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Episode 1 Ventures
✓ Verified data🇬🇧 UK-activeSeed VC·London, United Kingdom·5 partners Derek Sivers +4·writes lead cheques
Episode 1 Ventures | Venture Capital | Seed | £500k – £2M | B2B SaaS | United Kingdom | Technical B2B Teams
Cheque range (GBP)
£250K – £3.0M
Typical: £250K–£3M; leads with up to £2M (10-20% stake), follows up to £1M
Last cheque
5mo ago
quieter recently
Rounds (12mo)
7
none in last 90d
Tracked portfolio
11
Sectors & focus
Business models
SaaS, Marketplace, Fintech
Other portfolio companies
25 from public sourcesDapper Labs: technology and market impactClio: operational discipline and customer strategyCross sector connections among Canadian startupsAli HajimohamadiEventsMixpanel vs Amplitude vs PostHogNotion vs ClickUp vs AirtableOtherToolsVercel vs Netlify vs RenderMaryam Farahaniseries_aRELATED ARTICLESTop listsWhy this benchmark matters in 2025A practical replacement map for foundersAda: competition, differentiation, and future outlookAda: enterprise product strategy and integrationsAiApplyBoard: operations, markets, and competitive positioningBenchSci: business model and regulatory alignmentBenchSci: future competitiveness and industry challengesBy review scoreData labeler for simple classification tasksDedicated meeting scheduler and calendar coordinatorEmail
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