Concept Ventures

www.conceptventures.vc

Europe's largest pre-seed fund investing up to $1.5m in first rounds. They focus on backing founders unconventionally early, before traditional validation metrics, across diverse sectors as demonstrated by their portfolio.

Check Size

$100K - $1.5M

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Enterprise Saas, Media Entertainment

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Investment Thesis

Concept Ventures is a pre-seed focused fund that invests early in founders with conviction rather than waiting for consensus or traction. They believe pre-seed is ‘the point’ rather than a placeholder, backing founders who have a concept and the conviction to chase it. Their approach is founder-centric, tailoring their support based on whether founders are first-time or repeat entrepreneurs, and emphasizing that they will ‘help with the rest’ once a founder demonstrates belief in their idea.

What Sets Them Apart

Founder-first approach - tailoring offerings by founder type (first-time vs. repeat founders) rather than just sectors/verticals
Uncomfortably early investment stage with 100% conviction-based decisions
70% of portfolio founders are themselves investors in the fund, creating a 'founders backing founders' ecosystem
First-check mentality with streamlined, standard term sheet to minimize negotiation friction
Portfolio demonstrates exceptional outcomes (ElevenLabs at $6.6bn valuation, Treefera at $130m+ Series B valuation)