$11.0M
The London fitness startup adds Active Partners to its cap table as it prepares to enter the American market.
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Accelerate Ventures
Venture CapitalAccelerate Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2023.
Portfolio
2
companies
Investment by month
By category
- AI/ML£8.3M
- GameTech£1.6M
By location
- London£8.3M
- Liverpool£1.6M
Portfolio companies
Betmate
Betmate operates a social gaming platform for peer-to-peer sports betting and daily fantasy football.
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Magic AI
Magic AI develops wall-mounted fitness mirrors featuring computer vision and holographic trainers.
Team
LD
Lucas Danson
Director
Lucas founded Accelerate Ventures and directs Wigan Athletic and Wigan Warriors, following earlier investment roles at Progressive Media Investments and ScaleUp Capital.
LinkedInRecent investments
£1.6M
Accelerate Ventures led the Series A round to support the expansion of Betmate and Engage Games.
"Kicking off 2025 with some incredible news: we’re closing our latest $2m funding round for Betmate and Engage Games, led by Accelerate Ventures, adding the latter were joined by world-class investors with backgrounds in sports, gaming, and betting."