Emerge VC
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Emerge VC is a VC fund in London focused on Education and EdTech. Emerge is a $70m pre-seed fund backed by 100+ of the world’s best edtech and future of work founders and executives. Our vision is to democratise access to opportunity by being a catalytic partner for early-stage founders re-designing the future of learning and work.
- Total investments:
- 80
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 21%
- Fund size:
- $73M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Emerge VC invests in
Stages Emerge VC invests in
Countries Emerge VC invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $53k–$7.2M
- Pre-Seed
- $33k–$3.2M
- Series A
- $5M–$22M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 30 (38%)
- EdTech 19 (24%)
- Software 19 (24%)
- E-Learning 18 (23%)
- Artificial Intelligence 10 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 43 (54%)
- Pre-Seed 17 (21%)
- Series A 8 (10%)
- Funding Round 3 (4%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (3%)
Country
- United Kingdom 28 (35%)
- Germany 9 (11%)
- United States 9 (11%)
- France 2 (3%)
- Peru 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan Lynn-Matern
Founder and Partner
|
Founder and Partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Alan Tripp
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Douglas Barton
Investor
|
Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jan Reichelt
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
Joshua Wohle
Venture Partner & LP
|
Venture Partner & LP | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5U AI deploys AI Workers to logistics organizations to drive liberate operators from repetitive work, resulting in operational efficiency, excellence and top-line revenue growth without adding headcount. | $3.2M / Pre-Seed / Jul 28, 2026 | ||
| Varm provides efficient insulation for energy saving and comfort. | $20M / Series A / Jun 23, 2026 | ||
| AI agents and ticketing system for People Operations | $7.2M / Seed / Feb 26, 2026 | ||
| MyEdSpace provides affordable, high-quality Maths teaching for KS3, GCSE and A-level students across the UK. We teach through our unique award winning platform to provide an engaging and modern approach to education for our students. We combine live online lessons from world-class teachers with personal mentors, homework, revision materials andprofessionally designed workbooks. Our teachers are fully qualified, and are subject experts with a huge amount of previous experience teaching in schools across the country | $15M / Series A / Sep 29, 2025 | ||
| Edurino is an e-learning platform that introduces digital learning responsibly and playfully for children aged 4-8. The platform gets kids started with digital learning and gets them ready for school. Children are invited to explore the world of learning through play by the company, which combines physical toys and a digital learning app. Whilekids learn through play, parents can monitor each child's progress in learning and set limits on how much time they spend on screens. When the allotted screen time has passed, the app independently signals the end of play and turns off the device. As a result, the learning journey can be tailored to each child's developmental stage. | $18.9M / Series B / May 12, 2025 | ||
| LearnWise AI helps students and faculty in higher education get instant support 24/7 with their own AI assistants | $2.1M / Seed / Nov 21, 2024 | ||
| Popp helps D2C brands increase customer lifetime value and community-led growth by incentivising and gamifying customer engagement. | $4.6M / Seed / Nov 21, 2024 | ||
| Joinpopp provides AI-driven solutions to automate recruitment tasks, including application screening and candidate conversations. The platform integrates seamlessly with ATS/CRM systems, enhancing efficiency in the hiring process. Joinpopp also offers features for creating personalized messages, streamlining communication with potentialcandidates. | $4.5M / Seed / Nov 21, 2024 | ||
| Mendo helps large companies embed AI into their workflows and drives adoption by helping teams apply AI to their real-world use cases, without losing the human element.We operate directly in the tools and day-to-day workflows to trigger the right habits at the right moment.The result? Teams that confidently use generative AI in their daily workand a transformation that is concrete, guided, and sustainable. | $3.8M / Oct 17, 2024 | ||
| Varm provides efficient insulation for energy saving and comfort. | $6.2M / Seed / Jul 17, 2024 | ||
| See all 80 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Emerge VC invest in?
Emerge VC invests primarily in Education, EdTech and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 80 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 Emerge VC's check size?
Emerge VC typically joins rounds of $53k–$7.2M at Seed, $33k–$3.2M at Pre-Seed and $5M–$22M 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 Emerge VC participates in.
How do I contact Emerge VC?
Public channels for Emerge VC 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 Emerge VC?
The team at Emerge VC includes Jan Lynn-Matern (Founder and Partner), Alan Tripp (Venture Partner) and Douglas Barton (Investor), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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