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The latest thinking from Love Ventures
October 02, 2025
Tembo: Reimagining Property Finance for the Next Million Homeowners
Q&A with Tembo Co-Founder Richard Dana
Homeownership has long been a cornerstone of financial security, yet for today’s first-time buyers it is increasingly out of reach. In the UK alone, ownership levels have fallen from 75% to 65% over the past two decades, with declining mortgage affordability locking millions out of the market.
Tembo is working to reverse this trend. By combining proprietary underwriting technology with innovative financial products, the company is creating new pathways onto the property ladder and helping buyers who are often turned down by traditional lenders.
In this Q&A, we speak with Tembo Co-Founder Richard Dana about the affordability crisis facing first-time buyers, the turning points in the company’s journey, and the ambitious vision to become a digital wealth platform built around the home.
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September 30, 2025
Treasurytech: Turning Idle Cash into Strategic Capital
How fintech is transforming corporate cash from idle balance to strategic asset.
For decades, the corporate treasury function has been a back-office concern focused on keeping the lights on, reconciling accounts, and ensuring payroll lands on time. Yet in 2025, a quiet revolution is reshaping this space. “Treasurytech” - a wave of fintech companies bringing automation, intelligence, and yield optimisation to cash management - is emerging as one of the most compelling verticals in financial technology.
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September 26, 2025
Introducing the Love Ventures Values
The values shaping our work with founders, investors and partners
At Love Ventures, we exist to back ambitious founders and to build a community that helps propel the UK and Europe’s productivity. To do this well, we need more than just a thesis. We need principles that guide how we operate every day.
This year, as we marked our fifth anniversary, we set down the values that underpin our mission and define how we work with our founders, investors, and partners. They are Longevity, Obsession, Vocal, and Expertise. L-O-V-E.
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September 23, 2025
5 Takeaways from London Live: AI at Work
The things you need to know about AI's impact on the UK's early-stage ecosystem
At our latest London Live event, we explored how AI is reshaping startups, policy, and productivity. From government engagement to the UK’s venture gap, here are five insights you need to know as you consider the impact of AI in 2025.
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August 22, 2025
Fifth Dimension: Bringing AI Workflows to Data-Heavy Industries
Q&A with Fifth Dimension Co-Founder Johnny Morris
The real estate industry is one of the world’s largest asset classes...but also one of the most complex. Professionals are often forced to navigate mountains of fragmented data, error-prone spreadsheets, and disconnected systems, all under pressure to move quickly on high-stakes deals.
Fifth Dimension is tackling this challenge head-on. Built specifically for real estate, its AI-powered workflow automation platform is helping some of the industry’s largest players transform how they manage data, analyse opportunities, and make decisions. In this Q&A, we speak with Fifth Dimension Co-Founder Johnny Morris about the problem his team set out to solve, the growth journey so far, and what lies ahead as they scale globally.
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August 21, 2025
Five Years of Love Ventures
Reflections on building a VC firm
Five years ago, we started Love Ventures with a simple belief: that Britain needed bold founders solving its deepest challenges. Looking back today, we are humbled by the journey so far and energised by what lies ahead.
This milestone is an opportunity to reflect on lessons learned, to celebrate the resilience of our founders, and to look forward to the next chapter of building together.
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