Venture Capital · Profile from Venture Capital Research Companion
Seedcamp
London's original institutional first-check fund, which started in 2007 as a €2.5m "Seedcamp Week" experiment backed by Europe's leading VCs and became Europe's best-known pre-seed/seed brand — writing small first cheques into Wise, Revolut and UiPath before most investors had heard of them, and growing into a ~$1bn-AUM transatlantic seed platform by 2026.
At a glance
- Founded
- 2007, London (launched May 2007; first cohort September 2007)
- Founders
- Saul Klein and Reshma Sohoni, backed by ~30 European investors including Index Ventures, Atomico, Balderton and Atlas Venture
- Headquarters
- London; New York presence since ~2022
- Ownership / structure
- Independent, partner-owned manager of closed-end seed funds plus a "Select" opportunity fund
- Leadership (2026)
- Managing Partners Reshma Sohoni (co-founder) and Carlos Espinal; Partners Tom Wilson and Sia Houchangnia; Hilary Howe leads Select/New York (verify current title); seven investment professionals (June 2026)
- AUM / capital raised
- >$1bn AUM (June 2026, firm); latest raise $320m (Seedcamp VII $220m + Select $100m, June 2026)
- Stage focus
- Pre-seed and seed; first cheques ~$350k–$1m (Fund VI era), typically first institutional investor and often round lead, with stakes generally below ~10%
- Signature investments
- Wise (TransferWise), Revolut, UiPath, Pleo, Hopin, Synthesia, Fluidstack, Viz.ai, Grover, wefox, Sorare (verify entry), Curve; instructive outcomes: Hopin (peak $7.75bn, assets sold 2023–24), Curve (sold below last round, 2025)
8 deals and moves analysed
Each one gets a full strategy file in the companion: context, the decision, the financing, what happened, and the lesson.
2011
TransferWise
Pre-Seed and Seed
2015
Revolut
Pre-Seed
2015
UiPath
Seed
2016
Curve
Seed
2016
Pleo
Seed
2019
Fluidstack
Seed
2019
Hopin
Pre-Seed
2019
Synthesia
Seed