Fund profile / United Kingdom

Emerge Fund II.

Geography: United Kingdom
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: $56M
Focus: AI/ML and EdTech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Emerge Fund II.

Emerge Fund II. is a venture capital firm based in United Kingdom, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, Digital Education Consumer, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Kingdom

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

AI/ML

EdTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Pre-seed HCD founder targeting global category leadership

human capital development

HR tech / workforce ops

edtech / learning

enterprise AI adoption

talent & career navigation

language learning

agentic AI platforms

Bullish Signals

Venture Partners from OpenAI, Duolingo, HiBobexternal

Active female founder office hours programexternal

Diverse teams thesis backed by dataexternal

$75M dedicated pre-seed HCD fundwebsite

100+ operator venture partners networkwebsite

KfW Capital LP — institutional backingwebsite

Portfolio includes Kinfolk, Colossyan, Multiversewebsite

Kinfolk raised $7.2M seed — agentic AI HRwebsite

EDURINO Series B — €17M edtech milestonewebsite

Checks $500K–$2.5M — true pre-seed rangewebsite

Deep market maps: talent, language, career AIwebsite

Mendo raises €12M for enterprise AI adoptionwebsite

Colossyan Series B $22M — text-to-video learningwebsite

Yoto $22M funding — audio platform for kidswebsite

Mattilda Series A $19M — international expansionwebsite

Multiverse acquires Eduflow — unicorn growth modewebsite

Published market maps: talent, career, languagewebsite

Hands-on support from day one investmentwebsite

Smaller pre-seed funds outperform larger oneswebsite

HCD unlocks human potential via skills gapwebsite

Catalytic partner model with founder successwebsite

Enterprise AI ROI gap creating new categorywebsite

Contrarian Signals

Niche focus may limit deal flowexternal

Community-heavy, access may be gatedexternal

HCD consolidation risk (Deel/Zavvy pattern)website

Smaller fund — limited follow-on capacitywebsite

Founder Do's

Build in human capital development (HCD)

Target global category leadership

Female founder? Apply to office hours

Leverage 100+ operator community post-investment

Show ambition to scale internationally

Submit deck for pre-seed/seed consideration

Bridge skills gaps with AI-powered solutions

Focus on talent liquidity unlocking

Tap into thought leadership market maps

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch outside HCD vertical

Don't skip community / network events

Don't ignore operator Venture Partners

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$56M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Nic Newmann

Zara ZamanPartner / GP

Backers

Known LPs

KfW CapitalPublic / State institution

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