Last week Hoxton Ventures Partner?Payton Dobbs?was honored to return to his alma mater for the Convoy Conference hosted at Vanderbilt University - Owen Graduate School of Management. In its inaugural year, Convoy attracted more than 700 participants from across the US and internationally. Among the attendees were more than 150 founders, at least six of them unicorns, and more than 80 venture investors who accounted for over 600 deals in 2024. ? Anchored by a keynote from Mark Cuban, the conference featured a jam packed three days with topics of discussion including: ? How to scale a startup to unicorn status? ? How to think?about the current macro-economy? ? Developing talent, led by Payton and featuring Amelia Generalis, Diane Brouillard and Brian Kasser. Key sectors of innovation including artificial intelligence, cleantech, cyber security, deep tech, fintech, healthcare and proptech. Thanks to Vanderbilt University, Owen Center for Entrepreneurship at Vanderbilt and?Baxter Webb?for the opportunity! https://lnkd.in/eq_9S9JC
Hoxton Ventures
风险投资与私募股权管理人
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European venture with a Silicon Valley mindset.
关于我们
We take risks on brilliant people and products. We work with founders on a mission to change the one thing they think is fundamentally broken in the world. We welcome young or first-time founders who are technical or domain experts in their field. Our focus is finding Europe’s best early stage tech startups and building them into large revenue, category-defining companies. We believe great companies are built by great teams, not by venture capitalists. Some might call our approach old-school. We lead pre-seed or seed rounds. We invest at fair terms and reserve capital to continue investing through a company’s journey. We typically invest between $500k to $5 million, although we have gone as low as $250,000 and as high as $10 million. We like to aim for an ownership position between 10% to 20%. When we believe in your vision, market and team, we get conviction quickly. We often write the first large check a company receives. We aren’t afraid of being the only investor, but are happy to invest alongside others. We work hard behind the scenes to maximize value. We provide introductions, help make key hires, provide market intel, ink strategic partnerships and handle difficult operational issues. Sometimes we might even spark crazy acquisition offers. Often, our work is providing a sage perspective that comes from living through multiple market cycles, and having the forthrightness to hold honest conversations others shy away from. Having spent most of our working lives in Silicon Valley, we aim to replicate in Europe what we saw work in California. We dream big and are unashamedly ambitious for our companies.
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https://hoxtonventures.com/
Hoxton Ventures的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 风险投资与私募股权管理人
- 规模
- 2-10 人
- 总部
- London，England
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- 合营企业
- 创立
- 2013
- 领域
- Venture capital
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55 New Oxford Street
GB，England，London，WC1A 1HB
Hoxton Ventures员工
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Catch Hoxton Ventures Partner Hussein Kanji?on stage during Tech.eu Summit London, 25-26 March 2025 at the Queen Elizabeth II Center, Westminster. Hussein?will share his latest insights on VC and startup best practices, along with other early stage investors including Dinika Mahtani of?Cherry Ventures. Tech.eu's Cate Lawrence?will moderate. Discussion will center around topics such as: ??How to identify real opportunities in a changing market for venture capital and startups? ??What?VCs are looking for in founders right now? ??Why the right investor support can help startups navigate even the toughest macro environments? ??Top VCs' outlook for the next several years A big thanks to Cate Lawrence?and Tech.eu?for the opportunity! https://lnkd.in/g884HDKS
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CuspAI continues to attract world-class artificial intelligence to the company. Well done Chad Edwards Max Welling! Excited to have backed you from a sheet of paper! https://lnkd.in/eY7P9gpH
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Congratulations to?Kacper Nowicki?and the team at?Nomagic?for their successful raise of a $44M Series B! ??Investors include the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), as well as existing investors Khosla Ventures and Almaz Capital????? ??Hoxton Ventures?is honored to have invested in the company early on along with Khosla Ventures ??? ??Funding will be used to scale deployments of its AI and robotics technology for warehouses and the fulfillment sector across Europe ?? ??Expansion will happen in new industries like fashion, general merchandise, pharmaceuticals and groceries ?? ??Revenues grew 220% in 2024 and the company expects another 200% increase in 2025??? Thanks to?Ingrid Lunden?and?TechCrunch?for covering today's story again and keeping?tabs on our progress! https://lnkd.in/d7CZ9CTX
