Redbus Ventures
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Redbus Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on FinTech and E-Commerce. Redbus Group is a UK based investment group that invests in early stage ventures and funds or acquires businesses that require restructuring. Redbus Group came into existence as an offshoot of Redbus Film Distribution which was founded in 1997 as a film distribution company. Redbus Film Distribution had rapidly established itself as one of thelargest and most profitable film distributors in the UK. In late 2000 it was sold to Helkon Media AG.Redbus through its subsidiary Filmgroup was the first company in Europe to successfully develop technology to compress and stream moving images over the internet. Between 2000 and 2004 Redbus was the UK's fastest growing company with a compound annual growth rate in-excess of 280%. In 2005 Redbus sold its production and distribution operations to Lionsgate Inc and sold its stake in Lovefilm of which it was co-founder, to Amazon in 2010.Employing an entrepreneurial and disciplined approach, Redbus, either with partners or alone looks for opportunities to leverage off its capital, market knowledge and management resources.
- Total investments:
- 152
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 2%
Last updated:
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Industries Redbus Ventures invests in
Stages Redbus Ventures invests in
Countries Redbus Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $586k–$5.8M
- Pre-Seed
- $323k–$1.6M
- Series A
- $5.4M–$23M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 7 (5%)
- E-Commerce 6 (4%)
- Health Care 6 (4%)
- Payments 5 (3%)
- Software 5 (3%)
Stage
- Seed 27 (18%)
- Series A 8 (5%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (3%)
- Funding Round 5 (3%)
- Angel 2 (1%)
Country
- United Kingdom 35 (23%)
- United States 7 (5%)
- Australia 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Franks
Director
|
Director | Total investments: 58 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolemy Bio develops AI-driven tools to design, optimize, and control cell culture processes for advanced therapies. The company focuses on precision-engineered, custom cell culture media for cell and gene therapies and biologics. Its platforms use artificial intelligence and machine learning to map how nutrients and signals influence cells. TolemyBio supports cell therapy innovators with data-driven media design and process control. Its solutions aim to improve critical quality attributes and manufacturability for advanced therapeutic products. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / May 12, 2026 | ||
SOLVE
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SOLVE have developed novel transient flow techniques that extend the capabilities of current approaches. SOLVE’s products leverage technology for the efficient collection of data from chemical reactions, as well as predictive computational models tuned based on the collected data. Both the data by itself, as well as the models, are used to informthe reaction conditions and solvent mixtures applied to manufacture chemical compounds at different scales of production. | $5.4M / Seed / Jan 16, 2026 | |
| Nila Elder Care provides care for elderly parents in the comfort of their own home. | $2.4M / Pre-Seed / Oct 16, 2025 | ||
| CloudCapital manages cloud costs and invests in tech companies using AI and ML. | $5.4M / Seed / Apr 23, 2025 | ||
| The Cruise Maps offers satellite ship tracking technology for accurate position reports of cruise ships. | Seed / Mar 07, 2025 | ||
| Backed by world-class sales, marketing, and GTM investors - Nesti is an AI-first generative video platform that enables sales teams to deliver 1,000s of personalised outreach videos, on dynamic buyer landing pages, at scale. | Seed / Feb 12, 2025 | ||
| We are a research-led applied AI team advancing the future operating systems of AI. Traditional, fragmented AI stacks are struggling to scale under the demands of production, governance, and security, creating barriers to reliable, enterprise-grade AI deployment.With deep expertise spanning carrier and data centre architecture to applied AI andagent orchestration, we close that gap to deliver production-scale, compliant systems for enterprises operating with high-value, high-risk data across space, retail, media, and entertainment – embedding ethics, governance, and responsible AI practices at every stage. | $4.7M / Seed / Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| At amelio, we’re on a mission to improve demand, resource and patient management for multi-organisation teams across health and social care. Improve outcomes and flow, create happier teams and improve patient experience with our suite of digital tools. | Pre-Seed / Dec 31, 2024 | ||
| Sherpa develops vertical specific AI platform designed for consultants and corporate strategy professionals. | Seed / Dec 10, 2024 | ||
| Kavida is an FMS system helping procurement team ensure on time inbound deliveries and detects risks earlier.FMS stands for Fulfilment Management System. It’s a technology used to manage interactions between procurement teams and suppliers after an order has been placed to ensure it arrives on time. A FMS systems helps procurement teams builddeeper supplier relationships and streamline fulfilment processes so they can increase OTIF, improve visibility and better manage risks to purchase orders. | Seed / Aug 15, 2024 | ||
| See all 152 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Redbus Ventures invest in?
Redbus Ventures invests primarily in FinTech, E-Commerce and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 152 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 Redbus Ventures's check size?
Redbus Ventures typically joins rounds of $586k–$5.8M at Seed, $323k–$1.6M at Pre-Seed and $5.4M–$23M 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 Redbus Ventures participates in.
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The team at Redbus Ventures includes Simon Franks (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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