Editorial Perspective
Fuel Ventures is one of the UK's most prolific early-stage funds—192 companies backed, 29 new investments in the past 12 months, with a freshly closed £100M fund. Mark Pearson runs a high-velocity, hands-on model with mentorship, advisory networks, and operational support. Their PropTech exposure includes Searchland (land sourcing automation, £2.3M seed). They invest across 12+ verticals, so PropTech isn't a core thesis—it's opportunistic. Best fit for founders who want fast decision-making (they're known for rapid term sheets) and hands-on operational support. Not the best for founders seeking deep RE sector expertise or corporate RE introductions.
Investment Profile.
Check Size
£0.1M–£2.0M
Active Fund Vintage
2024
Investment Stages
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Headquarters
London, UK
Investment Strategy.
The complete funding journey. This firm focuses on stages highlighted below.
Pre-Seed
$10K–$1M
Stage Focus
Proof of concept / Prototype
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Product development
- →Early validation
Seed
$500K–$3M
Stage Focus
Product-market fit
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Product iteration
- →Initial traction
Series A
$5M–$15M
Stage Focus
Revenue growth & scale
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Development
- →Operations
- →Branding & Marketing
Series B
$15M–$50M
Stage Focus
Growth & expansion
Growth Elements
- →Hiring
- →Market expansion
- →M&A exploration
Series C
$50M–$200M+
Stage Focus
Large-scale expansion
Growth Elements
- →International markets
- →Acquisitions
- →Scale operations
Check Size for This Fund
£0.1M–£2.0M
Typical check size across all stages. Size may vary by stage and fund vintage.
Notable Portfolio.
Searchland
Maven
Lunar
Capdesk
Recent Activity.
Searchland (£2.3M Seed, PropTech)
Safe Workplace (Seed, Nov 2024)
£100M early-stage fund closed
Investment Team.
Tomas M. Krogh
Fractional Chief Commercial Officer
I specialize in taking founder-led commercial engines apart until only the parts that work are left standing. Before advising, I operated-scaling a business from zero to the FT1000 list three years running and facilitating 10 billion DKK in property transactions. I don't write polite advisory decks; I give you the exact commercial reality check you need before an investment committee does it for you.
Commercial intelligence last verified on 21 April 2026. Public deal activity sourced via Crunchbase/Dealroom.