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Cambridge Capital Group

Last cheque observed Oct 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietNew fund $68K, Jan 2016Angel network

SeedSeries ASeries BEngineeringMaterialsMedtech

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 15 on record
Since the last cheque4749days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.3MRounds led0 of 15Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
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Cambridge Capital Group highlights

  1. 01

    15 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 54% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Cambridge Capital Group is a business angel network of private investors, family offices, and venture funds, investing in technology startups across the UK's Golden Triangle for 25 years.From their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
EngineeringMaterialsMedtech
Based in
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first15 appearances

  1. 2013

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    PneumaCareVenture · GB · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 3 others
  3. Sept
    SwiftKeySeries B · GB · techcrunch.com$18MWith 6 others
  4. Mar
    Cambridge Communication SystemsSeries A · GB · finsmes.com$6.8MWith 6 others
  5. 2012

    2 rounds

  6. Jun
    FeaturespaceGB · finsmes.com$2.3MWith 2 others
  7. Jan
    Cambridge Communication SystemsSeed · GB · finsmes.com$2.0MWith 3 others
  8. 2011

    2 rounds

  9. Dec
    SwiftKeySeries A · GB · eu.techcrunch.com$2.4MWith 7 others
  10. Aug
    PneumaCareGB · finsmes.com$3.3MWith 3 others
  11. 2009

    1 round

  12. Jul
    AugmentraSeed · GB$500KWith 2 others
  13. 2008

    1 round

  14. Sept
    NujiraSeries C · GB · nujira.com$18MWith 5 others
  15. 2007

    2 rounds

  16. Jul
    MetalysisSeries C$27MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    NujiraSeries B · GB$9.8MWith 4 others
  18. 2006

    3 rounds

  19. Jul
    Light Blue OpticsVenture · GB$3.5MWith 2 others
  20. Mar
    UbisenseVenture · GB$3.0MWith 1 other
  21. Mar
    CamrivoxVenture · GB$1.6MWith 2 others
  22. 2005

    1 round

  23. Aug
    NujiraSeries A · GB · 3i.com$7.8MWith 4 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 registration1 named

THtim howardpresident of the general partneriFiling they signed

We also hold 4 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 they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 9 we have independently watched raise

25yearsBailey FisherBritish Business BankCCG InternationalHCR HewitsonsLetts GroupPotter Clarkson LLPRSMThe CCG Trust

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 listed1 in all

SwiftKeyBought by Microsoft$250MFeb 2016

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Cambridge Capital Group in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Cambridge Capital Group

What does Cambridge Capital Group invest in?

Cambridge Capital Group invests most often at Venture and Series A (54% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Engineering, Materials and Medtech.

How active is Cambridge Capital Group?

15 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2013.

How big are Cambridge Capital Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.3M.

Does Cambridge Capital Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 15 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Cambridge Capital Group invest?

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

Is Cambridge Capital Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2013.

Who does Cambridge Capital Group invest alongside?

Most often Cambridge Angels (6 rounds together), 3i Group (5 rounds together) and Amadeus Capital Partners (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Cambridge Capital Group?

Cambridge Capital Group is an angel network based in Cambridge, United Kingdom.

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