Investing and advising in high growth digital companies
EC1 Capital is a newly formed, early stage tech investment fund created in Feb 2012. We are based in the heart of London’s Tech City, we literally work in the same places you do!
We invest in the brightest, hardest working tech entrepreneurs at seed and growth phases that can demonstrate how their ideas are being turned into real world metrics.
Our relationship not only begins with a cheque, as entrepreneurs we love to get involved and help in any way we can to nurture your business to grow so everyone wins.
Latest Articles
The Lean VC
Posted by julian on Sat 12th May, 2012 05:13
In the three months since the launch of EC1 Capital I have met a lot of entrepreneurs and I have been to a lot of public pitches. I have also met with a number of investment professionals, be they VC’s, advisors or banking people. What is clear is that most early stage startups are looking for between £100k-£500k in capital and this is where EC1 Capital sits... » Keep Reading
Capital On Stage Cartoonists
Posted by julian on Thu 3rd May, 2012 22:05
Last week I was at Capital on Stage, an event brought from Amsterdam to London this year. The format of the event is some speed mentoring for the first half of the day. The second half of the day turns traditional pitching on its head; the VC's pitch to a room of assembled entrepreneurs. » Keep Reading
London Web Summit 2012
Posted by julian on Wed 21st Mar, 2012 15:00
Monday 19th March, EC1 Capital sponsors the fabulous London Web Summit. » Keep Reading
What's happening in.....Manchester?
Posted by julian on Sat 10th Mar, 2012 11:50
A few weeks ago I decided to take a trip out of London to check out the budding tech scene in Manchester, so I duly bounded a Virgin train from Euston and arrived in a rainy Manchester a little over two hours later, an easy journey. » Keep Reading
Our philosophy
We provide capital, expertise and connections for web based tech startups that provides a firm footing to further develop the technology, customer acquistion and product > market fit of the business...
Latest News
Retronaut featured on Radio 6
Keep ReadingEC1 Capital sponsors 'FailBoat'
EC1 Capital is pleased to be sponsoring 'Failboat' tonight, an ever more popular event for entrepreneurs to openly talk about online business failures
Keep ReadingEC1 Capital takes a slice of Housebites.com
EC1 Capital has made its second investment since launch on Feb 9, 2012 in an up and coming startup Housebites.com based in the 'Tech City' area right in the heart of Shoreditch.
Keep ReadingEC1 Capital Supports TechPitch 4.5
EC1 Capital is partnering with the two lovely ladies; Rassami and Petra from 2 Pears who run the TechPitch events. There are four TechPitch 4.5 events throughout the year...
Keep ReadingEC1 Capital sponsors London Silicon Roundabout Group
EC1 Capital is pleased to sponsor 'The London Silicon Roundabout Group' part of TechMeetups.com, a rapidly growing community for tech startups in London and other major cities across the world.
Keep ReadingEC1 Capital sponsors The London Web Summit
EC1 Capital is excited to be sponsoring the London Web Summit on the 19th March, a merging of two popular events 'Geek 'n' Rolla' and the 'Dublin Web Summit'. See you all there!
Keep ReadingEC1 Capital moves into Tech City
EC1 Capital has taken the first of several co-working spaces throughout the Tech City eco-system by signing a co-working contract with The Hoxton Mix on Paul St, East London.
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