Playfair Capital

Playfair Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in London, established in 2013. The firm focuses on investing in seed-stage technology companies across various sectors, including fintech, health tech, deep tech, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity. Playfair adopts a sector-agnostic approach and emphasizes high conviction in its investments, typically making 6-8 investments per year from its third fund. The firm has backed over 70 ambitious founders and companies, including notable names such as Thought Machine, Mapillary, and Andela. With a targeted investment range of £0.1 million to £0.5 million, Playfair Capital aims to support its portfolio companies not only through funding but also by providing ongoing resources and guidance to foster their growth.

Simon Blakey

Investor

Raxita Kapashi

CFO

Federico Pirzio-Biroli

Founding Partner, Investment Committee Member & Chairman

Andrew Sheffield

Associate

Chris Smith

Managing Partner

Jeevan Sunner

Principal

Joseph Thornton

Partner

Henrik Wetter-Sanchez

General Partner

92 past transactions

Nory AI

Seed Round in 2023
Skueeze is a management information tool, developed as a direct response to the founder’s experiences in launching a medium scale, fast/casual restaurant chain. A mobile-first solution, designed with the day-to-day running of an SME food and beverage business in mind, Skueeze supports management in controlling their inventory, purchasing, and profitability.

Spotted Zebra

Seed Round in 2023
Developer of a skills-based workforce management platform designed to help organizations put skills at the heart of their talent decisions and improve their performance, diversity and culture. The company's platform offers a suite of tools to help organizations manage their skills data, identify and develop talent and make informed decisions about hiring, succession planning, and reskilling, enabling customers to build a skilled and agile workforce.

Protex AI

Series A in 2022
Protex AI using proactive 3rd Gen AI -powered ESHQ Technology empowers health and safety workplace.

Passionfruit

Seed Round in 2022
Passionfruit is bringing together the next generation of leading independent marketing talent and providing a digital home where they can work, learn and earn, so startups and enterprises can work with them on-demand.

Omnipresent

Series B in 2022
Omnipresent Group Limited specializes in providing local employment, payroll, and benefits services tailored for international teams. Established in 2019 and headquartered in London, the company simplifies the complexities of global employment by offering compliant employment contracts, managing payroll systems that include local taxes and cross-border payments, and ensuring that international employees receive a comprehensive benefits package. Its tech-enabled platform assists clients in efficiently managing human resources and onboarding processes, allowing businesses to focus on productivity while Omnipresent takes care of compliance and administrative tasks. This approach enables companies to effectively hire and manage full-time personnel across different countries.

Qureight

Seed Round in 2022
Qureight is an imaging analytics company. It also aims to develop a new improved and streamlined version of its analytical platform – harnessing the ability of AI and advanced processing tools to gain new insights into respiratory diseases such as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) and lung cancer.

Vinehealth

Seed Round in 2021
Vine Health provides intelligent digital technology to support people going through cancer treatment to manage their care, using a combination of behavioural science and AI.

Passionfruit

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Passionfruit is bringing together the next generation of leading independent marketing talent and providing a digital home where they can work, learn and earn, so startups and enterprises can work with them on-demand.

Recycleye

Seed Round in 2021
Recycleye Limited, founded in 2019 and based in London, United Kingdom, focuses on transforming the waste management industry through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company develops innovative digital tools that facilitate the characterization, tracking, and automated sorting of waste. By offering a low-cost, decentralized, and fully automated sorting solution, Recycleye aims to enhance efficiency in waste processing and support businesses in their efforts to transition towards a circular economy. Through its advanced technologies, Recycleye is positioned to significantly improve waste analytics and management practices.

Valarian Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Worldr is a private, secure and compliant team communication app. While the user experience was designed to be extremely simple and effective, the back-end was architected to be deployable as if it were an in-house application. Worldr is a solution for larger companies, and especially regulated ones, who may not able to use third-party collaboration applications because of 1) the threat to their data security and 2) lack of Compliance transparency. With 150 companies already signed up for our Beta, ranging from small startups to teams within major banks, Worldr is fully publicly launching in 2021. Please find the landing page at worldr.com

Sprout.ai

Series A in 2021
AI powered Claims Automation & Fraud Filtering for Insurance Sprout.ai's Benefits: - Reduce settlement times with 50% - Increase fraud detection with 15% - Reduce operational costs with 70$ - Zero impact on IT roadmap - Industrial grade security Working with insurance players in USA, UK & Europe

Orca AI

Series A in 2021
Orca AI advances the maritime industry by providing intelligent navigation solutions, preventing collisions and saving lives. We ensure safety in waterways and deep waters by staying committed in our vision to reduce human-caused errors through intelligent automated vessels.

Nory AI

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Skueeze is a management information tool, developed as a direct response to the founder’s experiences in launching a medium scale, fast/casual restaurant chain. A mobile-first solution, designed with the day-to-day running of an SME food and beverage business in mind, Skueeze supports management in controlling their inventory, purchasing, and profitability.

Nory AI

Seed Round in 2021
Skueeze is a management information tool, developed as a direct response to the founder’s experiences in launching a medium scale, fast/casual restaurant chain. A mobile-first solution, designed with the day-to-day running of an SME food and beverage business in mind, Skueeze supports management in controlling their inventory, purchasing, and profitability.

