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Lantern Capital

VC
London, UK

Lantern Capital is a Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Fintech. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$2.5M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$1.0M–$2.5M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Fintech
HQ
London, UK
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-11

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $2.5M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Lantern Capital backs capital-efficient fintech startups pioneering category-defining solutions, with a preference for marketplaces and platforms.

How Lantern Capital invests

Lantern Capital is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Fintech. It does not invest in Healthcare, Consumer.

Lantern Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$2.5M per investment.

Lantern Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including RippleX, TradeBridge.

Partners & Team

BM

Bav Malhi

General Partner

Equipment Financing
Commercial Real Estate Financing
Business Lending
Working Capital
Transportation
Manufacturing
TS

Tanbir Sandhu

Credit Manager

Credit Underwriting
Risk Assessment
Equipment Financing

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

RI

RippleX

Fintech
TR

TradeBridge

Marketplace
How to pitch Lantern Capital
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $2.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Bav Malhi, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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