British VC firm QuantumLight, founded by Revolut’s Nik Storonsky, today announces the final close of its inaugural €222 million fund and the launch of its second operating playbook, Hiring Top Talent.
The €222 million Fund I, which closed at hard cap, is backed by a global group of LPs, including tech Founders and prominent institutions.
“Our goal is to make the invisible operating systems behind iconic companies like Revolut visible and replicable. Founders shouldn’t have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to building high-performing teams. By sharing these tools and frameworks, we’re helping scale-ups move faster from day one. ” said Ilya Kondrashov, CEO of QuantumLight.
Founded by Nik Storonsky in 2023, the entrepreneur behind €40 billion FinTech giant Revolut, QuantumLight’s mission is to bring scientific precision to venture capital. The firm leverages data and technology to invest in high-potential companies, driven by a team of engineers, data scientists, quant traders, and seasoned company Founders.
The firm’s approach is grounded in systematic investing through its proprietary AI model, Aleph, purpose-built to identify outlier growth-stage companies.
“QuantumLight’s frameworks around hiring helped us bring structure and consistency to how we evaluate candidates. Leveraging the talent framework and interview playbooks gave us a clear starting point and helped us accelerate our hiring efforts. It’s been valuable to learn from the systems that helped scale Revolut into a global company.” said Mark Lee, Founder & CEO of MarqVision, a QuantumLight portfolio company.
QuantumLight’s second public playbook, Hiring Top Talent, co-authored with Nik Storonsky is following the previously released manual Driving High Performance. The firm is unveiling the structured recruitment approach behind Revolut’s hiring engine that helped the company scale to over 10,000 employees in c. 10 years.
The new playbook provides a practical blueprint for every stage of the hiring journey, guiding Founders on how to hire at speed without compromising quality. The approach centres on identifying high-potential problem-solvers and assessing them through a highly structured, repeatable process that reportedly ensures consistency and reduces bias.
The playbook positions talent as a strategic function that should not be outsourced, and promotes building an internal recruitment team early on.
“Our ambition is to build the world’s best systematic venture capital and growth equity firm – and support the new generation of founders by sharing some of the operating principles that we developed at Revolut”, said Nik Storonsky, Founder of QuantumLight and CEO & Founder of Revolut.
Read the orginal article: https://www.eu-startups.com/2025/05/revoluts-founder-closes-inaugural-e222-million-vc-fund-and-reveals-playbook-for-hiring-top-talent/
