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Playfair
London sector-agnostic fund investing only at pre-seed in UK and European technology startups, usually as first institutional investor and lead or co-lead, with reserves to follow on to Series A.
- Type
- VC firm
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Backs
- B2B software
- Does not back
- Medtech and digital health, Fintech, Crypto and web3, Consumer products, Hardware, Consumer apps
- Sectors
- AI, Fintech, Energy, Crypto, Generalist, SaaS and software
- Fund size / AUM
- £57m (Fund 3)
- Portfolio mix
- B2B software 65%; Hardware 12%; Climate and energy 8%; Deep tech 4%; Tech-enabled services 4%; Consumer apps 4%; Biotech and pharma 4% (n=26)
- Website
- playfair.vc
Contacts on file
For Playfair, the paid file holds: 8 named decision-makers with roles; check size; how to pitch (the route the firm publishes); LinkedIn page.
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