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
Photo of Simon Blakey, Investor at Playfair Capital
Simon Blakey
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in DeepTech, Investors in DeepTech, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS
Photo of Joao Nunes, Analyst at Playfair Capital
Joao Nunes
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Creator/Passion Economy, Investors in Creator/Passion Economy, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS
Photo of Federico Pirzio-Biroli, Partner at Playfair Capital
Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in AgTech, Investors in AgTech, Investors in AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Consumer Internet, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise
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Andrew Sheffield
Playfair Capital·Associate
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech, Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech, Investors in FinTech, Investors in FinTech, Investors in Future of Work, Investors in Future of Work, Investors in London (Other Lists)
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Chris Smith
Playfair Capital·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in Israel, Investors in Europe, Investors in United Kingdom
Investors in AgTech, Investors in AgTech, Investors in AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech, Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech, Investors in ConstructionTech, Investors in ConstructionTech, Investors in DeepTech, Investors in DeepTech, Investors in Digital Health, Investors in Digital Health, Investors in Logistics, Investors in Logistics, Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics, Investors in Robotics, Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS, Investors in TransportationTech, Investors in TransportationTech, Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists)
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Jeevan Sunner
Playfair Capital·Principal
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in Digital Health, Investors in Digital Health, Investors in Health & Hospital Services, Investors in Health & Hospital Services, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Health IT, Investors in Logistics, Investors in Logistics, Investors in London (Other Lists)
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Joe Thornton
Sweet spot: $750K
Range: $100K - $1.5M
Investors in United Kingdom, Investors in London
Investors in Future of Work, Investors in Future of Work, Investors in London (Other Lists)
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 AI, Investors in AI, Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Enterprise Applications, Investors in Enterprise Applications, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in FinTech, Investors in FinTech, Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in Marketplaces, Investors in Marketplaces
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 Enterprise, Investors in Enterprise, Investors in London (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS, Investors in SaaS