How Fuel Ventures — a leading UK venture capital firm specialising in pre-seed and seed investments — uses FounderCatalyst to streamline legal paperwork and save their portfolio companies thousands in legal fees.

210+ startups £250k–£5M investments Auto-configured docs

Alice O'Connor

Pre-Seed Portfolio Manager, Fuel Ventures

210+

Startups

£5M

Max ticket

SEIS/EIS

Focus

About Fuel Ventures

Fuel Ventures is a prominent UK-based venture capital firm specialising in early-stage (pre-seed and seed) investments in high-growth technology companies. Founded by Mark Pearson, they focus on investing £250k–£5M in SaaS, marketplaces, fintech, and e-commerce platforms, providing both capital and hands-on operational support to scale businesses.

With over 210 portfolio companies, Fuel Ventures operates with a "founder-led" approach, utilising its experience in building and exiting companies to support new ventures. They manage EIS and SEIS funds, offering investors tax-efficient opportunities to back tech startups while providing portfolio companies with strategic guidance, board participation, mentorship, and in-house talent support.

“FounderCatalyst has become a valuable part of how we support both our fund and the companies we back. By reducing the legal burden on founders, it helps ensure more of their capital is directed toward building the business instead of being absorbed by process costs. For us as investors, it brings greater consistency and speed to the transaction workflow, cutting down on admin and making execution far more straightforward. The result is a smoother, more effective experience across the board.”

Alice O'Connor

Pre-Seed Portfolio Manager, Fuel Ventures

How it works

By default founders see “No, I don't want to generate paperwork for a specific investor” — once configured, your Fuel Ventures appears as a selectable option.