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Playfair Capital

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Playfair Capital is an early-stage fund backing founders building technology that changes the way people live and work.

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Highlights

Investments
5
Lead Investments
2

Details

Industries
Financial Services,FinTech,Venture Capital
Founded date
Jan 1, 2013
Number Of Employee
1 - 10
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
MVC,Venture Capital

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 60 companies including Mapillary (acq. Facebook), CryptoFacilities (acq. Kraken), Omnipresent, Orca AI, Ravelin, sprout.ai, Thought Machine, Trouva and Vinehealth.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
5
2
Playfair Capital has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 14, 2020, when Continuum Industries raised £1.50M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
May 14, 2020 Continuum Industries
Seed £1.50M Artificial Intelligence Yes
Jan 12, 2017 Starship Technologies
Seed $17.20M Artificial Intelligence —
Sep 5, 2016 CryptoFacilities
Seed $1.50M Bitcoin —
Apr 6, 2016 Numerai
Series Unknown $7.50M Artificial Intelligence —
Jan 26, 2015 Dojo App
Seed £800K Media and Entertainment Yes
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