XSeed Capital

XSeed Capital is an early-stage investment firm for entrepreneurs who want to build category-defining, high-growth companies. It makes its first commitment at the seed stage and then keeps backing the company through later rounds.

What XSeed Capital offers

• Seed investment — first funding for early companies.
• Follow-on capital — further investment across multiple rounds.
• Hands-on time — help defining risk-reducing milestones and reaching the next point of value quickly.
• Insights — articles from partners on topics such as entering a second market.

Who it works with

Companies whose innovations sit mainly in software, computer science and other IT disciplines. The firm says it favours technology with a clear difference that gives customers unusual value. Its partners also teach a class on industrial disruption.