Omnipresent

Series A in 2021
Omnipresent Group Limited specializes in providing local employment, payroll, and benefits services tailored for international teams. Established in 2019 and headquartered in London, the company simplifies the complexities of global employment by offering compliant employment contracts, managing payroll systems that include local taxes and cross-border payments, and ensuring that international employees receive a comprehensive benefits package. Its tech-enabled platform assists clients in efficiently managing human resources and onboarding processes, allowing businesses to focus on productivity while Omnipresent takes care of compliance and administrative tasks. This approach enables companies to effectively hire and manage full-time personnel across different countries.

Recycleye

Seed Round in 2020
Recycleye Limited, founded in 2019 and based in London, United Kingdom, focuses on transforming the waste management industry through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company develops innovative digital tools that facilitate the characterization, tracking, and automated sorting of waste. By offering a low-cost, decentralized, and fully automated sorting solution, Recycleye aims to enhance efficiency in waste processing and support businesses in their efforts to transition towards a circular economy. Through its advanced technologies, Recycleye is positioned to significantly improve waste analytics and management practices.

Umedeor

Seed Round in 2020
Umedeor Ltd is a London-based company that has developed a technology platform designed to streamline data access for medical research and healthcare delivery. Founded in 2017, Umedeor enables healthcare providers, research organizations, and care agencies to manage and monitor medical records effectively. The platform automates the creation of prospective patient registries, allowing healthcare sites to participate in multiple research programs simultaneously without adding extra workload for staff. Additionally, Umedeor provides life science companies with access to high-quality data, facilitating compliant patient engagement to support research and development initiatives as well as post-market activities. Umedeor also has a presence in New York, expanding its reach within the healthcare sector.

AeroCloud

Seed Round in 2020
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Omnipresent

Seed Round in 2020
Omnipresent Group Limited specializes in providing local employment, payroll, and benefits services tailored for international teams. Established in 2019 and headquartered in London, the company simplifies the complexities of global employment by offering compliant employment contracts, managing payroll systems that include local taxes and cross-border payments, and ensuring that international employees receive a comprehensive benefits package. Its tech-enabled platform assists clients in efficiently managing human resources and onboarding processes, allowing businesses to focus on productivity while Omnipresent takes care of compliance and administrative tasks. This approach enables companies to effectively hire and manage full-time personnel across different countries.

Thought Machine

Series B in 2020
Thought Machine Group Limited is a fintech company based in London, UK, founded in 2017. It specializes in developing Vault, a cloud-native core banking platform designed to address the challenges faced by traditional banks that rely on outdated IT infrastructure. Vault operates in real time and automates data analytics and regulatory reporting, offering a range of services including smart contracts, customer data management, and integrations. The platform is built on a microservice API architecture, allowing banks to easily configure it to meet their specific needs. With a strong emphasis on engineering excellence, Thought Machine aims to facilitate innovation in the banking sector and improve customer service through modernized technology solutions.

Koala

Seed Round in 2020
Koala is a travel insurance provider that addresses the shortcomings of traditional insurance services by offering a streamlined and customer-focused approach. The company specializes in compensating travelers for delayed or canceled flights, monitoring clients' journeys to ensure timely and automatic compensation in the event of disruptions. This includes issues related to flight cancellations, delays, and baggage problems. Koala aims to enhance the travel experience by eliminating hidden fees and unnecessary complexities, positioning itself as a personal travel assistant that prioritizes customer satisfaction and fairness. Through its innovative model, Koala seeks to transform how travelers manage disruptions, ensuring they receive prompt support when things go wrong.

Continuum Industries

Seed Round in 2020
Continuum Industries Ltd is a technology company based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, founded in 2018, that specializes in developing automation and optimization tools for the infrastructure sector. Its AI-driven software enables engineers and planners to enhance the design and delivery of infrastructure projects, including railways, roads, pipelines, and power lines. The platform allows users to automate their existing design processes while capturing extensive geospatial and engineering details. Central to its offering is a cloud-based optimization engine powered by evolutionary algorithms, which allows users to create custom design rules and maintain control over their projects. This innovative approach significantly reduces the time required for early-stage design work, supporting professionals in efficiently evaluating millions of design options to identify the most effective solutions.

Sprout.ai

Seed Round in 2020
AI powered Claims Automation & Fraud Filtering for Insurance Sprout.ai's Benefits: - Reduce settlement times with 50% - Increase fraud detection with 15% - Reduce operational costs with 70$ - Zero impact on IT roadmap - Industrial grade security Working with insurance players in USA, UK & Europe

Vinehealth

Seed Round in 2019
Vine Health provides intelligent digital technology to support people going through cancer treatment to manage their care, using a combination of behavioural science and AI.

Umedeor

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Umedeor Ltd is a London-based company that has developed a technology platform designed to streamline data access for medical research and healthcare delivery. Founded in 2017, Umedeor enables healthcare providers, research organizations, and care agencies to manage and monitor medical records effectively. The platform automates the creation of prospective patient registries, allowing healthcare sites to participate in multiple research programs simultaneously without adding extra workload for staff. Additionally, Umedeor provides life science companies with access to high-quality data, facilitating compliant patient engagement to support research and development initiatives as well as post-market activities. Umedeor also has a presence in New York, expanding its reach within the healthcare sector.

