Techstart Ventures

Investment approach

Thesis

We are a first cheque VC that doesn’t need PMF or revenue to make an investment. For the journey to pre-seed, we believe that: unique insights are more important than revenue speed of learning is more important than number of customers identifying the right metrics is more important than chasing arbitrary metrics many people will misunderstand the scale of your vision staying lean until PMF is usually the best approach the best companies often start by achieving a lot with a littleSource (opens in a new tab)

Leads rounds

Sometimes

Lead policy

Lead, co-lead, selectively co-invest

Reserves policy

We reserve capital to follow-on into the best opportunities in our portfolio

Eligibility

We focus on founders pursuing uncapped global opportunities from a base in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Investing status notes

Investing in: unique insights, global ambition, obsessive iteration.