Venture capital firm profile
Episode 1
Episode 1 invests in B2B software companies raising pre-seed or seed rounds and supports their progression to Series A.
Investment focus
- Geography
Britain (UK)
Europe
- Investment stages
Pre-seed
Seed
- Investment strategy
Targets 10–20% ownership for lead cheques and 5–10% for follower cheques. Prefers to lead with up to GBP 2 million and considers follower cheques up to GBP 1 million. Historically tends to avoid B2C and hardware, with exceptions. Prefers to follow on pro rata through Series A.
- Disclosed check size
unspecified: GBP 250000-2000000
- Investment sectors
AI & Machine Learning
Sources & dates (2)
- Geography
Britain (UK)
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Europe
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- Investment stages
Pre-seed
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Seed
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- Investment strategy
Targets 10–20% ownership for lead cheques and 5–10% for follower cheques. Prefers to lead with up to GBP 2 million and considers follower cheques up to GBP 1 million. Historically tends to avoid B2C and hardware, with exceptions. Prefers to follow on pro rata through Series A.
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- Disclosed check size
unspecified: GBP 250000-2000000
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- Investment sectors
AI & Machine Learning
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Overview
Episode 1 invests in B2B software companies raising pre-seed or seed capital across the UK and Europe. Its focus includes AI, infrastructure and defensible software. Portfolio support includes customer and investor introductions, go-to-market advice and hiring support. It invites cold pitch deck submissions through its website.
Sources & editorial review (2)
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Editorial profile by MoneyMakers. Sources reviewed . Profile source.
Industries
Investment sectors
Classification sources and history
AI & Machine Learning · Investment sectors
As of 2026-11-12
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