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Diaspora Fund

VC
London, UK

Diaspora Fund is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Marketplace, Other, Consumer. The firm typically writes $50K–$1.0M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$50K–$1.0M
Portfolio
14 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Marketplace, Other, Consumer
HQ
London, UK
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-07

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$50K – $1.0M

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused exclusively on startups addressing diaspora-driven marketplaces and consumer needs.

How Diaspora Fund invests

Diaspora Fund is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Marketplace, Other, Consumer.

Diaspora Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$1.0M per investment.

Diaspora Fund has backed 14 companies in our records, including Emakina, blueKiwi, The Refiners.

Partners & Team

IA

Ilan Abehassera

General Partner / Co-Founder

Tech
Software
FinTech
ML

Marvin Liao

Partner

Seed-stage startups
Tech
Gaming
CD

Carlos Diaz

General Partner

Tech
Software
TMT

Industry Focus

Invests In

Marketplace
Other
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

EM

Emakina

BL

blueKiwi

TH

The Refiners

UN

Uncut.fm

GA

Game Groove Capital

50

500 Startups

AI

Aircall

MA

ManyChat

SH

Shippo

EA

Eaze

How to pitch Diaspora Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Other, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ilan Abehassera, General Partner / Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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