SensorFlow

Series A in 2019
SensorFlow is a Singapore government-funded company who make smart energy-efficient hotels a reality. Their wireless room automation & energy management solutions are flexible, easy to install and have provided proven energy savings of up to 30% per room per year. Their goal is to make the world a greener place and develop new innovative, affordable sustainable solutions.

Sightec

Seed Round in 2018
Sightec is dedicated to solving the myriad technical problems posed by computer vision & AI as it relates to autonomous flights. The Company's solutions combine sophisticated proprietary algorithms with deep learning technology that put very powerful and complex vision systems into a cost-effective, lightweight package that requires minimal processing power and energy to run. Sightec Offering's benefits include: Safe Mobility: * Vision-based Orientation & Navigation (GPS-free) * Safe & Accurate Landing Real-time Inspection: * Autonomous Detection & Tracking of ground and aerial objects * Real-time Monitoring & Inspection of critical infrastructure

Ravelin

Series B in 2018
Ravelin Technology Ltd operates a fraud detection platform designed for online businesses, particularly focusing on e-commerce merchants and online marketplaces. Established in 2014 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, Ravelin leverages artificial intelligence to analyze customer behavior and transaction data in real-time. The platform assesses this information to generate fraud detection scores, allowing companies to identify and block potential fraudsters before transactions are completed. By integrating with clients' systems through an API, Ravelin not only addresses immediate fraud concerns but also equips businesses with tools to prevent future incidents.

Mobius Motors

Series A in 2018
Mobius Motors Ltd. is a Kenyan company established in 2011, focused on designing, manufacturing, and selling vehicles tailored for the African mass market. The company specializes in producing affordable vehicles that cater to the unique needs of developing world consumers, particularly for transporting heavy cargo and facilitating public transport across rough and degraded terrains. By providing practical transportation solutions, Mobius Motors aims to enhance mobility in rural Africa, contributing to improved connectivity and prosperity in the region. The company is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Trouva

Series A in 2017
Trouva, established in September 2015, operates an online marketplace that connects customers with unique homeware and lifestyle products from independent boutiques across Europe. The platform features a curated selection of items, allowing customers to discover and purchase products directly from these shops. Trouva enhances the retail experience by offering services such as click and collect, one-hour delivery, and worldwide shipping, effectively bridging the gap between online and offline shopping. By enabling independent stores to reach a broader audience, Trouva supports the growth of local businesses while providing consumers access to distinctive products not typically found in larger retail chains.

FullCircl

Series B in 2017
DueDil Limited owns and operates an online platform that combines sources of company information to enable other companies make data-informed decisions. It offers a unified platform to provide companies with better information about other businesses to contextualize and navigate the relationships between sets of data. The company also offers CBILS Eligibility and Endpoint assessment for businesses for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). The company's solution enables its users to find, verify, manage, monitor, and connect business relationships. Its solution is used by various teams, such as sales, marketing, research, procurement, compliance, and credit risk. DueDil Limited was formerly known as Bantr Ltd. and changed its name to DueDil Limited in October 2010. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Learnerbly

Seed Round in 2017
Learnerbly is an online workplace learning platform founded in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom. The platform enables organizations to create tailored learning experiences by allowing users to develop company-specific playlists, share knowledge internally, and upload relevant content. Additionally, it facilitates the organization of internal events to promote continuous learning. Learnerbly focuses on empowering employees to take charge of their professional development by guiding them toward appropriate learning opportunities and supporting the application of their new skills. The platform has been adopted by innovative companies, including Ideo, Ustwo, and Vouchercodes, to enhance employee growth and foster a culture of learning within the workplace.

Starship

Seed Round in 2017
Starship Technologies, Inc. designs and manufactures self-driving delivery robots for local goods delivery, including parcels, groceries, and food. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in London, with a research and development center in Estonia, the company aims to revolutionize the delivery landscape by providing autonomous robots that operate safely and efficiently. These robots can autonomously navigate 99% of the time, enabling curb-side deliveries from local hubs within 30 minutes. Equipped with advanced sensors such as cameras and GPS, Starship's delivery solutions are intended to be environmentally friendly and cost-effective, significantly enhancing convenience for consumers. By partnering with stores and restaurants, Starship Technologies facilitates a new era of instant deliveries that align with customer schedules, ultimately striving to make local delivery more accessible and affordable.

Hullabalook

Seed Round in 2016
Hullabalook offers e-commerce retailers with a plugin that assists their customers to search, filter, and find products in a short period of time. It enables consumers to find products through visualizations and banners, and find similar products with on-page carousels and linked pages. Hullabalook offers tools that enable retailers to improve their e-commerce sites and its user experience to increase their sales. The company is partnered with TrueStart. Hullabalook was founded by Barny Darby and Bryony Elliott in February 2016. It is headquartered in London, England.

