial loss but also extracts valuable intelligence from scammer interactions, including tactics, attack vectors, and sensitive data like bank account and cryptocurrency wallet details. | $11.4M / Seed / Aug 31, 2026 | ||
| Oshen is a technology enterprise that creates miniature autonomous sailboats designed for persistent, wide-area ocean tracking. | $5M / Seed / Aug 21, 2026 | ||
| Dex is a SaaS company that offers an AI assistant to act as user's personal talent agent and scan the tech market for next opportunity. | $5.3M / Seed / Apr 27, 2026 | ||
| Connectome Health is a startup developing non-invasive brain scanning technology using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to monitor cognitive metrics like focus, memory, and resilience in real time. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Apr 01, 2026 | ||
| Tattvam aims to reduce the manual effort required to build custom silicon as global demand for specialised AI processors accelerates. | $1.7M / Pre-Seed / Feb 25, 2026 | ||
| Antidote simplifies billing compliance, corrects time entries, and unlocks new revenue opportunities — all seamlessly integrated into your existing workflows. | $4.7M / Seed / Jan 21, 2026 | ||
| Smartline is a jewelry and a wearable technology company which develops products that seamlessly blend jewelry design and useful features | $461.6K / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 19, 2025 | ||
| Fabra is a 3D product design platform that gives real-time experience to create their own products. | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Nov 10, 2025 | ||
| Architect AI is a pioneering the world’s first agentic website and Its platform turns any site into a self-learning AI agent that observes visitor behavior. | $4.8M / Seed / Sep 09, 2025 | ||
| See all 132 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Concept Ventures invest in?
Concept Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and SaaS startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 132 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Concept Ventures invest in?
Concept Ventures typically joins rounds of $196k–$7M at Seed, $600k–$3.4M at Pre-Seed and $10M–$19M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Concept Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Concept Ventures took part in.
How do I contact Concept Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Concept Ventures?
The team at Concept Ventures includes Jack Sidhu (Investment Council), Jeff Chowdhry (Chairman) and Oliver Kicks (Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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