Venrex Investment Management backs compelling founders who meet the needs of modern consumers through innovative and tech-forward approaches.
Portfolio
18
companies
Bother
An online retailer delivering household essentials through predictive delivery technology.
Coniq
Coniq develops customer loyalty and engagement software for retail destinations.
Flown
Digital workspace platform providing remote properties and tools for knowledge workers.
GoJoe
GoJoe develops a social health and fitness app designed to improve corporate employee wellbeing.
Hertility Health
Hertility Health offers comprehensive hormonal testing, fertility insights, and reproductive healthcare support.
Impala
Impala connects hotel software providers to inventory and data through an API platform.
Lovetovisit
Lovetovisit provides a digital ticketing platform for local attractions and events.
Lyst
Lyst operates a global fashion technology platform and search engine for clothing and accessories.
ME+EM
ME+EM designs and sells luxury contemporary fashion online and through retail stores.
Midnite
Midnite operates an in-house technology platform for sports betting and online casino gaming.
Runna
Personalised running coaching app providing custom training plans for athletes worldwide.
Sourceful
Sourceful provides a platform for businesses to source and manage eco-friendly products.
Verse
Verse is an NFT platform connecting collectors with curated digital art.
Vinterior
Vinterior runs an online marketplace for curated vintage furniture and home accessories.
Vyne
Vyne builds a challenger payment platform for merchants using open banking.
Waymap
Waymap builds an accessibility first navigation application that operates indoors, outdoors, and underground.
Workflow
Workflow develops artificial intelligence software to streamline collaboration for design and marketing teams.
Zelt
Zelt provides a unified platform to manage employee operations across human resources, IT, and finance.
Mark Esiri
Managing Partner and Founder
Alistair Russell
Investor
Alistair brings venture capital experience from Venrex to his current operations role at throxy.
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Lilac Watt
Investment Associate
Lilac serves as a principal at Venrex, having previously held analyst and associate roles within the same firm.
LinkedInThe funding round was led by Discerning Capital, the Raine Group, and Play Ventures.
"As investors focused on the global gaming industry, we are incredibly excited to partner with the Midnite team who have built one of the most compelling challenger brands anywhere in the world."
The investment round was led by Nauta with participation from Venrex and Episode 1.
"2024 was an excellent year for Zelt as we launched our new Growth module, onboarded our first 1,000+ headcount organisation and closed a new round of funding that will enable us to invest even more into building the best product available in the market. We see a $50bn opportunity globally as organisations move away from legacy and point solutions, to a next-generation all-in-one platform. Alongside the capital, it’s great to have such an experienced and well aligned investor like Nauta on board as a partner at this stage in our journey."
The oversubscribed round was led by Venrex with participation from 8VC, Form Ventures, and several venture scout funds.
"With the adoption of AI in creative tools, the amount of creative work is now growing by 30% a year. For example, last year, more photographs were generated than have ever been taken by human photographers. So, we’ve been asking ourselves ‘what infrastructure is going to be needed to manage this volume of work?’. One problem that doesn’t scale well is issue checking – there’s no Grammarly for creative work and to date this tedious work is still done by eye. Beyond issue checking, we believe AI provides creatives with insights akin to accessing a panel of experts. We see the role of AI as enabling people’s creative processes, not replacing them"
The investment round was co-led by Venrex and Redrice Ventures to support platform expansion.
"Lovetovisit has gone from strength to strength this year and we’re incredibly proud to have such esteemed investors on board. Building the business and hitting these milestones alongside my sister is a dream. We each bring unique strengths to the team, but we share a passion for supporting the many amazing events, attractions and experiences in the UK to digitise and scale. There are so many weird, wonderful and iconic things to do in this country, we just need to make it easier for people to find, explore and book them. Our goal is to be the go-to platform for booking memorable things to do and this raise is a big step towards achieving that mission."
The round was led by Venrex Partners and will support growth across the corporate wellbeing sector in the UK, US, and Canada.
"It’s really exciting to welcome investment from leading firms who have helped scale some remarkable businesses and build household brands. In recent years, we’ve demonstrated the huge value that a social product like ours can have on individuals and the companies they work for. This investment represents a huge opportunity for GoJoe and we’re delighted to have Redrice Ventures, Venrex Partners and Amrock Ventures join us on the next stage of the journey. Investment not only allows GoJoe to increase its resources to support its growth but also widen its reach in supporting businesses in the health and fitness challenges they face in the modern workplace."
