Investing in the best

Not just the best-connected

We find and fund the Ada Lovelaces of today

Backing European founders building

businesses for a better human future

We assess founders on their qualities, not CV, past work experience, or gut feel

Deeply Commercial
Dr. Jonathan Bean PhD
Co-Founder & CEO,
Materials Nexus
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed
Ambitious
Dr. Julia Fan Li PhD
Co-Founder & CEO,
Micrographia Bio
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed
Deeply Commercial
Madi Ablyazov
Co-Founder and CEO,
Boldr
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed
Productive
Dr. Camilla Easter
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed
Confounded Expectations
Dr. Deepak Singh Aulak
Co-Founder & CEO,
Toothfairy
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed
Gritty
Molly Johnson-Jones
Co-Founder & CEO,
Flexa
Backed by Ada at Seed
Humble
Dr. Max Grell PhD
Founder & CEO,
BlakBear
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed

Because the best founders don’t only come from a handful of schools, a certain demographic or gender

Raising Pre-seed?

A Pre-seed fund built for the best

We invest £250K - 1M in your first round

We invest early: pre traction, or early traction

We lead >70% of the investments we make and impact is assessed in every investment decision

We focus on the UK and companies in Northern Europe with a link to 
the UK

We prefer companies with unique or highly defensible technology

We back 10 to 12 companies per year

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Partner with Ada

Dr. Julia Fan Li PhD
Co-Founder & CEO,
Micrographia Bio
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed

We support founders as a whole human with 40 hours of back-up childcare & access to founder welfare support

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Each founder is paired with a growth specialist in your domain who supports with sales, go to market and acquisition

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Dr. Deepak Singh Aulak
Co-Founder & CEO,
Toothfairy
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed
Dr Camilla Easter
Co-Founder & CEO,
Backed by Ada at Pre-seed

Each founder can access our dedicated talent partner who will support you to build a high-performing team

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London

United House, 9 Pembridge Road
Notting Hill, London
W11 3JY

Bristol

17 Berkeley Square
Bristol
BS8 1HB