Episode 1 is a venture capital fund formed by experienced entrepreneurs and operators that invests in early stage business to business software companies.
Portfolio
37
companies
AUM
£60.0M
under management
Attest
Attest provides a digital platform for automated market research and consumer insights.
Auquan
Auquan builds artificial intelligence agents to automate complex knowledge work for the financial sector.
CloudNC
CloudNC builds software that automates programming for precision manufacturing.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly operates a software discovery platform that uses artificial intelligence to help businesses evaluate technology.
EdgeTier
EdgeTier develops artificial intelligence platforms for contact centre customer service management.
Huboo
Huboo provides software-driven eCommerce fulfilment services for online retailers.
Kleene
Kleene builds an end-to-end data processing platform for analytical teams.
Lawhive
Lawhive provides an AI-powered platform and marketplace connecting consumers with legal professionals.
MediShout
MediShout provides a digital platform that unifies hospital helpdesks and medical suppliers.
Mimica
Mimica provides process intelligence technology that maps real world workflows to train enterprise AI agents.
Minoro
Minoro provides an automated data analytics platform that helps businesses generate insights.
Narchie
Narchie operates a social marketplace app for homeware enthusiasts to buy and sell decor.
Omnipresent
Omnipresent provides a SaaS-based global employment platform that helps businesses build and manage international teams compliantly.
Opteran
Opteran builds natural intelligence software to power machine autonomy.
PassFort
PassFort builds regulatory technology software that automates compliance and onboarding for financial institutions.
Perchpeek
Perchpeek provides an artificial intelligence powered relocation platform for modern workforces.
Pickr
Digital staffing platform connecting utility service providers with flexible workers.
QuestDB
QuestDB builds an open source time series database with speed top of mind.
Raft
Raft supplies an AI-powered automation platform for freight forwarders and customs brokers.
Record OS
Record OS builds a self-assessment and digital tax platform.
Refute
Artificial intelligence platform that identifies and counters online disinformation networks.
Risk Ledger
Risk Ledger provides a collaborative platform for supply chain security and risk management.
Riskbook
Riskbook develops digital placement platforms for the reinsurance industry.
Robin AI
Robin AI builds legal artificial intelligence tools for corporate clients.
Sable Bio
Sable Bio builds an artificial intelligence platform for pharmaceutical drug safety assessment.
Sano Genetics
Sano Genetics provides a comprehensive software platform for precision medicine clinical trials.
Sentify
Sentify offers an analytics platform for large language model applications.
StackOne
StackOne provides a next generation embedded integration platform as a service for enterprise software companies.
SupplyCompass
SupplyCompass provides a sustainable sourcing platform for fashion and interior brands.
Sylvi
Sylvi builds an AI-powered language app designed to help users achieve conversational fluency.
Vector
Vector provides workflow automation software for international freight forwarders.
Veridue
Veridue provides artificial intelligence software to automate due diligence for energy and data centre transactions.
Viable
Viable builds verticalised finance technology for online and multi-channel merchants.
Webiny
Webiny develops an open-source framework that helps engineers build and deploy serverless applications.
Zelt
Zelt provides a unified platform to manage employee operations across human resources, IT, and finance.
carwow
carwow runs an online marketplace for buying and selling cars.
tru.ID
Digital identity and possession factor APIs provide powerful new authentication tools.
Adrian Lloyd
General partner
Carina Namih
General Partner
Damien Lane
Partner
Damien Lane
co-founder and Partner
Simon Murdoch
managing partner
Simon brings venture capital and board-level experience as a partner at Episode 1 Ventures and non-executive director across multiple companies.
LinkedInPaul Massara
Angel Investor
Al Giles
Angel Investor
Oliver Burgel
Angel Investor
Hector Mason
Partner
Hector serves as a partner at Episode 1 Ventures, alongside investing experience at Fluidstack and Lawhive. He also hosts the Riding Unicorns podcast and directs the board at StackOne.
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Adam Shuaib
Adam serves as a general partner at Episode 1 Ventures and holds board positions at several companies, including Poindexter Labs and Mantic.
LinkedInThe pre-seed round was led by Episode 1 Ventures with participation from High-Tech Gründerfonds, Pi Labs, and sector angels.
"We built Veridue as the solution we wished we had when we were the ones carrying the risk on a decision. It is not simply a chatbot pointed at a data room,"
The pre-seed round was led by Episode 1 with angel backing from executives at Wise, Revolut, Deliveroo, and Alphabet.
"When I found an error in my own tax return while testing the platform, I was shocked – I’d paid for professional help, I work in finance, and I was still left wondering whether everything had actually been done correctly. That simply shouldn’t still be the case in 2026,"
The seed round was led by MMC Ventures with participation from Episode 1 Ventures and Seedcamp to fund team expansion and product development.
"The pharmaceutical industry has made tremendous strides in AI for hit identification and lead optimisation, but target safety assessment has lagged behind. Sable is positioned to change that by making comprehensive safety data accessible and actionable. We’re thrilled that with this funding, we can build the definitive platform for drug target safety."
Amadeus Capital Partners led the seed round, which will fund team expansion and product development.
"We spent all our careers fighting criminal activity online and care deeply about elevating trust in the internet. The decision to develop the technology behind Refute came after seeing firsthand that disinformation targeting organisations was the next big threat vector, especially for commercial companies."
Episode 1 led the pre-seed round for the software discovery platform alongside Dreamcraft and Portfolio Ventures.
"We’ve spent our careers building startups, and we learned firsthand that a company’s success is tied to the technology it chooses. These decisions can make or break products, and often shape the long-term fate of an entire business. As seasoned engineering and data leaders, we’ve built tech infrastructure from the ground up, making tough, high-stakes calls along the way. We didn’t always get things right. Tech moves quickly, but there’s a lack of reliable, up-to-date guidance to make these critical decisions. That gap revealed a huge opportunity for us to help organisations unlock their true potential and embrace modern tools with confidence in the age of AI. We’re building Dragonfly to be the technology companion we always wished we had – one that empowers every company to make faster, better choices about the software they use to build and scale."