# Avonmore Developments: portfolio, investments and team > Avonmore Developments is a family office based in United Kingdom. 17 investments on record, latest Jul 2014. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/avonmore-developments (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Avonmore Developments Last cheque observed Jul 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Family office Quiet Pre-seed Seed Series A African American Lesbian First Generation Follow Avonmore Developments and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Favonmore-developments) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 17 on record Since the last cheque **4490** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$64K – $318K** Rounds led **0 of 17** Sole investor **3 rounds** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 100%** Pitch Avonmore Developments ## Avonmore Developments highlights - 01 17 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 88% of its rounds - 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-seed Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** African American Lesbian First Generation - **Based in:** London, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **17 appearances** - **2014** 3 rounds - **Jul** **[Glow Digital Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/glow-digital-media)** Series A · GB **$7.0M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Screenburn](https://millionrounds.com/company/screenburn)** Seed · GB **$500K** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Buzzmove](https://millionrounds.com/company/buzzmove)** Seed · GB **$650K** With 4 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Trouva, by StreetHub](https://millionrounds.com/company/trouva-by-streethub)** Seed · GB **$1.2M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[SocialBro](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialbro)** Series A · GB · techcrunch.com **$1.8M** With 3 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Glow Digital Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/glow-digital-media)** Seed · GB · thisisglow.com **$1.3M** With 2 others - **Oct** **[SocialBro](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialbro)** Seed · GB **$829K** Sole investor - **2011** 5 rounds - **Nov** **[Specle](https://millionrounds.com/company/specle)** Seed · GB **$684K** With 1 other - **Oct** **[TagMan](https://millionrounds.com/company/tagman)** Series B · GB · techcrunch.com **$5.0M** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Languagelab.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/languagelab-com)** Seed · GB · nwn.blogs.com **$484K** With 2 others - **Mar** **[Immerse Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/immerse-learning)** Seed · GB **$778K** With 2 others - **Jan** **[TagMan](https://millionrounds.com/company/tagman)** Series A · GB · blog.tagman.com **$2.3M** With 2 others - **2010** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[GroupSpaces](https://millionrounds.com/company/groupspaces)** Venture · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$1.3M** With 8 others - **Feb** **[TagMan](https://millionrounds.com/company/tagman)** Seed · GB · paidcontent.org **$1.3M** With 1 other - **2009** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Specle](https://millionrounds.com/company/specle)** Seed · GB **$83K** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Specle](https://millionrounds.com/company/specle)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$220K** Sole investor - **2008** 1 round - **Jan** **[GroupSpaces](https://millionrounds.com/company/groupspaces)** Seed · GB **Undisclosed** With 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 registration **3 named** MB **Michael Blakey** director i Company register since 1999 SC **Simon Charles Blakey** secretary i Company register since 1999 SI **Swift Incorporations Limited** corporate-nominee-secretary i Company register since 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 [Anemolabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/anemo-labs)[Astralsystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/astral-systems)[Bugbiome](https://millionrounds.com/company/bugbiome)[Chattermill](https://millionrounds.com/company/chattermill)[Circeus](https://millionrounds.com/company/circeus)[Concr](https://millionrounds.com/company/concr)[Continuum](https://millionrounds.com/company/continuum)[Epochbiodesign](https://millionrounds.com/company/epoch-biodesign)[Manholemetrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/manholemetrics)[Nexus-am](https://millionrounds.com/company/nexusam)[Orthofuse](https://millionrounds.com/company/orthofuse)[Outerlimit](https://millionrounds.com/company/outerlimit)[Permutive](https://millionrounds.com/company/permutive)[Polaron](https://millionrounds.com/company/polaron)[Taxo](https://millionrounds.com/company/taxo)[Xampla](https://millionrounds.com/company/xampla)[Zerorisc](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerorisc) Aerocloudsystems Goteal Goyaso Londondevices Reposit Typeonestyle U-ploid Ventrata Virtualit 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. ## The cheque Pre-seed Seed Series A Median round joined **$1.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$220K** Led 0 of 17 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** $64K – $318K - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jul 2014 Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed said *12* - Series A said *3* - Series B said *1* - Venture *1* - Pre-seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2008 2014 Often in the room with - [Stephen Bullock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stephen-bullock) 5 - [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 2 - [Huda Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huda-associates) 2 - [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 2 - [Inovia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital) 2 - [Project A Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/project-a) 2 **Pitching Avonmore Developments?** 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 Avonmore Developments. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Stephen Bullock** Angel **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stephen-bullock)[**Greycroft** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**Huda Associates** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/huda-associates)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Inovia Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inovia-capital)[**Project A Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/project-a) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Avonmore Developments in the title. - [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) 12 Aug 2015 · 25 min 3 Rules To Make Money As An Angel With Michael Blakey, Director @ Avonmore Developments With [Michael Blakey](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-blakey) Mentions [Avonmore Developments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avonmore-developments) Apple PodcastsShow page ## 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? 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