Gluru

Seed Round in 2016
Gluru is a software company that specializes in advanced analytical and predictive user data solutions. Its software-as-a-service platform transforms unstructured user data into accessible and actionable insights, enabling consumers and teams to enhance collaboration, save time, and increase productivity. By leveraging proprietary natural language processing and machine learning algorithms, Gluru processes vast amounts of data, generating billions of recommendations tailored to user needs. This capability allows users to efficiently navigate their unstructured data, ultimately supercharging their workflow and providing timely information when it is most needed.

Ravelin

Series A in 2016
Ravelin Technology Ltd operates a fraud detection platform designed for online businesses, particularly focusing on e-commerce merchants and online marketplaces. Established in 2014 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, Ravelin leverages artificial intelligence to analyze customer behavior and transaction data in real-time. The platform assesses this information to generate fraud detection scores, allowing companies to identify and block potential fraudsters before transactions are completed. By integrating with clients' systems through an API, Ravelin not only addresses immediate fraud concerns but also equips businesses with tools to prevent future incidents.

CryptoFacilities

Seed Round in 2016
CryptoFacilities is a financial services firm that provides FCA-regulated risk management and trading solutions for digital assets such as bitcoin. It also operates as a broker for exchange-traded futures and options. The company's products serve to trade and manage the price risk of bitcoin and other digital tokens. It offers a platform for its customers to make bitcoin transactions online. Users of the platform are able to open accounts, verify them by uploading addresses and identifications, and deposit bitcoins to the provided addresses once the verification is confirmed. CryptoFacilities is based in London, United Kingdom.

Lantum

Series A in 2016
Lantum Limited operates a comprehensive staffing platform designed for healthcare organizations, facilitating the management and booking of locum general practitioners. Founded in 2011 and based in London, the platform enables practice managers to efficiently find and engage freelance physicians without the need for intermediary agencies. Lantum's services include sessional booking management, invoicing, and compliance checks on physicians, along with a marketplace of vetted healthcare professionals. Additionally, it provides freelance physicians with tools to manage their working lives, including tax management and payment processing. The concept for Lantum was developed by CEO Melissa Morris, who gained insights into healthcare needs while working at McKinsey and the NHS London. The company was previously known as Network Locum Ltd. before rebranding in July 2017.

Festicket

Series B in 2016
Festicket is an online platform that enables music fans to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals around the globe. By offering a seamless end-to-end experience, Festicket serves as an efficient marketplace for over 1,000 music festivals across 40 countries. The platform connects users with a network of 2,000 suppliers, facilitating accommodation and travel arrangements tailored for festivalgoers. This service caters to the needs of live music enthusiasts, allowing them to plan and enjoy their festival experiences with ease.

Pronto Technology

Series A in 2016
Pronto, we care deeply about the meals we deliver to you. We want them to be very good; for you, the community and the environment. All our healthy meals are freshly cooked from scratch, just like at home - they won’t see the inside of a freezer.

Stratajet

Series A in 2016
Founded in 2011 by Jonathan Nicol, a pilot-turned computer scientist-turned commercial pilot-turned entrepreneur who, frustrated by the archaic and inefficient state of the modern private jet business, decided to do something about it. Their vision is to change the way people travel by making the world’s supply of private jets more accessible. They are dedicated to helping operators achieve maximum efficiency, whilst driving down the price of private jet travel by adapting existing empty legs to suit customers.

Numerai

Venture Round in 2016
Numerai, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, operates as a unique hedge fund that leverages a global network of data scientists. The firm invites these data scientists to contribute by creating predictive models, which are incentivized through the use of its own cryptocurrency. Numerai employs a long/short investment strategy in the public equity markets, aiming to capitalize on the collective intelligence of its contributors. This innovative approach combines finance and data science, allowing for collaboration while maintaining the anonymity of participants.

Mapillary

Series A in 2016
Mapillary AB operates a street-level imagery platform that utilizes collaboration, cameras, and computer vision to enhance mapping processes. Founded in 2013 and based in Malmö, Sweden, the company enables users to collect and share images from various cameras, which are then combined to create a comprehensive visual representation of the world. This imagery supports the development of updated maps and facilitates advancements in urban planning and the automotive industry. With contributions from individuals and organizations worldwide, Mapillary has amassed over 500 million images, making this data accessible for various clients and partners, including the World Bank, HERE, and Toyota Research Institute. As of June 2020, Mapillary operates as a subsidiary of Facebook, Inc.

Wholi

Seed Round in 2016
Wholi is a platform designed to enhance networking within the startup community in London. It addresses the challenges of people search through advanced technologies, including web-scale data gathering, natural language processing, and machine learning. By leveraging these technologies, Wholi compiles lists of individuals, facilitating connections based on user needs. The platform allows users to articulate their requirements, choose who can view their requests, and receive recommendations from their contacts, thereby optimizing the use of their professional networks for meaningful interactions and opportunities.

