Stride.VC is a London-based venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments across the United Kingdom and France. Founded in 2018 by Fred Destin and Harry Stebbings, the firm focuses on early-stage companies with promising innovations and strong growth prospects. Stride.VC provides essential capital and strategic support to help startups navigate their initial growth phases and scale efficiently.

With a keen eye for identifying market opportunities, they partner closely with visionary founders to build sustainable and impactful businesses. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach, favoring prototypes over powerpoints and whiteboards over boards, ensuring that every board meeting is a whiteboard meeting. Stride.VC invests in sectors such as consumer, e-commerce, artificial intelligence, machine learning, delivery, software, HR tech, apps, SaaS, and insurtech.

Their portfolio includes notable companies like Zoopla, Deliveroo, Cazoo, Dailymotion, Hopin, Linktree, Pillpack, Digits, Secret Escapes, and Dailymotion. Stride.VC's investment strategy involves leading or co-leading funding rounds ranging from $1 to $6 million, with a preference for investments post-product in companies with strong design and engineering capabilities.