# ADV: portfolio, investments and team > ADV is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 8 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/adv (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # ADV Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Dating Speech Recognition Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 8 on record Since the last cheque **2503** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$4.3M** Rounds led **3 of 8** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 88%** Pitch ADV ## ADV highlights - 01 8 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $5.3M ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Dating Speech Recognition - **Based in:** United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **8 appearances** - **2019** 7 rounds - **Dec** **[Rebank](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebank)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$2.8M** *Led* - **Oct** **[WeFarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/wefarm)** Series A · GB · TechCrunch **$13M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[Crpyto Quantique](https://millionrounds.com/company/crpyto-quantique)** Seed · GB · FinSMEs **$8.0M** *Led* - **Aug** **[Biosignatures](https://millionrounds.com/company/biosignatures)** GB · FinSMEs **$4.3M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Nodes & Links](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodes-and-links)** GB · Tech.eu **$1.8M** *Led* - **Jun** **[Soda](https://millionrounds.com/company/soda)** GB · FinSMEs **$2.5M** With 1 other - **Jan** **[BuffaloGrid](https://millionrounds.com/company/buffalogrid)** GB · EU-Startups **$4.4M** With 2 others - **2018** 1 round - **Jul** **[TradeTeq](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradeteq)** Seed · GB · FinSMEs **$6.3M** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **11** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$4.3M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.3M** Led 3 of 8 rounds **38%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Dec 2019 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *3* - Series A said *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2018 2019 Often in the room with - [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) 2 - [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) 2 - [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) 2 **Pitching ADV?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as ADV. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Entrepreneur First** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)[**LocalGlobe** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[**Seedcamp** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) ## Recently backed The latest companies ADV put money into. [**Nodes & Links** $1.8M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/nodes-and-links)[**Soda** $2.5M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/soda)[**BuffaloGrid** $4.4M · Jan 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/buffalogrid)[**TradeTeq** $6.3M · Jul 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/tradeteq) ## Quick answers about ADV ### What does ADV invest in? ADV invests most often at Seed and Series A (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Dating and Speech Recognition. ### How active is ADV? 8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Dec 2019. ### What has ADV invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Rebank (Seed, Dec 2019), WeFarm (Series A, Oct 2019) and Crpyto Quantique (Seed, Sept 2019). ### How big are ADV's cheques? The median round it joins is $4.3M. ### Does ADV lead rounds? Yes: it led 3 of its 8 investments on record (38%). ### Where does ADV invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (88%) and the United States (13%). ### Is ADV investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019. ### Who does ADV invest alongside? Most often Entrepreneur First (2 rounds together), LocalGlobe (2 rounds together) and Seedcamp (2 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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