# Brent Hoberman: portfolio, investments and team

> Brent Hoberman is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 9 investments on record, latest Jun 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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

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# Brent Hoberman

Last cheque observed Jun 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Seed

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record

Since the last cheque **4140** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$3.8M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 67%**

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## Brent Hoberman highlights

- 01 9 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 100% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

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

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances**

- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[Snips](https://millionrounds.com/company/snips)** Seed · FR **$6.3M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Onfido](https://millionrounds.com/company/onfido)** Series A · GB **$4.5M** With 10 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Busuu](https://millionrounds.com/company/busuu)** Series A · ES · techcrunch.com **$4.7M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[YPlan](https://millionrounds.com/company/yplan)** Seed · GB · techcrunch.com **$1.7M** With 8 others
- **2010** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[citysocializer](https://millionrounds.com/company/citysocializer)** Series A · GB · techcrunch.com **$1.6M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[made.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/made-com)** Series A · GB · eu.techcrunch.com **$3.8M** With 5 others
- **2008** 2 rounds
- **Jun** **[eRepublik](https://millionrounds.com/company/erepublik)** Seed · ES · erepublik.com **$854K** With 10 others
- **Feb** **[Wahanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/wahanda)** Seed · GB · uk.techcrunch.com **$3.0M** With 5 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Nov** **[WAYN](https://millionrounds.com/company/wayn)** Series A · GB · americanventuremagazine.com **$11M** With 6 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all**

**[Wahanda](https://millionrounds.com/company/wahanda)** Bought by [Recruit Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/recruit-holdings) **$171M** May 2015

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

## The cheque

Seed

Median round joined **$3.8M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2015
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *5*
- Seed said *4*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2006 2015

Often in the room with

- [PROfounders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/profounders-capital) 3
- [Andy Phillipps](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-phillipps) 2
- [Stefan Glaenzer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stefan-glaenzer) 2
- [Wellington Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**PROfounders Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/profounders-capital)[**Andy Phillipps** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-phillipps)[**Stefan Glaenzer** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stefan-glaenzer)[**Wellington Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Brent Hoberman in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Startup Europe](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sifted) 25 Jun 2026 · 44 min Brent Hoberman on UK tech post-Starmer: 'Are we going to tax everyone to high hell?' Mentions [Brent Hoberman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brent-hoberman)[Firstminute Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/firstminute-capital) Apple Podcasts
- [Tech.eu](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tech-eu) 4 Jan 2016 · 16 min Brent Hoberman, Eze Vidra, the state of VC in The Netherlands & our person of the year Mentions [Brent Hoberman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brent-hoberman)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) *+1* Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [UKTN: The Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uktn) 12 Dec 2023 · 28 min Businesses must brace for a year of election frenzy and AI disruption – Martha Lane Fox, president, British Chambers of Commerce Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 3 Apr 2020 · 38 min 20VC: The Framework to Scale A Team From 20 to 190 in 24 Months, How To Structure The Perfect Investor Updates & How To Create A Culture of Distributed Ownership with Radical Transparency with Jean-Charles Samulian, Co-Founder & CEO @ Alan Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Apr 2015 · 31 min 20 VC 027: Greg Rogers on Techstars, Mentors and The Potential for Fintech Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 20 Feb 2015 · 19 min 20 VC 013: Frank Meehan Series A, Spark Labs and The Future of The Asian Tech Market Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Brent Hoberman

### What does Brent Hoberman invest in?

Brent Hoberman invests most often at Series A and Seed (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Brent Hoberman?

9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2015.

### How big are Brent Hoberman's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.8M.

### Does Brent Hoberman lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Brent Hoberman invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (67%), Spain (22%) and France (11%).

### Is Brent Hoberman investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2015.

### Who does Brent Hoberman invest alongside?

Most often PROfounders Capital (3 rounds together), Andy Phillipps (2 rounds together) and Stefan Glaenzer (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Brent Hoberman?

Brent Hoberman is a VC firm based in United Kingdom.

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