Stride.VC

Stride.VC is a London-based venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments across the United Kingdom and France. Founded in 2018 by Fred Destin and Harry Stebbings, the firm focuses on early-stage companies with promising innovations and strong growth prospects. Stride.VC provides essential capital and strategic support to help startups navigate their initial growth phases and scale efficiently.

The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach, favoring prototypes over powerpoints and whiteboards over boards, ensuring that every board meeting is a whiteboard meeting. Stride.VC invests in sectors such as consumer, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, machine learning, delivery, software, HR tech, apps, SaaS, and insurtech. Their investment strategy involves leading or co-leading funding rounds ranging from $1 to $6 million, with a preference for investments post-product in companies with strong design and engineering capabilities.

Stride.VC's portfolio includes notable companies like Zoopla, Deliveroo, Cazoo, Dailymotion, Hopin, Linktree, Pillpack, Digits, Secret Escapes, and Dailymotion. The firm is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK under number FRN-927462. Their offices are located at 4 Grotto Passage, London, W1U 4JX, and they are registered in England and Wales under company number OC417818. For inquiries, they can be contacted via email at ross@stride.vc.