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Marcus Love

General Partner at Love Ventures

London Area, United Kingdom

Overview 

Marcus Love is the General Partner at Love Ventures, with a background in start-ups, venture capital, and investments. He has successfully co-founded Love Ventures and Love Property, while also serving as an angel investor and advisor to multiple early-stage companies. With a BSc Hons from the University of York and managerial finance education from The London School of Economics and Political Science, Marcus Love has leveraged his expertise to invest in various sectors such as Real Estate/PropTech, E-commerce, and FinTech, making significant contributions to the London business landscape.

Work Experience 

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Love Ventures

  • Co-Founder and General Partner

    2020 - Current

    Co-founder and Partner at UK based venture capital firm Love Ventures Focus on FinTech, Future of Work, ConsumerTech at Seed and Series A: - Successful team with strong investor track record and founder exits - Consistent deal-flow with off-market opportunities - Follow on funding relationships with Series A+ VCs Raised and deployed Fund I, an EIS Technology fund, in under twelve months in 2020/21. Closed larger Fund II in 2021 and invested into fourteen companies. Fund III started deploying from February 2023 and is invested into fourteen companies. We are looking for Venture Partners as we grow and scale our VC franchise - please get in touch to find out more. www.loveventures.co.uk

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givestar

  • Board Observer

    2024

    givestar is empowering the next generation of philanthropic fundraising and giving. They are doing this by engaging Gen Z and millennial fundraisers and donors who are mobile first, social first and content first. https://givestar.io/

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Mintago

  • Board Observer

    2023

    Mintago is a complete and unbiased financial wellbeing platform that empowers employees to improve their financial health. https://www.mintago.com

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Connect Earth

  • Board Observer

    2023

    Connect Earth is democratising easy access to sustainability data with their carbon tracking API technology, empowering people to make sustainable choices and bridge the gap between intent, knowledge and action. https://connect.earth/

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Tembo

  • Board Observer

    2022

    Tembo is a digital mortgage broker that is enabling the new generation of homebuyers who have been priced out of the property market to get onto the property ladder through selling family-backed mortgages. https://www.tembomoney.com

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Detected

  • Board Member

    2022

    Detected automates onboarding for enterprise payment businesses. Easily capture verified information about your business customers anywhere in the world. https://www.detected.co

Multiple Early Stage Companies

  • Angel Investor and Advisor | Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A

    2015

    Early stage investor in growth companies using extensive knowledge of trends and growth industries. Represented an angel syndicate and engaged with board for several companies in portfolio. 2015-2024: 20 investments, IRR 47%, TVPI 7.31.

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Love Property

  • Co-Founder and Director

    2016

    Residential and mixed-use developer backed by private investors seeking long term returns. Projects in 2024 include a 20 unit scheme in Wales (in development). www.love-property.com

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CIRCA5000

  • Board Observer

    2023 - 2024

    CIRCA5000 is the first dedicated impact investing wealthtech in the UK, having vertically integrated a range of their own ETFs, all built in house and listed on the LSE off their EU & UK regulated ETF platform. https://circa5000.com/

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Libra Investment Services / Apollo®

  • Institutional Sales

    2019 - 2020

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