European venture with a Silicon Valley mindset

PEPTONE

We’re only ten years old and rank in the top ten of the Founders Choice VC global leaderboard

OUR APPROACH

We are deliberately anti-thematic

Only a small handful of companies grow into tomorrow’s winners. Nearly all sit in new market categories that aren't obvious at the time. We’ve trained ourselves to write the check when we think we come across a founder building something of significance.

Our companies want to win the US market

We encourage our companies to not waste time and tackle the US market early. Our 50+ years combined tenure in Silicon Valley lets us access senior relationships that would ordinarily be challenging to reach.

We are comfortable with the imperfection of startups

We invest early in brilliant people and products and care more about the potential of massive scale and less about minimizing risk in a company’s early days. Our business is about maximizing upside, not protecting downside.

OUR APPROACH

“Hoxton has been a true partner of ours from day one. Even though they were smaller than the other venture firms we raised from, we always trusted their insight and preferred to have them serve on our board all the way up to our successful IPO.”

Poppy Gustavson

Darktrace

"I spoke to 190 investors (before Hoxton) and a lot of people who I shouldn’t have talked to at all! I got a lot of cold shoulders. Hoxton has proven to be direct, blatantly honest and makes decisions quickly. Hussein is humble and incredibly focused on the big picture and the upside. We couldn’t wish for a better partner. I think Hoxton is the best fund in Europe. Period."

Kamil Tamiola

Peptone

"We liked Hoxton’s direct, no BS approach. Hoxton had conviction in us from the start, they didn't wait to see what everyone else said. Most funds say that they take big bets on the future but in reality, they follow the crowd. Hoxton actually practice what they preach and that's rare."

Tara Reddy

Lumi

“The only person who got off their ass to help me was Hoxton. They are the only folks I’d ever take money from again."

Jean Meyer

Deblock

"Hoxton has been with me from day one. I view the fund almost as my co-founder. They've been the most patient and helpful investor, always willing to roll up their sleeves to help, and were a trusted partner when times were challenging. I don't think I could have built Raptor without their support."

Arjun Singh

Raptor Supplies

“Hoxton have been the most valuable VC fund (of the five I’ve worked with over the last six years) in terms of adding value beyond capital.”

Rob Van Den Bergh & Cameron Whitehead

Fluent

“Few funds have the bravery to back entirely new markets. Hoxton and Hussein are chief among them. Hoxton understood why it made sense to build a fashion company from the ground up and believed in FINESSE while everyone else was still intimidated by the complexity of the market, pushing us to sell a software solution to fashion companies. Their logical approach and candor have lent me some of the most valuable advice during my journey. We couldn’t have chosen better.”

Ramin Ahmari

Finesse

"With Hoxton, your return starts before investment. They believed our vision while other VCs were still making their minds up! They are the original Facebook – they connect people. They have great connections in the UK and the US. They are brutally honest and incredibly helpful. They live and breathe your company."

David Mitchell

XYZ

"Hoxton is the kind of conviction-driven investor that's too rare in Europe. They're as ambitious for the business as we are. They offer a supreme level of honesty. There is no BS. This makes a huge difference. They are insanely well connected in both US and Europe. Everyone they’ve introduced me to has become a source of advice and support."

Tom Beverly

“Our revenue collapsed at the start of the pandemic in 2020. Hoxton rallied the other investors to save our business. In a time of crisis, Hoxton got everyone to reach into their pockets.”

Travis Pittman

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