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Downing Ventures

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BUnderservedSocial ImpactSdg

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 24 on record
Since the last cheque2539days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$250K – $5.0MRounds led1 of 24Sole investor7 roundsMostly inUnited Kingdom, 90%
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Downing Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    24 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 84% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median undisclosed

What they do

Since 1986, as expert investment managers, we have served thousands of investors and now have c.£2bn of assets under management.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
UnderservedSocial ImpactSdg
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first24 appearances

  1. 2019

    5 rounds

  2. Nov
    Funding XchangeGB · FinSMEs$10MWith 1 other
  3. Oct
  4. Sept
    PapierGB · Cityam$11MWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    Cambridge Touch TechnologiesSeries B · GB · FinSMEs$10MWith 6 others
  6. Apr
    Limitless TechnologySeries A · GB · Londonlovesbusiness$6.5MWith 2 others
  7. 2018

    2 rounds

  8. Oct
    LigniaGB · Angelnews$4.0MWith 1 other
  9. Apr
    BookingBugSeries C · US · Businesswire$13MWith 1 other
  10. 2017

    1 round

  11. Nov
    TrouvaGB · Tech.eu$10MWith 3 others
  12. 2015

    10 rounds

  13. Aug
    CaseHubSeed · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Apr
    TwizooSeed$1.8MWith 2 others
  15. Apr
    WeTrackSeed · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  16. Apr
    NurseryBookSeedUndisclosedWith 1 other
  17. Mar
    ZenStoresSeed · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  18. Mar
    NatterSeed · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  19. Mar
    EdPlaceSeed · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Feb
    HappiourSeed · GBUndisclosedWith 4 others
  21. Jan
    3 Kinds of IceSeed · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Jan
    GlisserSeed · GBUndisclosedWith 2 others
  23. 2014

    6 rounds

  24. Dec
    SpotnightSeed · GBUndisclosedSole investor
  25. Nov
    Adaptix LtdVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Nov
    Daredevil ProjectSeed · GBUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. Oct
    Touchlight GeneticsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  28. Sept
    MiappiSeed · GB$220KWith 2 others
  29. Apr
    LoyaltyLionSeed · GB$370KWith 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

We hold 47 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 7 we have independently watched raise

Best execution policyCertified B CorporationDoretrustISO27001 BadgeInducement disclosureInformation security policy statementInstitutional investor

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.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Downing Ventures put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Downing Ventures in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Downing Ventures

What does Downing Ventures invest in?

Downing Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (84% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Underserved, Social Impact and Sdg.

How active is Downing Ventures?

24 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

What has Downing Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Funding Xchange (Undisclosed round, Nov 2019), FundamentalVR (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019) and Papier (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019).

How big are Downing Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $5.0M.

Does Downing Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 24 investments on record (4%).

Where does Downing Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (90%) and the United States (10%).

Is Downing Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

Who does Downing Ventures invest alongside?

Most often EC1 Capital Ltd (2 rounds together) and WebStart Bristol (2 rounds together).

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