Illuminate Financial

Venture capital firm
London, United KingdomFounded 2014illuminatefinancial.comSee connections →

Specialist venture capital firm investing in early-stage Enterprise AI and Fintech companies globally.

Strategy

Stages
Early-stage
Sectors
Enterprise AIFintechFinancial InfrastructureCapital Markets Technology
Geographies
USALondon, United Kingdom
Check size
$1M-$8M

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Early-stage illuminatefinancial.com
  2. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Enterprise AI, Fintech, Financial Infrastructure, Capital Markets Technology illuminatefinancial.com
  3. Jun 30, 2026Invested in Straiker (Series A, $64M) The Next Web
  4. Apr 29, 2026New fund: Illuminate Financial Early Growth Fund ($135M) VCWire

Funds

1
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Illuminate Financial Early Growth Fund2026$135MVentureFintech venture / growth · Early growth
As of Apr 29, 2026VCWire

Portfolio

1 total

Recent Investment Activity

1

Track record: led 0 and participated in 1 of 1 tracked venture round · 1 in the last 12 months

Co-Investors

7

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Latest Pulse

  1. Straiker Raises $64M Series A to Secure the Enterprise AI Agent WorkforceStraiker, which calls itself 'the agentic security company,' raised a $64 million Series A -- bringing total funding to $85 million -- to protect the enterprise AI agents that legacy security tools were never built to govern. The round was led by Marathon Management Partners with Citi Ventures, Illuminate Financial and Workday Ventures, plus existing backers Bain Capital Ventures and Lightspeed.→

Illuminate Financial FAQ

What is Illuminate Financial's latest fund?

Illuminate Financial Early Growth Fund, closed at $135M (As of Apr 29, 2026; VCWire).

What companies has Illuminate Financial invested in?

Illuminate Financial's portfolio includes Straiker.

Who does Illuminate Financial co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Illuminate Financial most often invests alongside Bain Capital Ventures (1 shared deal), Citi Ventures (1 shared deal), GTM Fund (1 shared deal), Lightspeed Venture Partners (1 shared deal), Marathon Management Partners (1 shared deal).

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