# Shepper funding: rounds and investors

> Shepper has raised $18M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include Aviva Ventures and Idekapital Fund 1. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/shepper (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United Kingdom · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Shepper*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

IT Services

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$18M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources

**$5.4M** Series A **$142K** Round **$12M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $12M Jan 2023
- **Step-up i:** 86.4×
- **Investors:** 2 (1 led)

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

**$5.4M** Series A

**$142K** Round

**$12M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $5.4M
- **Biggest round:** $12M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.8 years

## The rounds

- **Jan 2023** Round **$12M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Jun 2021** Round **$142K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Sept 2018** Series A **$5.4M** *2 new* [Aviva Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aviva-ventures) Lead Idekapital Fund 1 Reported by Uktech

## Funding filed with regulators

Shepper filed 3 raises, $12M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jan 2023 **$960K** UK share allotment
- Jan 2023 **$11M** UK share allotment
- Jun 2021 **$142K** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Shepper's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team.

**Carl August Ameln** Founder

- **Lindsay Forster** CEO
- **Shane Reid** CTO
- **Claire Andrews** Head of Community
- **Chantal Rhodes** Financial Manager
- **Matt Reed** Marketplace Director
- **Richard Thornton** Chair

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2018 **Round** 2021 **Round** 2023 [Aviva Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aviva-ventures) L Idekapital Fund 1

## Everyone who backed them

[Aviva Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aviva-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

Idekapital Fund 1 no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Shepper as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Founders Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-s-factory) Accelerator Per its own site

[Idekapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idekapital) VC firm Per its own site

[Founders Factory Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-factory-africa) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Shepper

### Who invested in Shepper?

Shepper's investors include Aviva Ventures and Idekapital Fund 1.

### How much has Shepper raised?

Shepper has raised $18M across 3 rounds since 2018.

### When did Shepper last raise?

Shepper's most recent round, $12M, was in Jan 2023.

### What was Shepper's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $12M in Jan 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Shepper first?

Shepper's first round on record, in Sept 2018, was backed by Aviva Ventures and Idekapital Fund 1.

### What stage is Shepper at?

Shepper's latest named round is a Series A, in Sept 2018.

### Where is Shepper based?

Shepper is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Shepper's rounds?

Aviva Ventures led the Series A in 2018.

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