Seldon

Seed Round in 2016
Seldon Technologies Ltd. is a company based in Shoreditch, United Kingdom, that specializes in open-source machine learning deployment. Founded in 2014, Seldon offers a platform called Seldon Deploy, which facilitates the transition from research and development to production for machine learning engineering teams, achieving efficiency gains of up to 84%. The platform provides essential features such as audit trails, compliance approvals, and detailed model explanations. Seldon's open-source projects are recognized for their excellence in model serving, monitoring, and explanations, with over 2.5 million installations and 250,000 models deployed. The company serves a diverse clientele, including major enterprises in technology, pharmaceuticals, automotive, finance, and retail, and its solutions are integrated with leading machine learning platforms from companies like Google and Red Hat. Seldon has also garnered recognition as a "Cool Vendor" in AI Core technologies by Gartner in 2020.

Jukedeck

Venture Round in 2015
Jukedeck Limited is a London-based company that specializes in creating soundtracks for videos through artificial intelligence. Established in 2012, the company has developed technology that composes and adapts personalized music for various contexts, allowing users to generate original music autonomously. Jukedeck also offers an API that grants access to a library of royalty-free music, enabling users to create, browse, and edit their own soundtracks. This innovative approach utilizes deep neural networks to understand and facilitate music composition, enhancing creative processes for users. As of July 2019, Jukedeck operates as a subsidiary of Bytedance UK Limited.

CHRONEXT

Series B in 2015
CHRONEXT is a full-service platform for luxury watch trading. At CHRONEXT, you can buy watches, sell watches, and service watches in their in-house certified watchmaking atelier. In addition to brand new models, they offer pre-owned and vintage timepieces, all of which have undergone inspection for quality and authenticity in their watchmaking atelier.

Vinaya

Seed Round in 2015
VINAYA’s mission is to combine human science with technological innovation to create both hardware and software products that improve wellbeing in the digital age. We believe in a future where technology enables you to feel better and be more human. Our first product ALTRUIS is a collection of designer wearable technology tackling stress and hyper-connectivity by filtering your smartphone notifications.

Lantum

Seed Round in 2015
Lantum Limited operates a comprehensive staffing platform designed for healthcare organizations, facilitating the management and booking of locum general practitioners. Founded in 2011 and based in London, the platform enables practice managers to efficiently find and engage freelance physicians without the need for intermediary agencies. Lantum's services include sessional booking management, invoicing, and compliance checks on physicians, along with a marketplace of vetted healthcare professionals. Additionally, it provides freelance physicians with tools to manage their working lives, including tax management and payment processing. The concept for Lantum was developed by CEO Melissa Morris, who gained insights into healthcare needs while working at McKinsey and the NHS London. The company was previously known as Network Locum Ltd. before rebranding in July 2017.

Locatable

Venture Round in 2015
Locatable is made up of a team of young property enthusiasts building awesome tools to make managing your home a breeze. Locatable is your home online. Locatable is a platform for the home with a suite of tools to help you make every day decisions better and faster than ever before. Splittable, our newest addition to the Locatable family, is a super simple app for splitting costs with your housemates. They're working tirelessly and keeping in constant touch with people just like you to make the reality of managing your home better with a suite of cutting edge digital tools to add to your home management arsenal. As your needs evolve, so too will the Locatable platform...so please let them know if you've got any problems, ideas or any feedback.

acasa

Seed Round in 2015
acasa is a web, iOS and Android app helping the world’s growing population of young renters renters live better together. acasa allows you to set-up, manage, split and pay your bills. Founded in the Open Data Institute in 2014, acasa (originally Splittable) is backed by some of the leading technology investors Europe. The company is run by young property enthusiasts with a collective passion for improving the lives of householders. Find out more about the company at www.helloacasa.com

Trouva

Seed Round in 2015
Trouva, established in September 2015, operates an online marketplace that connects customers with unique homeware and lifestyle products from independent boutiques across Europe. The platform features a curated selection of items, allowing customers to discover and purchase products directly from these shops. Trouva enhances the retail experience by offering services such as click and collect, one-hour delivery, and worldwide shipping, effectively bridging the gap between online and offline shopping. By enabling independent stores to reach a broader audience, Trouva supports the growth of local businesses while providing consumers access to distinctive products not typically found in larger retail chains.

Ravelin

Seed Round in 2015
Ravelin Technology Ltd operates a fraud detection platform designed for online businesses, particularly focusing on e-commerce merchants and online marketplaces. Established in 2014 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York, Ravelin leverages artificial intelligence to analyze customer behavior and transaction data in real-time. The platform assesses this information to generate fraud detection scores, allowing companies to identify and block potential fraudsters before transactions are completed. By integrating with clients' systems through an API, Ravelin not only addresses immediate fraud concerns but also equips businesses with tools to prevent future incidents.

ClipDis

Seed Round in 2015
ClipDis is a video mashup generator that transforms ordinary messages into a sequential series of micro-clips from popular movies, and YouTube and music videos. Users can simply type a message, with emoticons included, and ClipDis matches each word or emoticon with a micro-clip, in sequential order. If the user isn't happy with some of the micro-clips picked by the system, they can lock in the ones they do like and keep searching for others, or even take a selfie video of themselves to fill in the holes or replace a word, until they are satisfied with the entire mashup. ClipDis is compatible with Twitter, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Slack, Vine and Whatsapp. Through a specially crafted Kik AI chat bot, Kik users can simply send a message to ClipDisBot, and the bot instantly replies to the user with an audible mashup video of the user's original message. The video can then be shared with Kik users or across other social platforms.

