Portfolio Targeting Episode 1 backs B2B software startups at Pre-Seed and Seed and has a track record with notable portfolio companies such as Carwow, CloudNC, Lawhive, Bubble Robotics and Record OS. This creates warm-entry opportunities for services that help portfolio founders scale, including fundraising prep, GTM acceleration, and strategic partnerships. Suggest outreach to portfolio founders and propose co-sell or advisory services aligned to their growth milestones.

Series A Focus They describe themselves as company builders focused on helping founders raise a successful Series A. This signals demand for fundraising readiness programs, investor deck optimization, cap table work, and introductions to potential follow-on backers within their network. Sales angle: offer fundraising coaching, prep programs, and investor introductions as a value proposition.

Deep Tech AI The investment thesis favors emerging deep tech and AI disrupting industries, with recent bets in AI enabled systems and security like RevEng.ai and Record OS, Zelt etc. This points to demand for technical services such as AI strategy, model deployment, security and compliance testing, MLOps tooling, and integration partners for AI workloads. Suggest targeted offerings.

UK EU Network Based in London with a track record of cross-border investments and backing from prominent investors. This provides access to UK/EU market expansion for portfolio companies, potential co-investment opportunities, and introductions to regional customers and regulators. Sales approach: localize offerings for European go-to-market, meetups, and value-add partnerships.

Growth Enablement Active deal flow across 2024-2026 demonstrates ongoing fund deployment and portfolio-building. Episode 1 positions themselves as growth builders, offering hands-on support beyond funding. This creates opportunities for services like growth marketing, talent recruitment, product-market fit consulting, and partnerships with portfolio companies to accelerate Series A and subsequent rounds.