# Concept Ventures

> Concept Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 115 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 115
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 37%
- Fund size: $65M
- Last fund: Jul 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rlcventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ConceptVC_
- Website: https://conceptventures.vc

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 globallyambitious 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.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $510k–$7M |
| Pre-Seed | $600k–$3.4M |
| Series A | $10M–$19M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 41 | 36% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 27 | 23% |
| SaaS | 13 | 11% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 10% |
| FinTech | 7 | 6% |

120 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 53 | 46% |
| Seed | 49 | 43% |
| Series A | 3 | 3% |
| Series B | 1 | 1% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 71 | 62% |
| United States | 10 | 9% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jack Sidhu | Investment Council | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-sidhu |
| Jeff Chowdhry | Chairman | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-chowdhry |
| Oliver Kicks | Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oliver-kicks |
| Reece Chowdhry | Founding Partner | 78 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reece-chowdhry |
| Vik Barodia | Commercial Advisor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vik-barodia |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dex | 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 | 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 | 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 Legal | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Archestra.AI | Build powerful, safe, interconnected AI agents without the technical overhead. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Aug 14, 2025 |  |
| Archestra.AI | Build powerful, safe, interconnected AI agents without the technical overhead. | $3.4M | Pre-Seed | Aug 14, 2025 |  |
| Anam | Anam is the developer of real-time AI personas for brands to increase consumer interaction.. | $9M | Seed | Jul 11, 2025 |  |

10 of 115 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Concept Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rlc-ventures) — VC Fund, 94 deals together
- [Blissgrowth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blissgrowth) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [MMC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mmc-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Ascension](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Lakestar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lakestar) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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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 115 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Concept Ventures's check size?

Concept Ventures typically joins rounds of $510k–$7M at Seed, $600k–$3.4M at Pre-Seed and $10M–$19M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Concept Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Concept Ventures?

Public channels for Concept Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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