Exceptional Ventures
exceptional.venturesExceptional Ventures is a £20M London-based early-stage VC fund investing primarily at pre-seed and seed stages in companies across HealthTech, FoodTech, and Financial Wellbeing, mainly in the UK/EU with opportunistic global investments.
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Exceptional Ventures is dedicated to investing in high-impact startups that improve quality of life and support a healthy planetary ecosystem. Their core mission is encapsulated in the concept of “Joyspan™” - helping people live longer, healthier, and happier lives. The firm believes in backing exceptional founders and entrepreneurs who are solving meaningful problems across health, food, and financial wellbeing sectors.
What Sets Them Apart
- Proprietary "Joyspan™" framework that uniquely defines their impact thesis around longevity, health, and happiness
- Significant follow-on reserve structure: 20-25% of fund carved out for reserves to support strongest startups through Series A
- Founders with combined portfolio of over 200 invested startups - Matt Cooper co-founded Capital One and Tandem Bank; Paolo Pio was MD Europe at Joyance Partners (US HealthTech VC)
- Deep expertise in health and happiness ecosystem - Paolo's background as Silicon Valley engineer and executive; Matt's 20+ years as active angel investor across UK startups
- Integrated advisory network including science advisors (CMO of Generation Bio), deeptech/AI advisors, and venture partners with extensive operational experience
Portfolio Highlights
Ginko
Healthtech
fivepointfive
Healthtech
Patchs Health
Healthtech
Preactiv
Healthtech
Mango
Healthtech
Juniper
Healthtech
Baron
Foodtech
Here We Flo
Healthtech
+ 21 more companies in their portfolio
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10 Partners at Exceptional Ventures
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