Swipe

Seed Round in 2015
Swipe helps you make quick, beautiful, responsive presentations and lets you broadcast them in real-time to anyone, on any device, anywhere in the world. Swipe turns your presentations into conversations, by putting your content in the hands of your audience and lets you interact with real-time polls for a more modern, engaged, two-way presentation experience. Rebuilt from the ground up with the tools to help save you time and make better presentations.

Stripe

Series C in 2015
Stripe, Inc. is a technology company that develops application programming interfaces (APIs) and tools for businesses to accept and manage online payments. Its offerings include a comprehensive suite of products such as Payments for payment processing, Subscriptions for managing recurring billing, and Stripe Connect for routing and payouts to third parties. Additionally, Stripe provides tools like Stripe Radar for fraud detection, Stripe Elements for customizable payment forms, and Stripe Checkout for seamless payment acceptance across devices. The company supports various international credit and debit cards and serves a diverse clientele, including e-commerce, B2B platforms, and non-profits across several countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Stripe aims to enhance the economic infrastructure of the internet, facilitating growth for businesses of all sizes. The company also addresses financing challenges for online businesses through Stripe Capital, which offers fast and flexible funding solutions.

Andela

Series A in 2015
Andela is a global talent network that specializes in recruiting and managing software developers from emerging markets, particularly in Africa. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, the company provides training and mentorship to prepare developers for roles with companies worldwide. Through its platform, Andela connects leading organizations like GitHub and Cloudflare with highly skilled engineering talent, enabling businesses to scale their teams efficiently and cost-effectively. The company focuses on identifying the top 1% of software developers, fostering a network that empowers developers while facilitating job opportunities. Andela operates as a distributed organization across four continents and has garnered support from notable investors, including Generation Investment Management and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Unmade

Seed Round in 2015
Unmade Limited, founded in 2013 and based in London, specializes in the design and production of knitwear, scarves, and jumpers for both men and women. Formerly known as Knyttan Limited, the company offers its products through a physical store in London and online, catering to customers in the UK and internationally. Unmade is innovating the fashion industry by utilizing a unique approach to industrial knitting, allowing for the production of customized garments that can be tailored in real time. Customers can remix designs from prominent artists and visualize their creations on models before production. This capability is made possible through patent-pending technologies that significantly reduce programming costs associated with custom knitwear. Unmade aims to establish a platform and marketplace for brands and designers to provide bespoke clothing, ultimately advancing customized knitwear production to an industrial scale.

Kalo

Seed Round in 2015
Kalo Industries, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in streamlining the management of freelancers and external workers. Founded in 2015, Kalo offers a platform that simplifies the onboarding process, manages freelancer profiles, assigns tasks, and tracks invoices. This system allows companies to consolidate payments into a single invoice, eliminating the need for multiple invoices from various freelancers. Kalo's user-friendly interface has attracted a diverse clientele, including major organizations in sectors such as technology and fashion, enabling them to replace cumbersome spreadsheets and email communications with a more efficient and organized approach to collaboration with freelancers and vendors.

Onfleet

Seed Round in 2015
Onfleet is a B2B software company based in San Francisco, California, specializing in last-mile delivery logistics. Founded in 2012 by a team of engineers from Stanford University, Onfleet facilitates efficient communication of locations between businesses and their customers. The company's platform offers a web-based dispatch dashboard for routing, tracking, and analytics, along with mobile applications for drivers on iOS and Android. Onfleet's features include real-time order tracking, automated customer notifications, and a RESTful API that allows businesses to integrate their existing tools. The platform supports a variety of industries, including food, beverage, grocery, laundry, pharmaceuticals, retail, and e-commerce, enabling thousands of businesses worldwide to manage and analyze their delivery operations effectively.

tray.io

Seed Round in 2015
Tray.io, Inc. operates a cloud-based API integration platform tailored for enterprises, facilitating automation across various organizational processes. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an office in London, the company offers the Tray Platform, which empowers citizen automators to streamline complex workflows without the need for coding. This platform connects to a wide range of software applications via REST-based and SOAP-based APIs and can also process CSV files for tools with limited API capabilities. Additionally, Tray.io provides guidance, support, training, and consulting services to enhance user experience and effectiveness. By enabling seamless integration within the cloud stack, Tray.io aims to simplify automation for organizations of all sizes.

Dojo

Seed Round in 2015
Dojo is a London-based company that has developed a mobile application designed to help users discover dining and leisure options in their area. Founded in 2014, the app curates a selection of places to eat, drink, and visit, catering particularly to young Londoners seeking unique experiences in the city. By providing tailored recommendations, Dojo aims to enhance users' exploration of local attractions and eateries.

Mapillary

Seed Round in 2015
Mapillary AB operates a street-level imagery platform that utilizes collaboration, cameras, and computer vision to enhance mapping processes. Founded in 2013 and based in Malmö, Sweden, the company enables users to collect and share images from various cameras, which are then combined to create a comprehensive visual representation of the world. This imagery supports the development of updated maps and facilitates advancements in urban planning and the automotive industry. With contributions from individuals and organizations worldwide, Mapillary has amassed over 500 million images, making this data accessible for various clients and partners, including the World Bank, HERE, and Toyota Research Institute. As of June 2020, Mapillary operates as a subsidiary of Facebook, Inc.

