Concept Ventures
Rupesh Chatwani is an experienced venture partner and board member with a strong background in technology investments and advisory roles. Currently serving as a Venture Partner at RLC Ventures since January 2021, Rupesh also holds a position on the Board of Trustees for West London Welcome and as a member of the Advisory Board for Sumerian Partners. Previous roles include Managing Director at IST cube, focusing on deep tech university spin-outs, and member of the Board at indoo.rs. Rupesh has extensive experience in technology investments, having worked as a Technology VC at EBRD and in early-stage investments with Add Partners and Promethyan Labs. A Vice President at Broadview International, Rupesh specialized in cross-border technology M&A transactions and began their career as a member of the technical staff at Cadence Design Systems. Rupesh holds an MBA from London Business School and a BSEE in Computer Engineering from Northeastern University.
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.