# Episode 1 Ventures: investment profile

Published mandate, cheque sizes and source evidence for Episode 1 Ventures. Sources checked 2026-10-11.

Source: https://12inf.ai/resources/funds/episode-1
Updated: 2026-10-14

Backs B2B software and AI/infrastructure founders at pre-seed and seed across the UK and Europe, preferring to lead as first institutional money and helping companies reach Series A.

## Published mandate

- **Stage:** Pre-seed, Seed

- **Cheque:** £250K–£2M (≈ $331K–$2.6M)

- **Geography:** UK, Europe

- **Sectors:** AI, Developer tools, B2B SaaS

Converted at ECB reference rate, 9 Oct 2026

## Notable investments

- [Record OS](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/record-os/financials) — Pre-seed ($2M), 2026-06-10

- [Ossprey](https://www.caplight.com/investor/episode-1-ventures-1) — Pre-seed (listed as lead), 2026-07

- [Veridue](https://www.caplight.com/investor/episode-1-ventures-1) — Pre-seed (listed as lead), 2026-09

## Sources

Sources checked **2026-10-11**.

Verified on the fund's own site

- [Episode 1 Ventures — Website](https://episode1.com)

- [Episode 1 Ventures — FAQ](https://www.episode1.com/faq)

- [Episode 1 Ventures — Portfolio](https://www.episode1.com/portfolio)

- [caplight.com — Episode 1 ventures 1](https://www.caplight.com/investor/episode-1-ventures-1)

- [cbinsights.com — Financials](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/record-os/financials)

## Related investor lists

- [Pre-seed investors](/resources/investors/pre-seed)

- [Seed investors](/resources/investors/seed)

- [Seed AI investors](/resources/investors/seed-ai)

- [Pre-seed AI investors](/resources/investors/pre-seed-ai)

- [Seed B2B SaaS investors](/resources/investors/seed-b2b-saas)

- [Pre-seed investors in Europe](/resources/investors/pre-seed-europe)

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- [How to read an investor match](/resources/how-to-read-an-investor-match)

- [Check-size reality](/resources/check-size-reality)

- [Portfolio conflicts](/resources/portfolio-conflicts)

- [Pre-seed AI investors in Europe](/resources/investors/pre-seed-ai-europe)

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