Oliver Kicks helped build Concept Ventures from its earliest days into the UK's largest dedicated pre-seed fund, developing a distinct approach that focuses on founder-problem fit and early experiments rather than polished metrics. He maintains an active online presence where he directly invites very early founders to reach out, particularly those building from the UK for global markets, making him deliberately accessible at the pre-idea stage rather than only through formal introductions.
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AI, Gaming / VR, Future of Work, SaaS, Fintech
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Pre-Seed - Seed
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Up to $1.5M
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Concept Ventures is Europe's largest dedicated pre-seed fund with nearly $200m across two funds, refusing to drift into later stages and positioning themselves as outsiders to VC who hunt four specific founder archetypes (PhDs, big-tech spinouts, unicorn spinouts, second-time founders) through proprietary founder research. The fund operates as a founders backing founders platform where ~70% of portfolio founders became LPs in Fund II, and they open-source their entire investment process including publishing their standard term sheet and criteria while pledging 1% of carry to charities chosen by founders.
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