Mobius Motors

Venture Round in 2015
Mobius Motors Ltd. is a Kenyan company established in 2011, focused on designing, manufacturing, and selling vehicles tailored for the African mass market. The company specializes in producing affordable vehicles that cater to the unique needs of developing world consumers, particularly for transporting heavy cargo and facilitating public transport across rough and degraded terrains. By providing practical transportation solutions, Mobius Motors aims to enhance mobility in rural Africa, contributing to improved connectivity and prosperity in the region. The company is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.

Appear Here

Series A in 2014
Appear Here is an online marketplace for retail space. Since the company was founded in 2012, it has facilitated the opening of over 10,000 stores in the UK, US, and France. Appear Here has raised a total of $21.4 million in VC funding from the previous backers of Spotify, Pinterest, Hailo and Trivago.

Festicket

Series A in 2014
Festicket is an online platform that enables music fans to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals around the globe. By offering a seamless end-to-end experience, Festicket serves as an efficient marketplace for over 1,000 music festivals across 40 countries. The platform connects users with a network of 2,000 suppliers, facilitating accommodation and travel arrangements tailored for festivalgoers. This service caters to the needs of live music enthusiasts, allowing them to plan and enjoy their festival experiences with ease.

Admedo

Series A in 2014
Admedo is a self-serve online advertising platform. The admedo platform saves you time and improves the performance of your campaigns, with all the transparency that you need to make clear decisions Admedo was independently founded in the UK, in 2013, by online advertising experts Nick Moutter and Laura Bowen. Now a global company, with offices in the US and Europe, and a multinational team based at their HQ in London, they are all working towards the same goal: a simple, honest, and inclusive future for programmatic advertising. Admedo is the only fully transparent Programmatic Marketing Platform on the market with all the tools needed in one UI at one cost.

Hassle.com

Series A in 2014
Hassle is a free to the consumer, destination web site that puts together buyers and sellers of home based services such as cleaners, tutors, personal trainers, and driving instructors. It enables the consumer to search for a vetted provider, read ratings and reviews, and instantly book and pay for a service. They have started with domestic cleaners, providing real time order fulfilment for busy customers across London.

FullCircl

Series B in 2014
DueDil Limited owns and operates an online platform that combines sources of company information to enable other companies make data-informed decisions. It offers a unified platform to provide companies with better information about other businesses to contextualize and navigate the relationships between sets of data. The company also offers CBILS Eligibility and Endpoint assessment for businesses for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). The company's solution enables its users to find, verify, manage, monitor, and connect business relationships. Its solution is used by various teams, such as sales, marketing, research, procurement, compliance, and credit risk. DueDil Limited was formerly known as Bantr Ltd. and changed its name to DueDil Limited in October 2010. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Birdback

Venture Round in 2014
Birdback Limited is a London-based company that specializes in card-linking technology, enabling developers to create applications that link digital offers and loyalty programs directly to customers' payment cards. Founded in 2012, Birdback provides a REST application programming interface that facilitates the integration of various functionalities, such as loyalty schemes, cashbacks, coupons, and digital receipts, into payment transactions. This platform allows publishers and advertisers to effectively connect digital marketing efforts with offline sales, enhancing the ability to track in-store transactions at a granular level. By leveraging existing payment infrastructure, Birdback’s technology allows for easy and rapid integration, and it has established partnerships with organizations like Zanox Group and Quidco to extend its reach to retailers globally.

Storybricks

Seed Round in 2014
Storybricks is a platform that enables game developers to enhance online gaming experiences by integrating emotions and complex behaviors into game characters. Working in collaboration with game studios, Storybricks provides a toolset specifically designed for online games, particularly massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). This technology is recognized as a significant advancement in MMORPG development, as it lays the groundwork for creating characters that possess emotional depth, enriching the interactions within computer-mediated game worlds.

Trouva

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Trouva, established in September 2015, operates an online marketplace that connects customers with unique homeware and lifestyle products from independent boutiques across Europe. The platform features a curated selection of items, allowing customers to discover and purchase products directly from these shops. Trouva enhances the retail experience by offering services such as click and collect, one-hour delivery, and worldwide shipping, effectively bridging the gap between online and offline shopping. By enabling independent stores to reach a broader audience, Trouva supports the growth of local businesses while providing consumers access to distinctive products not typically found in larger retail chains.

Appear Here

Seed Round in 2013
Appear Here is an online marketplace for retail space. Since the company was founded in 2012, it has facilitated the opening of over 10,000 stores in the UK, US, and France. Appear Here has raised a total of $21.4 million in VC funding from the previous backers of Spotify, Pinterest, Hailo and Trivago.

