Hussein Kanji, Hoxton Ventures

Hussein Kanji is the founding partner and managing partner of Hoxton Ventures. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.

About Hussein Kanji

Hussein Kanji is the founding partner and managing partner of Hoxton Ventures, a London-based early-stage venture capital firm he co-founded in 2013 to back European founders building category-defining technology companies. His investment thesis targets pre-seed and seed stages, focusing on startups that invent new market categories or transform large existing industries within Europe. Kanji is recognized as one of the most active first-cheque investors in European technology, typically leading investments with a small partnership structure that has generated multiple billion-dollar outcomes. His notable portfolio includes early investments in Deliveroo, Darktrace, Babylon Health, and Preply, with the firm’s collective investments reaching over $2.0 billion in market capitalization. Kanji also serves on the boards of companies such as TourRadar, Darktrace, and Baseimmune, while acting as an angel investor in firms like GoCardless and Yieldify. A former associate at Accel Partners and senior Microsoft employee, he holds an MBA from London Business School and an undergraduate degree from Stanford, and has appeared on Forbes’ Midas List Europe.

Hussein Kanji at a glance

Role
Partner
Organization
Hoxton Ventures
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
General
Portfolio companies listed
3
Investments recorded
3

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Hussein Kanji at Hoxton Ventures (London, England, United Kingdom) — sector focus: General.
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Hussein Kanji is based in London, England, United Kingdom.

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