What Vevolution does

Vevolution is a London-based fintech investment marketplace that connects bioeconomy startups with impact-oriented investors. Founded in 2017 and operated by Vevolution Education Limited, the platform hosts 2,000+ startups spanning AgriFoodTech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Next-Gen Materials, and Sustainable AI, alongside 400+ investors and approximately 180 active fundraising rounds drawn from 65+ countries. Core products include a web-based Deal Flow Tool with investor-tunable filters, a Fundraising Tool that enables startups to publish rounds in minutes, a live fundraising data dashboard covering nearly 1,500 historical rounds and over 10,000 data points since Q4 2020, and complementary surfaces such as Vevolution Pitch (monthly closed-door investor pitch events with democratic startup selection), Vevolution Collective (funded-startup community), Vevolution Jobs (job board), and Startup Maps (ecosystem directory). US-based crowdfunding/Reg-CF rounds are supported alongside traditional accredited investor access.

The business model is a freemium, two-sided marketplace. Startups upload rounds free of charge; premium Business Membership tiers add visibility and investor-matching features. The core monetization engine is an annual Premium Investor Membership (12-month renewable), which gives professional investors, VCs, family offices, angels, and corporate innovation teams access to the live dashboard, full deal data, downloadable pitch decks, data rooms, and direct chat with founders. Vevolution does not take a percentage or commission on closed deals, distinguishing it from placement-agent or syndicate economics. Marketing is primarily content-driven (blog, ecosystem maps, newsletters via MailChimp) with events serving as the mid-funnel conversion layer, supported by organic social for deal-flow sourcing.

The company became part of the Big Idea Ventures family in 2022, giving it distribution access to Big Idea Ventures' corporate LPs and partners including Temasek, Bühler, AAK, Givaudan, Bel Group, Avril, Meiji, and others. Vevolution has raised a single disclosed $330,000 seed round in March 2022, led by Capital V with Kale United and CULT Food Science.

Name

Vevolution

Legal name

Vevolution Education Limited

Website

https://vevolution.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vevolution is a London-based fintech investment marketplace connecting bioeconomy startups with impact-oriented investors. It hosts 2,000+ startups and 400+ investors across 65+ countries, monetizing via annual Premium Investor Memberships without taking deal commissions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Marketplace Platform

NAICS

Open-End Investment Funds (525910), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Goal-Based & Micro-Investing Platforms (Round-ups, Fractional) (FSAGAEAG)

Keywords

• Investment marketplace platform
• Deal flow technology
• Agrifoodtech investor matching
• Startup fundraising platform
• Venture capital deal sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Premium Investor Membership: Paid subscription memberships for investors (VCs, family offices, angel investors) providing access to the full platform including live investment dashboard, full deal data, downloadable pitch decks, direct chat to founders, 250+ active fundraising rounds, and historical data of nearly 1,500 deals. Membership is 12-month renewable.
2. Business Membership for Startups: Premium fundraising features for startups with paid business memberships that make rounds stand out. Basic tier allows startups to chat only when investors match with them; Premium tier includes investor matching services.
3. Free Startup Onboarding: Uploading investment rounds is free for all Foodtech, AgriTech, Cultivated, Biotech and Next-Gen Materials businesses. Premium features are offered as paid add-ons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vevolution is a fintech investment marketplace that connects bioeconomy startups (AgriFoodTech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Next-Gen Materials, Sustainable AI) with impact investors. The platform provides deal flow sourcing, an investment dashboard with filtering tools, data rooms, and direct chat between founders and investors. Startups upload investment rounds for free, while investors pay for premium memberships to access curated deal flow, pitch decks, and historical fundraising data covering nearly 1,500 rounds.

Product overview

Vevolution is a fintech investment marketplace platform connecting bioeconomy innovators with impact investors. The core offering consists of the Vevolution Investment Marketplace, which includes Deal Flow and Fundraising tools for matching startups with investors. Premium Investor Membership provides enhanced platform access for subscribers. The platform spans AgriFoodTech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Next-Gen Materials, and Sustainable AI sectors, supported by supplementary products including Vevolution Pitch (pitch events), Vevolution Collective (funded startup showcase), Vevolution Jobs (job board), Startup Maps (ecosystem discovery), and a Trend Analysis & Data Dashboard for investment insights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vevolution Collective: A community of startups from around the globe who have secured funding through Vevolution's plant-based and cellular agriculture investment platform.
• Vevolution Pitch

