# Vanneck EIS

> Vanneck EIS is a VC fund in London backing Apps, AgTech and Travel. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.vanneck.co.uk

Vanneck EIS is an investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| AgTech | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| Farming | 1 | 20% |
| Internet | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Verna | Verna is a business using geospatial data science to address the climate and nature crises.We help landowners, investors, and policymakers to use land in ways that draw down carbon, enhance biodiversity and generate sustainable returns – e.g. through woodland creation, habitat creation and enhancement, and regenerative agriculture.Verna wasestablished in Borehamwood, Hertford. | $4M | Seed | Jan 13, 2026 |  |
| Salient Bio | Salient Bio is building non-invasive diagnostic tests that address difficult-to-identify medical conditions, such as Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. For this we use a combination of microbiome metagenomics and machine learning, which we couple with classical diagnostic approaches. We currently focus on testing human gut, oral, and vaginalmicrobiomes, for which we have built comprehensive bioinformatic analysis options. Our ISO17025-certified lab portfolio also includes a range of classical blood and stool diagnostic tests which we offer alongside our microbiome testing service for our revenue generating proposition. | $3.2M | Seed | Sep 03, 2025 |  |
| InterLnkd | InterLnkd is an ancillary revenue software solution that enables travel companies to earn a new and free revenue stream from the things their consumers buy across fashion, beauty, and retail for the holidays they have just purchased, without introducing any new technology. | $1.2M | Seed | Oct 24, 2023 |  |
| Verna | Verna is a business using geospatial data science to address the climate and nature crises.We help landowners, investors, and policymakers to use land in ways that draw down carbon, enhance biodiversity and generate sustainable returns – e.g. through woodland creation, habitat creation and enhancement, and regenerative agriculture.Verna wasestablished in Borehamwood, Hertford. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Dec 06, 2022 |  |
| Skrap | Skrap is an on-demand mobile marketplace for skip hire and other waste collection services. | $1.4M | Seed | Aug 27, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Concrete Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concrete-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Love Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/love-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NAP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nap-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Octopus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/octopus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Climate VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/potential-climate-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- THENA Capital — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vanneck EIS invest in?

Vanneck EIS invests primarily in Apps, AgTech and Travel startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Vanneck EIS last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vanneck EIS closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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