Concept Ventures
Oliver Kicks is a seasoned investor and partner at Concept Ventures since October 2019, specializing in pre-seed investments within the Games, Entertainment, Consumer, and Crypto sectors. In addition to the partner role, Oliver also serves as a pre-seed investor for ElevenLabs and Condense Reality, further reflecting a strong commitment to innovative startups. Previous experience includes a role as a growth specialist at Mob, where significant community engagement was cultivated, and as a partnerships manager at Tech City Ventures, which focuses on sustainable innovation. Oliver's educational background includes a Flexible Combined Honours degree from the University of Exeter and attendance at Marlborough College.
Concept Ventures
Concept Ventures is the UKs largest dedicated pre-seed fund at £54M, backing founders laser-focused on reshaping how we work, play, and learn. Being first-cheque investors, we understand the importance of being flexible, founder-first partners at the earliest of stages. We invest up to £750K initially and can shape or join your rounds of up to £2m, also reserving a portion of our fund to support you to Series A and beyond. We are always looking to meet with ambitious and promising entrepreneurs, please apply for funding via our website: www.conceptventures.vc We are the only venture capital firm with the "Venture Impact Pledge" which commits a portion of our exit profits to important social causes of the founder’s choice. This aligns our investment with the socially responsible values held by our founders to make a positive impact.