STRIDE.VC LLP

Thesis

Stride.VC LLP is a venture capital firm established in 2018, headquartered in London, UK. They focus on seed-stage investments, particularly in companies that are post-product and exhibit strong design and engineering capabilities. The firm is sector-agnostic, prioritizing founders with a clear vision and execution prowess who are building "category-defining" companies with disruptive market potential. While broad in their sector focus, they have shown interest in consumer, e-commerce, AI, machine learning, delivery, software, HR tech, apps, SaaS, and insurtech, as well as B2C, healthcare, information technology, financial technology, augmented reality, education technology, and insurance technology. Stride.VC primarily invests in the United Kingdom and France, employing a strategy of leading or co-leading funding rounds. Their third fund, closed in October 2023, raised £100 million (approximately $125 million). Typical initial investments range from £500,000 to £2 million ($625,000 to $2.5 million), with other sources indicating a sweet spot of $2.9 million and a broader range of $340,000 to $5.5 million, and typical investments between $1 to $6 million. Some reports also mention investments above €3 million.

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