Ada Ventures is a London-based early-stage venture capital firm.
Portfolio
30
companies
AUM
£100M
under management
Blend
Blend provides bite-sized video training for deskless hospitality workers.
Boldr
Boldr develops smart technology to turn residential homes into active power plants.
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Earlybird AI
Earlybird AI develops voice-powered conversational AI software to support frontline workforces and tackle economic inactivity.
Firenze
Firenze provides embedded finance infrastructure for Lombard lending in the wealth management sector.
Flexa
Flexa provides a transparent platform that connects job seekers with verified flexible employers.
Flexa Careers
Flexa Careers runs a transparent platform for flexible working policies and job opportunities.
Gizmo
An artificial intelligence learning platform that transforms study materials into gamified quizzes and flashcards.
Glowb
Glowb simplifies the domestic solar installation process for homeowners.
HACE: Data Changing Child Labour
HACE develops an AI-powered ESG rating platform to detect and address child labour risks in corporate supply chains.
Huboo
Huboo provides software-driven eCommerce fulfilment services for online retailers.
InTouchNow
AI voice agent platform for general practices.
Jack & Jill
An artificial intelligence recruitment platform running a dual-agent marketplace for candidates and employers.
Jack & Jill AI
Jack & Jill AI builds autonomous software agents to automate recruitment.
MOONHUB
MOONHUB builds immersive virtual reality training platforms for the workplace.
Materials Nexus
Materials Nexus accelerates the discovery of sustainable materials using artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics.
Medly AI
Medly AI builds an artificial intelligence tutoring platform tailored to GCSE exam boards.
Mirthy
Mirthy runs an online community and activities platform for older adults.
Organise
Organise provides a digital platform empowering workers to campaign for better workplace rights.
Osu
Osu builds a payment application that helps the self-employed manage transactions and invoicing.
PHINXT Robotics
PHINXT Robotics provides decentralised edge AI software for warehouse automation.
PlannerPal
PlannerPal provides artificial intelligence platforms for the British financial advice sector.
Polari Group
Polari Group builds digital and physical platforms for anorectal health and sexual wellness.
Quench.ai
Quench.ai builds an artificial intelligence learning coach for professional development.
Research Grid
Research Grid develops artificial intelligence software to automate clinical trial administration.
Spill
Spill provides remote mental health support for companies through workplace messaging tools.
Sproutl
Sproutl connects consumers with independent garden centres through a curated online marketplace.
Tyred
Tyred builds an AI platform that predicts bicycle maintenance needs before failures occur.
Valla
Valla provides an artificial intelligence platform for workplace rights and legal access.
greenworkx
Greenworkx builds digital training and matching tools to connect workers with green careers.
tickr
tickr operates an investment application focused on social and environmental impact.
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Matt Penneycard
Partner
David Fisayo
David brings venture capital and operating experience from roles at Ada Ventures, Cherry Ventures, and SureGifts. He also co-founded Wealth8 and directed Foundervine.
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Bruce Walker
scout
Bruce founded Ecosystem Ventures and Ecosystem Builders Network, alongside serving as a scout for Ada Ventures and an angel investor. He has also held advisory and committee roles with Powering Futures and the Institute of Directors.
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Christian Tooley
Angel Investor
Christian brings venture and investment experience from roles at Ada Ventures and i³ investing, alongside an entrepreneur-in-residence position at LSE Generate.
LinkedInMichael Tefula
Principal
The funding round was led by Mercia Ventures with participation from Ada Ventures and strategic fintech investors.
"Financial advice firms are sitting on an extraordinary amount of valuable client information, but much of it is fragmented across conversations, documents and different systems. The first opportunity for AI was obvious: remove the manual work of capturing it. The bigger opportunity is making the client data firms already hold work better,"
Ada Ventures leads the seed round to support the development of AI voice agents for general practices.
"For most patients, the GP reception desk is the front door to the entire NHS, and it’s under more strain than any other part of the system. InTouchNow was built to handle the repetitive, time-consuming calls so reception teams can focus on the patients who really need a person. Ada’s backing is a strong vote of confidence in British healthtech, and lets InTouchNow bring safe, ethical, and genuinely useful AI to many more NHS practices across the UK."
Air Street Capital led the Series A round with participation from Madrona and Antler.
"The next leap in hiring will not come from better searches over the same resumes or more automated outreach. It will come from putting an agent on both sides of the table and making the introduction only when both sides would take the call"
Raw Ventures and Ada Ventures led the £2.5m round, which will fund engineering hires and product development.
"We’re changing that by bringing every aspect of ownership together into one connected platform. By combining real-time data with predictive technology, we can help riders solve problems before they happen and make cycling simpler, smarter and more reliable,"
The Series A round was led by Shine Capital with backing from Ada Ventures, Seek Investments, GSV, and NFX.
"Our users started regularly describing Gizmo as a game and telling us they'd never been able to study so much before because they'd usually get distracted and go on TikTok instead, but that this wasn't happening when they used Gizmo."
