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First Row Ventures

VC
London, UKWebsite

First Row Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 71 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

Portfolio

71+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on technology improving work-life balance and productivity, with an emphasis on adaptive AI tools and workplace wellness solutions for knowledge workers.

How First Row Ventures invests

First Row Ventures is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Healthcare. It does not invest in Consumer Hardware, Media.

First Row Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment.

First Row Ventures has backed 71 companies in our records, including MentalFlow, TaskHive, Arvo.

Meet the Team

YO

Yoko Okano

General Partner

product
fundraising
growth
operations
digital media
pre-seed
MB

Minda Brusse

General Partner

pre-seed technology startups
software
marketplaces
GTM
e-commerce/retail
fundraising
EM

Ellie Morgan

Managing Partner

Future of Work
AI Tools

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Healthcare

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Hardware
Media

Portfolio Companies (71)

Other

ME

MentalFlow

Mental Wellness
TA

TaskHive

Productivity Tools
AR

Arvo

NO

Nomic Bio

VA

Valence Discovery

PU

Puzzle Medical Devices

1M

1Mentor

AC

Acrylic Robots

AE

Aeroflux Braking Systems

AR

Arche Biotechnologies Inc.

How to pitch First Row Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Yoko Okano, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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