Ada Ventures

Thesis

Ada Ventures, co-founded by Check Warner, is Europe's first VC fund built explicitly around diverse founders, investing £250K–£750K at pre-seed and seed across climate, healthcare & ageing, and economic empowerment. Roughly 55% of the portfolio has a female founder and 30% an ethnic-minority founder.

Notable portfolio companies

• Huboo
• Organise
• Spill
• Materials Nexus

For LPs evaluating this fund

A useful UK/Europe anchor for LPs building geographic diversification beyond U.S. women-led funds — the thematic focus on climate and ageing also overlaps directly with this site's climate-tech and longevity-tech sector pages.

Sources

• Ada Ventures ↗

Facts here reflect public reporting at time of writing. Fund status, thesis and minimums change — verify current details directly with Ada Ventures before acting. Portfolio company names are illustrative of a fund's activity, not an endorsement by, or current relationship confirmation from, the named company.