Bloc is a specialist deep tech investor. We back ambitious entrepreneurs building products across cloud, connectivity, data science and security with the potential to impact whole industries.
We invest in teams we believe in, technology we understand and markets we value. Bloc’s portfolio is made up of companies pushing the boundaries in areas such as AI, wireless connectivity and supercomputing.
We’re a group of engineers and technology enthusiasts with decades of business building experience at companies like Arm and Vodafone. Now we use our operational experience and commercial relationships to help startups reach their potential.
We invest in teams we believe in, technology we understand and markets we value. Bloc’s portfolio is made up of companies pushing the boundaries in areas such as AI, wireless connectivity and supercomputing.
We’re a group of engineers and technology enthusiasts with decades of business building experience at companies like Arm and Vodafone. Now we use our operational experience and commercial relationships to help startups reach their potential.
Location: United Kingdom, England, London
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2013
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 10
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 17.08.2022 | Helix Geos... | helixgeospace.com | - | United Kin... |
| 27.10.2020 | Paytia | paytia.com | $1.56M | United Kin... |
| 21.09.2020 | AccelerCom... | accelercomm.com | $34.79M | United Kin... |
| 12.07.2019 | Crypta Lab... | cryptalabs.com | $4.6M | United Kin... |
| - | YellowDog | yellowdog.co | $3.29M | United Kin... |
| - | Shield-IoT... | shieldiot.io | $7.4M | Israel, Ce... |
| - | Zeetta Net... | zeetta.com | - | United Kin... |
| - | Pharrowtec... | pharrowtech.com | $15.6M | Belgium, F... |
| - | Mindtrace | mindtrace.ai | $3M | - |
| - | Yordex - T... | yordex.com | - | United Kin... |
Persons 4
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Nish | Sivarajan | Director o... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Andy | Green CBE | Non Execut... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Richard | Yates | Finance Di... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | David | Carr | Compliance... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 9
| Date | Title | Description |
| 11.05.2023 | AccelerComm’s signal gets supercharged with £21.5 million funding round | Southhampton-based IP company AccelerComm provides solutions which enable optimal performance of 5G radio access networks. It is used to correct mobile transmission errors caused by noise, interference and poor signal strength - popular amo... |
| 12.05.2022 | Belgian Pharrowtech wires in €15 million to build wireless ecosystem | Belgium-based company that develops millimetre wave (mmWave) hardware and software for next-generation wireless applications, Pharrowtech has raised €15 million in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by Netherlands-based VC Inn... |
| 21.09.2020 | AccelerComm secures £5.8m Series A funding from IQ Capital, Bloc Ventures and IP Group to Supercharge 5G Communications | University of Southampton spinout to use funding to scale IP technology business that significantly reduces latency and increases spectral efficiency Southampton, 21st September 2020: AccelerComm - The Southampton University spinout superch... |
| 28.01.2020 | London-based VC Bloc Ventures raised €24M to support European deep technology | Bloc Ventures is a permanent venture capital company focussed on early-stage European deep technology investment. Recently, the London-based VC has raised over £20 million (approx €24 million) in equity funding from UK industry leaders. The... |
| 28.01.2020 | Bloc Ventures Raises Over £20M in Equity Funding | Bloc Ventures Limited, a London, UK-based venture capital firm focused on European early stage deep technology investment, raised over £20m in equity funding. The round was led by Michael Spencer’s investment company IPGL Limited with parti... |
| 27.01.2020 | Bloc Ventures raises £20 million to invest in early-stage deep tech startups throughout Europe | Bloc Ventures, the London-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage European deep technology investments, has raised over £20 million in equity funding from industry leaders throughout the UK. The latest funding round was led by Mic... |
| 27.01.2020 | Bloc Ventures attracts over €23.9 million to fund early stage deeptech startups in Europe | London-based Bloc Ventures, the VC focused on early stage European deeptech, today announces it has raised over €23.9 million in equity funding from UK industry leaders. The latest funding round was led by IPGL Limited and supported by a nu... |
| - | Belgian Pharrowtech wires in €15 million to build wireless ecosystem | Belgium-based company that develops millimetre wave (mmWave) hardware and software for next-generation wireless applications, Pharrowtech has raised €15 million in a Series A funding round. The investment was led by Netherlands-based VC Inn... |
| - | Fond de investiții de 24 de milioane euro pentru startup-uri IT din Europa | Fondul de investiții britanic Bloc Ventures, care se concentrează pe finanțarea startup-urilor deep tech ― tehnologii de vârf, care necestă multă cercetare, a anunțat că a strâns aproximativ 24 milioane de euro pe care intenționează să le i... |