Proxy Ventures

What is Proxy Ventures?

Proxy Ventures is a venture capital firm based in London, England, specializing in the business and consumer services sectors. With a primary focus on early-stage ventures, they invest in a diverse array of industries including Entertainment and Sports, Medical Devices and Hospital Services. Proxy Ventures is not only a VC firm but also operates as Proxy, a global branding and strategy agency.

Established in 2013, they bring together top design and strategy talent to create commercially relevant brands. They have helped startups within their portfolio become leaders in their categories, achieving valuations in the hundreds of millions or billions.

Proxy intimately understands revenue models, metrics, and positioning and extends its branding services to startups, prominent investors in Europe, and big corporates alike. Their commitment to branding goes beyond financial success as they also engage in pro bono work to support non-profit organizations.

Proxy Ventures sets itself apart by maintaining a rigorous investment profile, with a precise investment range where the minimum and maximum amounts are both 7 million euros. The firm invests in transformative startups and aids in their acceleration by applying their branding expertise. Projects mentioned on their website include Iceye, Supercell, Oura, Pledge Ventures, Ecotrawl, Snowfox, Megabit, Ray, Ever, Hintsa, Metacore, Elo, Oxidane, Dawn, and Valkea, showcasing their capacity to nurture brands across diverse fields.

Proxy Ventures' pro bono journey can be seen on their site, further illustrating their commitment to creating a positive impact through branding.

What they say:

We help startups succeed by amplifying their brand.

What we look for: We invest in agnostic.