Connect Ventures

www.connectventures.co

VCMatch tracks Connect Ventures as an investor focused on AI/ML, Cybersecurity, and Deep Tech companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, UK, Europe, and Belgium markets, and $500k to $5m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$500k to $5m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech

Geography

UK, Europe, and Belgium

Investment Thesis

Connect Ventures invests in exceptional product founders building outlier product companies, with a core belief in the transformative power of product to change people’s lives. They focus on founders with a distinct anatomy and DNA—those who move at venture velocity, are opinionated about problems, obsessed with users, and design for defensibility. Their approach centers on deep product understanding rather than spreadsheet-driven investing, as evidenced by their motto: ‘You know that feeling when you have a groundbreaking idea, but VCs only care about spreadsheets filled with hypothetical numbers? Connect is the opposite of that.’

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

Connect Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed and Seed rounds in AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, and Data Infrastructure, especially across UK, Europe, and Belgium, with public check-size signals around $500k to $5m.

Focus statement

Connect is a product specialist firm investing in the largest categories including AI, cybersecurity, deep tech, data & infrastructure, fintech, health, and vertical networks. They lead or co-lead rounds between $500k-$5m at the seed spectrum, supporting companies from pre-product to product-market fit.

Value Add

Product-first mindset: 'Where product founders fit' and 'A venture firm designed to work for exceptional founders building outlier product companies'
Founder-centric support: Two annual lightning strike events (Founder Retreat and Product Summit) designed for maximum return on time spent
European-wide community of 160+ product-led founders with peer-to-peer coaching circles and Slack community
High-conviction, partner-only team since 2012 with deep product operator expertise
Portfolio support through 5 in-house world-class product advisors and strategic content hub
Long-term partnership approach: 'High trust and alignment, as well as someone to act as a sounding board and accountability partner'
Emphasis on founder integrity and character: Team members described as having 'highest integrity, sharpest people in venture capital'