Stride VC

Quick read

Stride.VC is a seed-stage venture capital firm, founded by Fred Destin and Harry Stebbings, operating from London and Paris. It backs pre-traction founders at the earliest stages, favouring hands-on craft investing over process. The firm is not actively deploying a new fund following Fred Destin's public announcement pausing fundraising.

Key facts

Founded

2018

Founders

Fred Destin, Harry Stebbings

Employees

6-8

Sectors

generalist, consumer

Website

stride.vc

Investment thesis

Stride.VC invests pre-traction in hyper-ambitious founders looking to reshape their industry, writing seed cheques into UK and French tech startups at the earliest possible stage. The firm runs a small, craft-focused team and co-invests frequently with Kima Ventures and other European seed funds.

Recent activity

• Jan 2026press
  Harry Stebbings, Stride.VC co-founder, appeared on the podcast 'The Burnouts with Phoebe & Sophia'. zoominfo.com
• 2025investment
  Stride.VC backed Buena, a property management platform, in a €49.4M Series A led by GV and 20VC following 500% growth. tracxn.com
• 2025product
  Stride.VC's Michelangelo V. launched 'Chaotica', a podcast described as distinct from standard VC content marketing. uk.linkedin.com
• 2024leadership
  Harry Stebbings, Stride.VC co-founder, was appointed non-executive director at LBG Media (LADbible), which carries a market cap of £190.2M. businesscloud.co.uk
• Nov 2023fundraise
  Stride announced it would not raise a third fund, effectively winding down its fundraising activity after closing its second £123M fund in spring 2021. nordic9.com
• Feb 2026investment
  Stride made 1 new investment in 2026 as of February, bringing its total portfolio to 44 companies. It made 8 investments across 2025. tracxn.com
• 2024investment
  Stride led the $12.1M seed round of Applied Computing alongside Repeat VC, one of its most recent disclosed deals. tracxn.com
• Jan 2025investment
  Stride.VC participated in Kraaft's €13M Series A round alongside Dawn Capital, Chalfen Ventures, and others. Kraaft modernises communication on construction sites. tracxn.com
• Nov 2023press
  Fred Destin announced Stride.VC is pausing fundraising, stepping back from active fund deployment for a period of reflection. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• BuenaSeries AJul 2025tracxn.com
• ThemaSeedFeb 2026tracxn.com
• TriverSeed2023evoketalent.io
• Front of the PackSeries AAug 2021pets.care
• WeGiftSeries A2021albion.vc
• StrapiSeed2020opensource-it.com
• Applied ComputingSeed2024tracxn.com
• anotherblockSeed2022linkedin.com
• KraaftSeries AJan 2025tracxn.com
• TechWolfSeries A2022linkedin.com
• DeliverooSeedearly stagetracxn.com
• CazooSeedearly stagetracxn.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Fred Destin · Founding Partner
  LinkedIn
• Harry Stebbings · Founder (now 20VC)
• Pia d'Iribarne · Partner (now StationF / Mathias Capital)

Sources

• Stride.VC official website
• Stride.VC LinkedIn
• Stride Tracxn profile
• Stride.VC Crunchbase
• Stride.VC stops fundraising – LinkedIn post
• Fred Destin LinkedIn
• Stride.vc Tracxn 2025 profile
• https://nordic9.com/companies/stride-vc-investor6497083162/
• https://tracxn.com/d/venture-capital/stride.vc/__HcWoMktKhWzTTSIc_tqmBwpwU-ePPO8HPKfduV_40nE
• https://www.zoominfo.com/c/stridevc-llp/461856206
• https://uk.linkedin.com/company/stride-vc
• https://businesscloud.co.uk/news/vc-and-podcast-host-harry-stebbings-joins-ladbible/

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