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Bestport Ventures

Last cheque observed Jan 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BHealthcareIndustrialsTechnology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque6125days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.9MCheque size, as they say$4.0M – $53MRounds led0 of 2Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolio
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Bestport Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $6.5M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are entrepreneurial providers of private equity capital to the UK lower-mid marketFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$4.0M – $53M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
HealthcareIndustrialsTechnology
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Jan
    IntelaVenture · US · finsmes.com$7.3MWith 1 other
  3. 2006

    1 round

  4. Feb
    MfuseVenture · GB$6.5MSole 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

JRJames Richard Bowring StoddartdirectoriCompany registersince 2018
OBOle BettumdirectoriCompany registersince 2018

We also hold 7 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.

What the register says

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

Companies House
11234307, since 2018

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Son of jess

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

IntelaBought by Zeta InteractiveUndisclosedOct 2013
MfuseBought by Nektan USAUndisclosedJun 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Quick answers about Bestport Ventures

What does Bestport Ventures invest in?

Bestport Ventures invests most often at Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Healthcare, Industrials and Technology.

How active is Bestport Ventures?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2010.

How big are Bestport Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.9M. It says it writes cheques of $4.0M to $53M.

Is Bestport Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2010.

What kind of investor is Bestport Ventures?

Bestport Ventures is a VC firm based in London, United Kingdom.

When was Bestport Ventures founded?

Bestport Ventures was founded in 2005.

Where does this information on Bestport Ventures come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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