View
Team
View
Case

If it was easy  

everyone would do it

Adsum
Business tax refunds. Instantly.
First invested
2023
Sano Genetics
Accelerating personalised medicine
First invested
2020
CloudNC
AI manufacturing co-pilot
First invested
2016
Raft
Automating the entire freight journey
First invested
2019
Adsum
Business tax refunds. Instantly.
First invested
2023
Sano Genetics
Accelerating personalised medicine
First invested
2020
CloudNC
AI manufacturing co-pilot
First invested
2016
Raft
Automating the entire freight journey
First invested
2019
Adsum
Business tax refunds. Instantly.
First invested
2023
Sano Genetics
Accelerating personalised medicine
First invested
2020
CloudNC
AI manufacturing co-pilot
First invested
2016
Raft
Automating the entire freight journey
First invested
2019
Adsum
Business tax refunds. Instantly.
First invested
2023
Sano Genetics
Accelerating personalised medicine
First invested
2020
CloudNC
AI manufacturing co-pilot
First invested
2016
Raft
Automating the entire freight journey
First invested
2019
Founders like you
The go-all-in type of people.

The crazy-enough-to-quit-your-job-to-chase-a-dream type of people.
The inspire-others-to-do-the-same type of people.
The because-this-must-exist type of people.

Sleepless nights, cash flow crunches - hard times, good times.

If it was easy, you wouldn’t do it.

Our team has been investing in the 0-1 journey for over 20 years. 

We build relationships early, make decisions quickly, but engage with you for the long-term.

Our focus is getting Pre-Seed and Seed B2B software companies to a successful Series A.

What our founders say

Episode 1’s guidance on go-to-market strategy and fundraising has been key to our success. They’ve been an incredible partner to us, providing consistent support through good times - and challenging ones.
Patrick Short
Co-Founder, Sano Genetics
Episode 1 and Adrian were strong supporters of our vision from the beginning. Adrian was and remains an active Board contributor and while he brings a lot to the table in general, including being a strong independent sounding board, we most valued his ability to be a constant cheerleader for our business, even when things were hard. Every company needs an Adrian in their corner.
James Coombes
Co-Founder, Raft
Our experience with Hector and his team has been exceptional. Their expertise, commitment, and willingness to go the extra mile make them standout investors and partners. I look forward to a continued relationship as we scale and grow our business.
Justina Tartilaite
Co-Founder, Adsum
Unlike many VCs, Episode 1 bring the whole firm to support their investments and I have found everyone I have interacted with there to be very smart, very approachable and very helpful. They really want to help their portfolio CEOs and pull out all the stops to do so
Richard Robinson
Co-Founder, Robin AI
If you get money from Episode 1, there’s no better money you can get.
James Hind
Co-Founder, Carwow
One of the best indicators for a great fund is the questions they ask. Hector and the team understood the business well even from the few conversations we had. They brought their charisma and network to help us close the round quickly with the best partners we could have asked for
Daniel Sozonov
Founder, Unison
Having Adrian on the board has been beyond expectations. He knows when to lean in by challenging us, keeping us accountable, and guiding us in a practical manner. He's my first call when confronting a challenge. Adrian and E1 are real partners and I’m excited to be on this journey together.
Myra Camp
Founder, Sama
They come across as people who genuinely love what they do, the quality of the questions they asked, made me realise they were the right VC
Theo Saville
Co-Founder, CloudNC
Paul was there when it counted. And that is the highest praise possible from a founder.
Nicolas Hourcard
Co-Founder, QuestDB
With Episode1, the value-add is more than just the monetary investment - they are very hands on with helping us figure out some of our most pressing business, sales and people challenges.
Chandini Jain & Shub Jain
Co-Founders, Auquan
The team are highly experienced and knowledgeable, they’re also genuine and fair.
Jeremy King
Founder, Attest
A great business needs great investors, I’ve got a lot of time for these guys
Misha Gopaul
Founder, FATMAP
E1 has been instrumental in helping us shape our product vision. Always available, the E1 team is like a sparring partner for any strategic questions you may have as a founder.
Nic Baranowski
Founder, Frame
Key statistics

Why partner with us?

73%
Portfolio companies raise Series A
£170m
Total funds raised
65+
Companies in Episode 1 family
If you would like to send a pitch deck, please click on the 'submit your deck' link below
Submit your deck