# FT Ventures

> FT Ventures is a VC fund backing News, Banking and Finance. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.ventures.ft.com

FT Ventures is a VC fund focused on News and Banking. FT Ventures is the Financial Times Group's corporate venture arm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for FT Ventures. Shizune tracks 1 team members at FT Ventures. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/ft-ventures?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Banking | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandra Calinikos | Chief Investment Officer | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wordsmith AI | Advanced legal AI for in house legal teams | $14M | Series B | Aug 05, 2026 |  |
| RavenPack | RavenPack designs big data analytics services that conducts financial analysis. Its big data analytics services facilitates in conversion of unstructured content into structured data helping in easier analysis and deployment in financial applications enabling clients to enhance returns, reduce risk or increase efficiency by systematicallyincorporating the effects of public information in their models or workflows.. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 01, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Highland Europe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/highland-capital-partners-europe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Intact Private Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does FT Ventures invest in?

FT Ventures invests primarily in News, Banking and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact FT Ventures?

Public channels for FT Ventures include 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 FT Ventures?

The team at FT Ventures includes Alexandra Calinikos (Chief Investment Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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