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Compass Ventures
Compass Ventures is a UK and France-based venture capital organization that provides capital protection and liquidity for investors while facilitating access to top-tier European VC funds, particularly in the ClimateTech and CleanTech sectors.
Overview
What Compass Ventures does
What Compass Ventures is
Compass Ventures is a UK and France-based venture capital organization that provides capital protection and liquidity for investors while facilitating access to top-tier European VC funds, particularly in the ClimateTech and CleanTech sectors.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and allocator capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Fund of Funds
- Founded
- Founded in 2022
- Approximate age
- About 4 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Allocator
- Last reviewed
- April 22, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Compass Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
Compass Ventures provides a capital-protected entry into venture capital, focusing on ClimateTech and CleanTech startups through structured finance products.
Focus narrative
Compass Ventures invests in venture capital funds, offering a capital-protected fixed income product that channels proceeds into these funds. The organization aims to provide risk-averse investors with a protected entry into venture capital, particularly in the ClimateTech and CleanTech sectors.
Value beyond capital
Compass Ventures empowers corporates and family offices to access top-tier ClimateTech/CleanTech startups through a capital-protected note structure, ensuring downside protection and liquidity alignment.
Focus and fit
- Sectors
- Climate & Sustainability
- Regions
- Europe
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Capability profile
Compass Ventures as an allocator
Allocator mandate
Compass Ventures invests in venture capital funds, offering a capital-protected fixed income product that channels proceeds into these funds. The organization empowers corporates and family offices to access top-tier ClimateTech/CleanTech startups through a capital-protected note structure.
Focus narrative
Compass Ventures is a venture capital organization that focuses on providing capital protection and liquidity for investors while facilitating access to top-tier European VC funds. It aims to offer risk-averse investors a protected entry into venture capital, allowing them to benefit from potential returns while minimizing downside risk.
Value and partnership
Compass Ventures serves as an intermediary and structured finance vehicle for VC access, providing capital-protected notes to LPs, enabling GPs to multiply existing commitments without carry dilution, and offering family offices and wealth managers VC exposure with capital protection and liquidity alignment.
Availability and engagement
- Direct co-investment
- No
Mandate and fit
- Asset classes
- Venture
- Sectors
- Climate & Sustainability
- Regions
- Europe
Common questions
What to know about Compass Ventures
Upseed classifies Compass Ventures under the Fund of Funds organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and allocator capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 22, 2026
Known limits
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