Good&Co

Seed Round in 2013
Good&Co Labs Inc. is a company that has developed a self-discovery engine and social network application aimed at professionals seeking fulfillment in their careers and personal lives. It offers tools such as Culture Fit Jobs, which helps users identify job opportunities aligned with their strengths and preferences, and Good&Co Teamwork, which provides personality assessments to enhance workplace collaboration. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in Boston, London, and Lviv, Good&Co has built a substantial platform, amassing over 1.5 million profiles and decoding more than 1,200 company cultures. The company combines engaging user experiences with scientific insights to address critical challenges in employee retention and hiring for cultural fit, positioning itself as a leader in psychometric data and workplace satisfaction.

Good&Co

Seed Round in 2013
Good&Co Labs Inc. is a company that has developed a self-discovery engine and social network application aimed at professionals seeking fulfillment in their careers and personal lives. It offers tools such as Culture Fit Jobs, which helps users identify job opportunities aligned with their strengths and preferences, and Good&Co Teamwork, which provides personality assessments to enhance workplace collaboration. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in Boston, London, and Lviv, Good&Co has built a substantial platform, amassing over 1.5 million profiles and decoding more than 1,200 company cultures. The company combines engaging user experiences with scientific insights to address critical challenges in employee retention and hiring for cultural fit, positioning itself as a leader in psychometric data and workplace satisfaction.

Clarify

Seed Round in 2013
The world has moved beyond text. That simple understanding is at the heart of what we’re doing at Clarify (formerly OP3Nvoice). Ever since the invention of the Gutenberg press human knowledge has been preserved and communicated in text. The digital explosion has changed this. Now video and audio technologies enable the capture and storage of information in quantities that are mind-boggling. Just think of the huge volume of phone calls or conference videos that are recorded every day.

FullCircl

Series A in 2013
DueDil Limited owns and operates an online platform that combines sources of company information to enable other companies make data-informed decisions. It offers a unified platform to provide companies with better information about other businesses to contextualize and navigate the relationships between sets of data. The company also offers CBILS Eligibility and Endpoint assessment for businesses for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). The company's solution enables its users to find, verify, manage, monitor, and connect business relationships. Its solution is used by various teams, such as sales, marketing, research, procurement, compliance, and credit risk. DueDil Limited was formerly known as Bantr Ltd. and changed its name to DueDil Limited in October 2010. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

toucanBox

Seed Round in 2013
ToucanBox delivers packages of educational and inspirational activities that are suitable for children. It offers a box of stimulating, educational, and inspirational activities to children aged 3-8. Each box is put together by educational experts to help motivate and engage children, as well as develop key skills essential to a child's progression. Every toucanBox includes all the materials required to create 1,2 or 4 projects, a set of easy-to-follow instructions and a reading book to encourage children to investigate a variety of topics. A new theme is delivered to the child monthly or bi-weekly, bursting with fresh ideas to inspire children.

Festicket

Seed Round in 2013
Festicket is an online platform that enables music fans to discover and book tickets and travel packages for music festivals around the globe. By offering a seamless end-to-end experience, Festicket serves as an efficient marketplace for over 1,000 music festivals across 40 countries. The platform connects users with a network of 2,000 suppliers, facilitating accommodation and travel arrangements tailored for festivalgoers. This service caters to the needs of live music enthusiasts, allowing them to plan and enjoy their festival experiences with ease.

Admedo

Venture Round in 2013
Admedo is a self-serve online advertising platform. The admedo platform saves you time and improves the performance of your campaigns, with all the transparency that you need to make clear decisions Admedo was independently founded in the UK, in 2013, by online advertising experts Nick Moutter and Laura Bowen. Now a global company, with offices in the US and Europe, and a multinational team based at their HQ in London, they are all working towards the same goal: a simple, honest, and inclusive future for programmatic advertising. Admedo is the only fully transparent Programmatic Marketing Platform on the market with all the tools needed in one UI at one cost.

Blottr

Venture Round in 2013
Blottr is a people powered news service that enables anyone to capture, report and collaborate on news as it happens around them, from mobile to web instantly. Having many people contribute to the same story is a powerful way of reporting and consuming news.

Try.com

Seed Round in 2012
Try Technologies, Inc. operates a Website that lets users to test-drive clothes from various online stores at home for free. Try Technologies, Inc. was formerly known as Shop Like a Man Inc. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Mixlr

Seed Round in 2011
Mixlr Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in broadcasting live audio services across various platforms, including the web and mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads, and Android devices. Founded in 2010, Mixlr enables musicians, bands, and DJs to share their live performances with audiences, fostering real-time engagement between performers and their fans. The platform is designed for social interaction, allowing users to broadcast audio and connect with listeners effectively.

FullCircl

Seed Round in 2011
DueDil Limited owns and operates an online platform that combines sources of company information to enable other companies make data-informed decisions. It offers a unified platform to provide companies with better information about other businesses to contextualize and navigate the relationships between sets of data. The company also offers CBILS Eligibility and Endpoint assessment for businesses for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). The company's solution enables its users to find, verify, manage, monitor, and connect business relationships. Its solution is used by various teams, such as sales, marketing, research, procurement, compliance, and credit risk. DueDil Limited was formerly known as Bantr Ltd. and changed its name to DueDil Limited in October 2010. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in London, United Kingdom.
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