Exceptional Ventures is a London-based VC firm investing in early-stage companies that help people live longer, healthier, and happier lives – maximising what we call the Joyspan™.
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 25
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 13.10.2025 | Gladys | gladys.care | $2.02M | United Kin... |
| 31.07.2025 | SAVA | sava.health | $27.41M | United Kin... |
| 06.03.2024 | Circe | circebioscience.com | - | United Sta... |
| 06.03.2024 | Carol | carol.health | - | - |
| 06.03.2024 | Juniper In... | getjuniper.co.uk | - | - |
| 03.01.2024 | Unfabled | unfabled.co | $3.24M | United Kin... |
| - | Bar.On | baron.bar | - | Belgium, A... |
| - | Amatera Bi... | amatera.bio | $1.6M | Metropolit... |
| - | Curio | joincurio.com | $1.6M | United Sta... |
| - | Real Kombu... | realkombucha.co.uk | - | United Sta... |
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| Date | Title | Description |
| 04.03.2026 | Amatera raises $7m to accelerate climate smart crop development by tackling screening bottleneck | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company AgFunder is an investor in Amatera] – Amatera, a French startup using plant cell culture, robotics, and AI to fast-track the development of climate-smart perennial crops, has closed a €6 million ($7... |
| 13.10.2025 | Gladys secures £1.5M to scale AI home care across the UK | London-based AI home care platform Gladys has raised £1.5 million in seed funding led by Cornerstone VC, with participation from Exceptional Ventures, Embryo Ventures, Ufi Ventures, Houghton Street Ventures, and Conduit EIS Impact Fund. Gla... |
| 01.08.2025 | Sava Technologies Transforms Health Monitoring with Wearable Biosensor Innovation | Sava Technologies, a London-based MedTech pioneer, secured $19 million in Series A funding. This investment propels its revolutionary wearable biosensor. The device offers pain-free, real-time glucose monitoring. Early clinical trials show ... |
| 31.07.2025 | Sava raises $19M Series A following breakthrough clinical biosensor results | London-based startup pioneering real-time molecular health monitoring, Sava Technologies, has raised $19 million in Series A funding, following promising early results from its pre-pivotal clinical trial. The round will help Sava accelerate... |
| 31.01.2024 | This UK-based startup founded by emergency doctor aims to make healthcare accessible, raises €1.3M | Read this article in: UK-based Evaro, a digital health startup that offers AI-powered clinical and drug prescription services for minor conditions, announced that it has secured $1.5M (approximately €1.38M) in a seed round of funding. The i... |
| 26.10.2023 | Amatera raises $1.6m to expand climate smart crop breeding platform, starting with coffee | [Disclosure: AgFunderNews’ parent company, AgFunder, is an investor in Amatera.] Amatera, a French startup developing climate-smart perennial crops including a new coffee variety with the resilience and yields of Robusta and the taste of Ar... |
| 20.10.2023 | Future proofing coffee Amatera secures €1.5M for non-GMO breeding platform | Paris-based biotech firm Amatera has raised €1.5 million Pre-seed round. The round was led by PINC (Paulig’s venture arm) and included participation from Exceptional Ventures, Mudcake, Joyance Partners, Agfunder and some angel investors inc... |
| 26.07.2022 | Exceptional Ventures joins Europe’s health and wellness goldrush with a new $24M fund | With the after-effect of the pandemic set to play out for years, VCs specializing in health, wellness, and general ‘joy’ would appear to have rising fortunes. Funds such as Able Partners and Joyance have appeared in recent years to invest i... |