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Hoxton Ventures is honored to be listed among the top 5% of value-add seed investors in EMEA to help startups advance to Series A and beyond. The?Dealroom.co?report notes that leading 5% convert 63% of their seed investments to Series A, with the best of the best exceeding 75%. Investors on this list are setting the benchmark for value-add: ??Highly active seed investor ?? ??Leading more rounds ?? ??Active value-add support??? ??Highest conversion to Series A ?? ??Top-quality follow-on investors??? ??Most follow-on capital raised ?? ??Shorter time between rounds??? Thanks to the team at?Dealroom.co?for including us! Find the full report here: https://lnkd.in/etK7Y2ui
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Exciting milestone for Formance with their $21M Series A funding! Backed by PayPal Ventures and Portage Ventures, they’ve delivered 10x revenue growth in just one year. Their impact on global fintech and Vertical SaaS leaders is redefining the game! Congratulations to co-founders Anne-Sybille Pradelles, Clément Salaün and the entire Formance team!
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We recently hosted a thought-provoking dinner at Gramercy Tavern?in New York, bringing together top press and founders/executives from our portfolio – including?Bloom Labs, Smartline, FINESSE, PACT?and Really Clever?for an evening of engaging conversation around the future of fashion and climate. Over delicious food and drinks, we discussed a range of topics shaping the industry: ?? How startups are ushering in Fashion 2.0 ?? Balancing fashion-forward design with sustainable production ?? Building a successful startup in an ever-changing landscape ?? The role of AI and material science in driving impact innovation ?? Consumer trends and the rise of emerging brands ?? The impact of influencer culture and social media on Gen Z's view of fashion We were honored to have reporters from?Fortune, Quartz, TechCrunch,?Venture Capital Journal,?The Wall Street Journal?and others?join us for this insightful evening!
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Congrats to James Sutton?and the entire team at Hoxton Ventures?portfolio company Avantia Law?for the successful launch of Ava, the first AI Agent platform built in-house by a law firm. As James points out, we view this as a turning point for the legal industry.?Gartner says that?66% of legal leaders?are planning to accelerate investments in legal technology and?81% of legal?professionals?believe that AI can be applied to legal work (Thomson Reuters). We continue to be impressed by?Avantia's technology team – which previously built Bloomberg's natural language platforms and the AI platform that underpins BlackRock's private markets technology. As business applications for AI continue to mature across industries, this is an excellent example of how AI can enable people to work smarter, more efficiently and with better outcomes. Legaltech News?has more here... https://lnkd.in/gfftTFRY
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Catch Hoxton Ventures founder and Partner Hussein Kanji on 20VC. In a broad ranging conversation with Harry Stebbings, Hussein shares his insights on: ?? How to think about raising a venture capital fund; ?? How investment wins like Darktrace and Deliveroo led to learnings that?impact how Hussein invests today; ?? How to build a team in venture; ?? Why AI continues to create a massive horizontal category of opportunity in tech; ?? Why Europe is now on par with the US when it comes to AI;? ?? How long term stability in government policy can create a more supportive environment to stimulate growth for investors and entrepreneurs in the UK. Thanks to the always entertaining Harry Stebbings for the opportunity! https://lnkd.in/ekxn86-x
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Check out this Q&A with?Payton Dobbs?featured today in?Maddyness UK! Payton shares his journey to Hoxton Ventures, what we look for in founders, and our focus on building impactful tech companies in Europe with a Silicon Valley mindset. "We consider ourselves a European venture firm with a Silicon Valley mindset... Once we invest, we work hard behind the scenes to maximize value. We provide introductions, help make critical hires, provide market intel, ink strategic partnerships and handle difficult operational issues.” Read the full article to learn more about our investment philosophy and Payton's advice for founders. https://lnkd.in/euSDVW_5