$7.3M
The seed round was co-led by Infinity Ventures and Frontline
Stage 2 Capital
Venture CapitalStage 2 Capital is a venture capital firm that combines traditional investment with go-to-market expertise, backed by a limited partner base of executives from unicorns and Fortune 500 companies. The firm invests in business-to-business software and marketplaces at the seed and Series A stages.
Portfolio
6
companies
Investment by month
By category
- HRTech£28.5M
- AI/ML£11.0M
- PropTech£8.0M
- EdTech£2.2M
By location
- London£44.7M
- Manchester£2.8M
- Austin£2.2M
Portfolio companies
Auquan
Auquan builds artificial intelligence agents to automate complex knowledge work for the financial sector.
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HelmGuard
AI agents for automated enterprise governance, risk, and compliance.
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Perchpeek
Perchpeek provides an artificial intelligence powered relocation platform for modern workforces.
Sales Impact Academy
Sales Impact Academy provides live educational platforms and courses for go-to-market teams.
Veremark
Veremark operates a digital platform for global background screening and employee conduct risk management.
Versori
Versori provides data infrastructure and workflow automation solutions for enterprise systems.
Team
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Jay Po
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Jay serves as co-founder and managing partner at Stage 2 Capital. He also holds board seats at several companies including PerchPeek, Vouch, and Gigpro.
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Mark Roberge
Founding CRO
Mark co-founded Stage 2 Capital, serves as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, and previously led sales at HubSpot. He is also the author of two books.
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Anubhav Maheshwari
Partner
Anubhav brings investment and venture partnership experience from Morgan Stanley, ICONIQ Capital, Stage 2 Capital, and Nebius.
LinkedInRecent investments
£19.0M
The Series B round was led by Gresham House Ventures and includes debt financing from Salica Partners.
"The world of work is facing a new set of challenges."
Gresham House + 4 others
£2.4M
The pre-series b round was led by Samaipata and Stage 2 Capital to support client acquisition and technology development.
"With the cost of failed hires estimated to be three times their annual salary, Veremark’s efficient solution to background screening is helping businesses make fully informed hiring decisions. Despite a global slow down in recruitment, the company has continued to deliver exceptional growth due to the value it brings to customers. We are excited to continue backing Veremark’s remarkable growth journey as it continues to redefine workplace compliance and screening."
£2.9M
Neotribe Ventures led the seed financing round to support product development and US expansion.
"Auquan’s product surfaces valuable ‘unknown unknowns’ for our emerging market portfolios without requiring us to search,"
£2.8M
The funding round was led by Stage 2 Capital to support product development and go-to-market expansion.
"The funds will be instrumental in further enhancing our Integration and data visualisation capabilities, allowing us to meet the complex data integration needs of modern enterprises across various industries."