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Scaling Europe

Eka Ventures closed £80m second fund: Jon Coker, Founding Partner at Eka Ventures

2026-04-13 · 3 company · 3 thematic
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jon coker

Co-founded Eka Ventures, an early-stage impact VC fund focused on health, well-being, and sustainability with £80M Fund II; previously invested at a generalist VC firm backing companies like Gousto; built proprietary data platform sourcing 50% of deals.

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“We backed um Gusto, the food business, when the founders were effectively still packing boxes... the data says that founder-led businesses outperform in the venture environment.”
—jon coker
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