Products and services

• Vevolution Investment Marketplace Core fintech investment marketplace platform connecting bioeconomy startups with impact investors, providing deal flow sourcing, filtering tools, and direct messaging between startups and investors.
• Deal Flow Tool Investment discovery dashboard allowing investors to filter companies by category, traction, geography, raise size, and other criteria to find aligned innovators.
• Fundraising Tool Startup fundraising tool enabling founders to publish investment rounds in minutes, access investor matching, and connect with mission-aligned investors globally.
• Vevolution Pitch Virtual global investment pitch event for plant-based and cellular agriculture startups, featuring monthly closed-door sessions where democratically selected startups pitch to investor members.
• Trend Analysis and Data Dashboard Live fundraising data dashboard providing ecosystem trend analysis across industry, region, and round stage, with over 10,000 unique data points dating back to Q4 2020.
• Vevolution Collective Community directory of startups that have secured funding through the Vevolution platform, providing visibility and success story showcase.
• Vevolution Jobs Job board connecting mission-aligned candidates with AgriFoodTech, Climate Tech, Biotech, Next-Gen Materials, and Sustainable AI startups.
• Vevolution Premium Investor Membership Subscription-based annual investor membership providing access to live investment dashboard, full deal data, downloadable pitch decks, direct chat to founders, 250+ active fundraising rounds, and historical data of nearly 1,500 deals.
• Startup Maps Global ecosystem maps allowing startups to create profiles and be discovered alongside category peers, with automatic consideration for pitch events.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ investors on platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and minor.

• Big Idea VenturesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerVevolution is now part of the Big Idea Ventures family - the world's most active investor in food tech and bioeconomy innovation. Big Idea Ventures has partnered with leading corporates including Temasek, Bühler, AAK, Givaudan, Bel Group, Avril, Meiji, Pfeifer & Langen, and Puratos/Sparkalis to accelerate innovation and scale solutions in the bioeconomy.
• UpfieldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpfield is a strategic partner collaborating with Vevolution on creating a better plant-based future. They are focused on plant-based food innovation.
• Impact FoodsminorOthersKelly Pan of Impact Foods provided testimonial: 'Vevolution was great for our early fundraising as it helped us connect with a wide breadth of mission-aligned investors and strategic angels.'

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PitchBook: PitchBook is a leading VC, PE, and M&A data platform serving institutional investors. It overlaps with Vevolution's deal flow and trend analytics but is a much larger, broad-market incumbent rather than a niche bioeconomy marketplace.
• AngelList: AngelList connects startups with angel and venture investors, syndicates deals, and provides recruiting tools. It is comparable to Vevolution's investor-startup matchmaking function but operates across all sectors rather than the bioeconomy.
• Crunchbase: Crunchbase is a broad startup-investor data and discovery platform used by VCs, founders, and corporates globally. It competes with Vevolution on investor-side deal discovery but does not focus on the bioeconomy vertical or curated pitch events.

Direct peers

• SeedInvest: SeedInvest is an equity crowdfunding and venture platform connecting startups with retail and accredited investors under Reg-CF and Reg-D. It overlaps with Vevolution's crowdfunding distribution and investor-startup matching functionality.
• Republic: Republic is an investment platform enabling retail and accredited investors to back startups, with both private deal flow and Reg-CF crowdfunding. It is comparable to Vevolution's premium investor memberships and US crowdfunding rails.
• AgFunder: AgFunder is the most directly comparable peer: an investment platform and news/research outlet focused on AgriFoodTech, connecting investors with food and agriculture startups. It mirrors Vevolution's vertical specialization, deal flow focus, and impact-investor orientation.
• FoodHack: FoodHack is a global FoodTech community and deal-sourcing platform running events, a startup directory, and investor matchmaking for food and alternative-protein founders. It overlaps with Vevolution's pitch events, ecosystem maps, and curated community approach.
• Dealroom.co: Dealroom provides startup and investor data, deal flow dashboards, and ecosystem analytics across multiple verticals. It is comparable to Vevolution's data dashboard and investor-facing deal flow product, with broader vertical coverage.
• New Protein Capital: New Protein Capital is an investment platform and community focused specifically on the alternative protein sector, including cultivated meat and plant-based companies. It is a direct vertical peer to Vevolution's bioeconomy deal flow focus.

Emerging players

• ProVeg Incubator: ProVeg operates an incubator and grant program for plant-based and alt-protein startups, with investor introductions. It is comparable in supporting early-stage bioeconomy founders and routing them to capital, though structured as an incubator rather than a marketplace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Vevolution_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments2 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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