United Kingdom · Investor

Avonmore Developments

Last cheque observed Jul 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Family officeQuiet

Pre-seedSeedSeries AAfrican AmericanLesbianFirst Generation

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 17 on record
Since the last cheque4490days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MCheque size, as they say$64K – $318KRounds led0 of 17Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
Pitch Avonmore Developments

Avonmore Developments highlights

  1. 01

    17 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $220K

What they do

Avonmore is a London-based early-stage investment firm started by brothers Simon and Michael Blakey, two of the UK's most experienced angel investors.From their own website
Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$64K – $318K as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
African AmericanLesbianFirst Generation
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first17 appearances

  1. 2014

    3 rounds

  2. Jul
    Glow Digital MediaSeries A · GB$7.0MWith 3 others
  3. Mar
    ScreenburnSeed · GB$500KWith 3 others
  4. Mar
    BuzzmoveSeed · GB$650KWith 4 others
  5. 2013

    2 rounds

  6. Dec
    Trouva, by StreetHubSeed · GB$1.2MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    SocialBroSeries A · GB · techcrunch.com$1.8MWith 3 others
  8. 2012

    2 rounds

  9. Dec
    Glow Digital MediaSeed · GB · thisisglow.com$1.3MWith 2 others
  10. Oct
    SocialBroSeed · GB$829KSole investor
  11. 2011

    5 rounds

  12. Nov
    SpecleSeed · GB$684KWith 1 other
  13. Oct
    TagManSeries B · GB · techcrunch.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  14. Mar
    Languagelab.comSeed · GB · nwn.blogs.com$484KWith 2 others
  15. Mar
    Immerse LearningSeed · GB$778KWith 2 others
  16. Jan
    TagManSeries A · GB · blog.tagman.com$2.3MWith 2 others
  17. 2010

    2 rounds

  18. Jun
    GroupSpacesVenture · GB · eu.techcrunch.com$1.3MWith 8 others
  19. Feb
    TagManSeed · GB · paidcontent.org$1.3MWith 1 other
  20. 2009

    2 rounds

  21. Nov
    SpecleSeed · GB$83KSole investor
  22. Apr
    SpecleSeed · GB · techcrunch.com$220KSole investor
  23. 2008

    1 round

  24. Jan
    GroupSpacesSeed · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other

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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

MBMichael BlakeydirectoriCompany registersince 1999
SCSimon Charles BlakeysecretaryiCompany registersince 1999
SISwift Incorporations Limitedcorporate-nominee-secretaryiCompany registersince 1999

We also hold 1 person 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the UK company register, which it must file accurately by law

Companies House
03841707, since 1999

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

17 of 26 we have independently watched raise

AnemolabsAstralsystemsBugbiomeChattermillCirceusConcrContinuumEpochbiodesignManholemetricsNexus-amOrthofuseOuterlimitPermutivePolaronTaxoXamplaZeroriscAerocloudsystemsGotealGoyasoLondondevicesRepositTypeonestyleU-ploidVentrataVirtualit

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Avonmore Developments. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

On podcasts

1 episode naming Avonmore Developments in the title.

Quick answers about Avonmore Developments

What does Avonmore Developments invest in?

Avonmore Developments invests most often at Seed and Series A (88% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as African American, Lesbian and First Generation.

How active is Avonmore Developments?

17 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2014.

How big are Avonmore Developments's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M. It says it writes cheques of $64K to $318K.

Does Avonmore Developments lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 17 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Avonmore Developments invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (100%).

Is Avonmore Developments investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2014.

Who does Avonmore Developments invest alongside?

Most often Stephen Bullock (5 rounds together), Greycroft (2 rounds together) and Huda Associates (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Avonmore Developments?

Avonmore Developments is a family office based in London, United Kingdom.

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