# Backed: portfolio, investments and team

> Backed is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 4 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Backed

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying now New fund $653K, Aug 2023 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series B

Deploying now

**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 4 on record

Since the last cheque **26** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Rounds led **0 of 4**

Pitch Backed

## Backed highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 67% of its rounds

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2020-05 From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Based in:** United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **4 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Foundational](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundational)** Pre-seed · GB · Inflection **$11M** With 4 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Pollen](https://millionrounds.com/company/pollen)** GB · FinSMEs **$60M** With 4 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Invisible](https://millionrounds.com/company/invisible)** Seed · VA · Vator **$2.6M** With 8 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Verve](https://millionrounds.com/company/verve)** Series B · GB · TechCrunch **$19M** With 2 others

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 **4 named**

AD **Andre de Haes** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

DG **David Galler** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

GS **Gayle Swanson** Director i Filing they signed

MH **Marc Harris** Director i Filing they signed

We also hold **3** 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.

New fund on file

**$653K**

raised in Aug 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series B

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 4 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Pre-seed *1*
- Seed *1*
- Series B *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Backed put money into.

[**Foundational** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/foundational)

## Quick answers about Backed

### What does Backed invest in?

Backed invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (67% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Backed?

4 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Backed invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Foundational (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Pollen (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and Invisible (Seed, Oct 2018).

### How big are Backed's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M.

### Is Backed investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### What kind of investor is Backed?

Backed is a VC firm based in United Kingdom.

### Has Backed raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Aug 2023, reporting $653K raised.

### When was Backed founded?

Backed was founded in 2014.

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