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Connect Ventures

VC
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Connect Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in SaaS, Marketplace, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 18 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$3.0M
Portfolio
18 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
AUM
$163M
Stage
Seed
Sectors
SaaS, Marketplace, AI / ML, Fintech, Enterprise, Consumer
HQ
London, UK

Last verified: 2026-07-06

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

AUM

$163M

Portfolio

18+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 2

Investment Thesis

Connect Ventures specializes in product-focused early-stage investments across SaaS and marketplace startups, supporting founders who simplify market inefficiencies.

How Connect Ventures invests

Connect Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on SaaS, Marketplace, AI / ML, Fintech, Enterprise.

Connect Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $163M in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2016, Connect Ventures has backed 18 companies in our records, including Cino, Nexcade, Aikido. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 2 investments logged over the last 12 months.

Partners & Team

ST

Sitar Teli

Managing Partner

PB

Pietro Bezza

Managing Partner

RS

Rory Stirling

General Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Marketplace
AI / ML
Fintech
Enterprise
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (18)

2025

CI

Cino

FinTech·Seed
NE

Nexcade

AI·Pre-seed

2023

AI

Aikido

Seed
NE

Neverless

Pre-seed
AI

ai-coustics

AI·Pre-seed
DU

Dust

Seed

2022

PL

Plain

Seed

2020

DE

Deepstash

Seed
HO

Hopkins

Seed

2019

AC

Accountable

Pre-seed
How to pitch Connect Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Marketplace, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sitar Teli, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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