Playfair Capital

London
Playfair is a generalist VC fund with a contrarian approach to pre-seed technology investing. Based in London, Playfair invests across the UK and Europe with an intentionally high conviction, low volume approach: making 6-8 investments a year out of its third $70m fund and preserving time, capital and resource to help companies post-investment. Playfair has backed 70+ companies since 2013, including Thought Machine, Andela, Mapillary and Omnipresent.
Founded:2013
Firm Location:London • Kenya
Playfair Capital Team
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Simon Blakey
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Joao Nunes
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed)
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Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Andrew Sheffield
Playfair Capital·Associate
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Photo of Chris Smith, Managing Partner at Playfair Capital
Chris Smith
Playfair Capital·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in Israel, Investors in Europe, Investors in United Kingdom
Photo of Jeevan Sunner, Principal at Playfair Capital
Jeevan Sunner
Playfair Capital·Principal
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Photo of Joe Thornton, Partner at Playfair Capital
Joe Thornton
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Photo of Henrik Wetter Sanchez, Partner at Playfair Capital
Henrik Wetter Sanchez
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
Photo of Clare Zhang, Analyst at Playfair Capital
Clare Zhang
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed)