The tech and VC industry isn’t currently designed for parents. But it could be and should be. If you’re a VC, there’s lots of travel, in-person meetings, late night phone calls. For founders, it’s even more intense. Full-on hours, regular firefighting, and the aforementioned investors to keep happy. It’s tough…

Glowb — why Ada Ventures invested in this bright idea The middle of a heatwave across Europe and record sea temperatures seems like the opportune moment to announce our investment in the residential solar-energy start-up Glowb. We’re pleased to announce we led a £1.2m round which was oversubscribed by 80%. …

MultiOmic Health– why Ada Ventures invested in this healthcare start-up Our latest investment comes under our healthcare theme: MultiOmic uses AI to find solutions for Metabolic Syndrome (MetSyn), a medical condition that contributes to around 42% of global deaths a year. The MultiOmic team has a wealth of experience in…

We’re announcing today that Ada Ventures is leading an investment in the £2.4m seed round of Alvie Health, the accessible and personalised prehab and rehab company. Alvie dramatically improves outcomes for patients going through cancer treatment and other serious health issues. The company was founded by leading cancer surgeon Krishna…

Last month we welcomed Cami Zattar (she/ her) to the Ada Ventures team. Cami is off to a flying start and we wanted to introduce her properly to the community and share more about her role and how we hired her. What was the process that led to hiring? We…

Why am I writing this? I wrote in 2021 about the challenges of considering starting a family alongside being a founder of your own business. …

Ada Ventures launched on the 12th of December 2019 so today is our three year anniversary. The launch of Ada Ventures and announcement of our £38m Fund I at Techcrunch Disrupt in Berlin on a freezing day culminated four years of working together, two years of planning and 18 months…

How our latest portfolio companies showcase what we’re (still!) looking for Ada Ventures is a pre-seed and seed fund, funding extraordinary talent building breakthrough ideas for the hardest problems we face across Climate Equity, Healthy Ageing and Economic Empowerment. We celebrated Fund II’s first anniversary this October with the launch…

We are thrilled to share that Diarra Smith started last month as Ada’s new Head of Portfolio and Brand. …