Stride is an early stage venture capital firm that has previously backed businesses such as Deliveroo and Zoopla.
Portfolio
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companies
Cazoo
Cazoo is an online used car marketplace that redefines how consumers buy, finance and lease vehicles.
Collective Benefits
Collective Benefits provides insurance and benefits for independent workers.
Cord
Cord provides a single API that allows any app or product to become social and collaborative.
Dishpatch
Dishpatch operates a finish-at-home meal kit platform connecting independent restaurants with diners across the UK.
Huboo
Huboo provides software-driven eCommerce fulfilment services for online retailers.
Impala
Impala connects hotel software providers to inventory and data through an API platform.
Kolleno
Kolleno provides automated accounts receivable management software for small and medium-sized businesses.
Northflank
Northflank builds a full stack cloud platform for developers to manage web applications and services.
Oliva
Oliva offers specialised mental health and wellbeing support for employees through an on-demand healthtech platform.
Oliva Health
Oliva Health provides a clinician-led workplace mental health platform for employees.
Qargo
Qargo provides a cloud-native transport management platform for the logistics sector.
Screenloop
Screenloop provides a hiring intelligence platform to optimise recruitment processes.
Sedna
Sedna provides a maritime communication platform to streamline global trade operations.
Triver
Triver provides automated working capital finance to small businesses through open banking data.
Unibuddy
Unibuddy runs a peer-to-peer university recruitment platform for higher education applicants.
WeGift
WeGift provides a digital payouts platform that automates corporate rewards and incentives.
Fred Destin
Partner
Fred is the founder of Stride.VC and a partner at Stride Capital, alongside holding board and investor roles across several companies.
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Pietro Invernizzi
Investor
Pietro brings early-stage investment experience from roles at Stride and The Family. He currently operates as a founder and investor at firedrop.
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Cleo Sham
Partner
Cleo brings venture capital experience from Stride, alongside operating roles at Scale AI, Uber, and McKinsey.
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Gabbi Cahane
Partner
Gabbi is a partner at Stride.vc and a board member at Knowunity, Otera, and Chapter Two.
LinkedInThe financing round was led by AlleyCorp and includes debt facilities from HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Avellinia Capital.
"We solve one of the biggest problems in the real economy – suppliers and staff need to be paid on time, yet clients take time to pay."
The investment round was led by Molten Ventures with backing from Stride VC and Alumni Ventures.
"From the very beginning, our vision for Oliva has been clear: to be Europe’s most comprehensive and clinically validated workplace mental health platform. Companies working with Oliva get more than a platform – they get a full-scale partnership for their employee mental health strategy. And for employees – they don’t get short changed by a system powered by bots. We offer evidence-led, human-centric support strategies that are tailored to their individual needs."
The round was led by Stride with participation from high profile funds and angel investors.
"But at Triver, we’ve cracked the code. Using Open Banking and artificial intelligence we are revolutionising how SMEs access finance and are partnering with digital service providers already trusted by these businesses."
The seed round was led by Stride with participation from high-profile technology executives.
"Developing a next-generation road TMS is extremely complicated once you dive into the details. You have to be a little crazy to go after it, and you need exceptional engineering, product and design capabilities. It’s the kind of challenge we just had to go after,"
The seed round was led by Stride VC and will fund product investment, research, and expansion.
"Our team is united in the belief that hiring is inefficient, outdated and unfair to candidates around the world. We have all been hiring managers and candidates, and we know the hiring process is broken. It’s difficult to track and measure, meaning there’s a lack of insight into what to improve and what to prioritise. Companies struggle to replicate their top performers and the cost of a failed hire is over $180,0001."
