16VC is a global venture capital firm headquartered in London with additional presence in India and Latin America. The firm manages $20 million in assets and operates across four distinct programs: direct capital investments, a studio co-building initiative, a fellowship, and an accelerator.
The firm invests at the pre-seed and seed stages with check sizes ranging from $250,000 to $2 million. Its studio program focuses on co-building products and teams alongside founders, while the fellowship provides up to $15,000 in non-dilutive funding paired with mentorship. The accelerator offers support for scaling minimum viable products, with up to $1 million in total support available to participants.
16VC's investment thesis centres on AI, SaaS, fintech, and frontier technologies. The firm positions itself as providing hands-on support beyond capital, including senior engineering leverage and assistance in reducing early technical costs, allowing founders to focus on product development while the firm helps build operational infrastructure.
