Eva Rez

Episode 1, the backer of successful companies like Carwow, CloudNC, Raft, Robin AI, TouchSurgery, Zoopla, Omnipresent and Attest, is a VC firm investing in B2B software startups at Pre-Seed and Seed. Episode 1 invests £500k to £3m into extraordinary teams with real insight into markets that are emerging or evolving. As an early stage fund, we invest in the best opportunities, but are particularly interested in how emerging “deep tech” technologies are disrupting industry, and how technology is reinventing markets. We are the company builders focussed on helping you raise a successful Series A.

Edge are specialist investors in exceptional creative teams and emerging technologies. Our long-established network of highly experienced executives and senior specialists is formalised through our Leadership Council of world-class sector experts. We leverage the collective networks of our Board, our Advisers, and our Investment Team, our relationships span far beyond what you see here – all of whom we know directly as potential co-investors and corporations that are willing to work with us or the teams that we back. Creativity at its core is about imagination and novelty. We look for random drivers of creativity in the social and cultural spheres. Companies increasing access to creativity and companies supplying these creative companies, like software, are the type of companies we back. Consumers around the world are spending more and more on the creative sectors, even during recessions as consumers shift from ownership to experiences. Technology continues to widen those who can participate in creativity. With our market expertise, we will find those emerging technologies and accelerate them to become the industry champions of the future.

Sky connects and entertains millions of people across Europe. At the heart of everything we do, is a belief that people deserve better. For decades, we’ve shaken up every category we entered to give people what they love, to make life a little easier and to provide great value. That’s how we bring millions of customers the joy of a better experience in TV, broadband and mobile. In TV, we offer the best sports coverage, unmissable TV and the smartest ways to stream and aggregate the TV you love. In broadband, we power homes and businesses, with a fast, reliable connection. In mobile, we bring people closer, with plans at unbeatable value. And now, you can even keep your home connected and protected, through our smart insurance. We design our products to fit seamlessly into your life, with service whenever and however you need it. That’s how we do better for customers. And we believe in better for society too. We power the cultural economy in the UK and beyond, making award-winning news, original sport, and entertainment. We contribute billions to UK GDP, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs and sharing both our journalism and our coverage of the arts, free of charge. We are cutting emissions and making recyclable, energy-efficient products, and we give back, through free internet access and digital skills for under-served communities and young people. Sky is owned by Comcast Corporation, a global media and technology company.

Episode 1, the backer of successful companies like Carwow, CloudNC, Raft, Robin AI, TouchSurgery, Zoopla, Omnipresent and Attest, is a VC firm investing in B2B software startups at Pre-Seed and Seed. Episode 1 invests £500k to £3m into extraordinary teams with real insight into markets that are emerging or evolving. As an early stage fund, we invest in the best opportunities, but are particularly interested in how emerging “deep tech” technologies are disrupting industry, and how technology is reinventing markets. We are the company builders focussed on helping you raise a successful Series A.

An early-stage technology investor, managing privately financed funds, we seek to find and join the most exciting Central Eastern European teams on their global mission. We are proud of our team and portfolio turning value creation and category-defining innovation into reality. We are not only a partner, but a dedicated peer, building the Day One family on mutual trust, great synergies and on our extended international network. Our goal is to sustainably enlarge our portfolio along these fundamentals, while never giving up on our hands-on approach.