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The latest thinking from Love Ventures
January 16, 2026
Why We Invested in Verna
Building the Operating System for Nature Restoration
Love Ventures invested £300k in Verna's $4M Seed round, co-led by NAP and Ubermorgen, alongside our friends at Concrete Ventures, Vanneck and Climate VC.
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. Without urgent action to address nature-related financial risks, the country could see a 12% drop in GDP. Yet until recently, there was no standardised way to measure, plan for, or monitor biodiversity enhancement projects. Enter Verna.
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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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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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