List of Series A+ investors in London (part 3)

6 min readJun 27, 2019

At the end of 2018, I put together 5 lists on Twitter of over 100 VC firms based in London working across the pre-seed to Series A+ categories. The original blog post did harness some interest so this will be a series of 7 articles going into detail and listing all the funds within each category. This is Part 6that focuses on funds that offer Series A, B, C etc investment, because of the number of such funds the article will be divided into a few parts.

Here is the rest of the series:

Series A+

Loric Ventures

Official description: Loric Ventures is investing in early-stage founders building transformative fintech and proptech companies. (via Crunchbase)

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between €700K and $12M

What are they looking for: fintech and proptech

Portfolio companies: 12

MMC Ventures

Official description: MMC Ventures is a research-led venture capital firm that has backed more than 60 high-growth technology companies since 200. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): £267M

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between $3.1M and $20M

What are they looking for: SaaS, enterprise software and consumer internet companies

Portfolio companies:100+, including 13 exits

Active staffers on Twitter: @simonmenashy @dljbailey @davidkelnar @M1naSamaan

Mosaic Ventures

Official description: Mosaic Ventures is a Silicon Valley-style venture capital firm based in London, focused on Series A. They are investing a $150 million fund in founding teams that are fundamentally reshaping big markets. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): $290M

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between $5M and $37M

Portfolio companies: 59, including 14 exits

Active staffers on Twitter: @slevene @tcoppel @jleeqiu @bartdessaint

MVM Life Science Partners

Official description: MVM was founded in 1997 and manages four funds totalling more than US$700 million. MVM has invested in biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics, drug delivery, gene therapy, healthcare services, medical devices, OTC medicines, research tools and vaccines. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): $458M

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between 7.5M and 38M

What are they looking for: Healthtech

Portfolio companies: 53, including 17 companies

northzone

Official description: Northzone is a technology investment partnership. With four offices, Northzone’s focus is on disruptive companies in attractive markets. Since its inception in 1996, Northzone has invested in over 130 companies, injecting some 200 years of collective operational and investment experience into businesses that truly make a difference. Notable investments include Spotify, iZettle, Trustpilot, Avito, Klarna, Wallapop Lastminute.com, Pricerunner, NextGenTel, and Stepstone. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): $1.3B

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between 3.8M and 55M

Portfolio companies: 170+, 32 exits

Octopus Ventures

Official description: Octopus Ventures is a team that backs pioneering entrepreneurs. They believe that bold moves make a real impact on the world. Their typical investment in recent years has been £1m for Seed and £4m for Series A. They support, way beyond their financial investment. their team’s expertise, extended through Their Venture Partners’ in the UK, US, Singapore and China, connect us globally to a unique depth of experience, introductions and guidance. They are part of managing over £8.3 billion* on behalf of more than 50,000 investors, spanning investments, healthcare, energy and property. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): $1.2B

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between 5M and 30M

Portfolio companies: 200+, 27 exits

Active staffers on Twitter: @Lukehakes ‏

Piton Capital

Official description: Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Piton is a venture capital fund investing in businesses with network effects — marketplaces, exchanges and platforms. The firm is a stage and style-agnostic and seeks to invest from seed to late stage (€200k to €15m). (via Crunchbase)

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between 1.2M and 60M

What are they looking for: marketplaces, exchanges and platforms

Portfolio companies: 60+

Playfair Capital

Official description: How they are viewed: Playfair Capital is an early-stage fund that commits to companies early and with conviction. Based in London, Playfair combines the best aspects of angel investing with a focused fund, to invest in truly ambitious founders, wherever they are in the world. Playfair takes a sector-agnostic approach and investments span deep tech, SaaS, marketplaces and B2B companies. We’ve backed the founders of more than 50 companies including CryptoFacilities, Mapillary, Ravelin, Stripe, Thought Machine and Trouva. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): $62M

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between 100K and 17.2M

What are they looking for: deep tech, SaaS, marketplaces and B2B companies

Portfolio companies: 50+, 2 exits

Stride.VC

Official description: Stride.VC is a venture capital firm targeting seed stage startups. Founded in 2018, the firm is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): £50M

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between $4.1M and £30M

Portfolio companies: 2

Wellington Partners

Official description: Wellington Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in technology and life sciences companies, focusing on Digital Media, Software, Electronics & Photonics, Resource Efficiency and Biotech/Life Sciences. (via CrunchBase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): $204.8M

Conditions they invest under: they invest in startups raising between €5.5M and $568M

What are they looking for: technology and life sciences companies

Portfolio companies: 170+, 50 exits

White Star Capital

Official description: White Star Capital is an early stage venture capital fund investing in North America and Europe. They are an early-stage venture capital fund that backs exceptional entrepreneurs with global ambitions, leveraging their extensive experience and networks to help them scale their businesses internationally. They are a multinational team of entrepreneurs and operators brought together by their extensive experience in early-stage startups. Their partners benefit from their diverse range of skills, languages, and truly global networks. (via Crunchbase)

Money they have (how big is the fund): $250M

Conditions they invest under: they invest into startups raising between $10M and $230M

Portfolio companies: 70+, 9 exits

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List of Series A+ investors in London (part 3)

Series A+

Written by Jenny Judova