Investor

Finance Wales

Last cheque observed Mar 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietInvestment firm

VentureSeedSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 45 on record
Since the last cheque3524days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.7MRounds led0 of 45Sole investor17 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
Pitch Finance Wales

Finance Wales highlights

  1. 01

    45 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 68% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $987K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first45 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Mar
    JellagenSeed · GB · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedWith 4 others
  3. 2015

    5 rounds

  4. Nov
    Daydream EducationSeed · GB$228KSole investor
  5. Sept
    Seren PhotonicsVenture · GB$1.5MWith 1 other
  6. Sept
    Creo MedicalVenture · GB$8.4MWith 2 others
  7. Jun
    NudjedSeed · GB$153KWith 3 others
  8. Mar
    BiomondeGB$5.2MWith 1 other
  9. 2014

    5 rounds

  10. Nov
    Creo MedicalSeed · GB$5.5MWith 1 other
  11. Oct
    IMSPEX DiagnosticsVenture · GB$2.3MWith 1 other
  12. Jun
    BiomondeVenture · GB$5.9MWith 1 other
  13. Feb
    enModusSeed · GB$2.3MWith 1 other
  14. Feb
    Laser Wire SolutionsGrowth · GB$417KWith 1 other
  15. 2013

    3 rounds

  16. Nov
    Warwick Audio TechnologiesSeed · GB · finsmes.com$1.9MWith 2 others
  17. Jun
    Cardiff AviationVenture · GB · crunchbase.com$2.4MSole investor
  18. Feb
    VizolutionSeed · GB · finsmes.com$1.2MWith 2 others
  19. 2012

    4 rounds

  20. Aug
    MedaPhorGB · finsmes.com$1.7MWith 2 others
  21. Jul
    ClinithinkSeries A · GB · finsmes.comUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Mar
    SCS GroupDebt · GB · finsmes.com$159KSole investor
  23. Feb
    Viscose ClosuresVenture · GB · finsmes.com$7.9MSole investor
  24. 2011

    5 rounds

  25. Aug
    AssayMetricsSeries B · GB · finsmes.comUndisclosedSole investor
  26. Jun
    Acuitas MedicalGB · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  27. May
    Q ChipSeries C · GB · finsmes.com$6.0MWith 6 others
  28. Jan
    Microvisk TechnologiesSeries C · GB · finsmes.com$9.5MWith 5 others
  29. Jan
    GeoshoSeed · GB$388KSole investor
  30. 2010

    11 rounds

  31. Nov
    G-volutionGB · finsmes.com$645KSole investor
  32. Sept
    Q ChipGB · finsmes.com$3.1MWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    Microvisk TechnologiesGB · news-medical.net$3.8MWith 4 others
  34. Sept
    Unite TechnologiesVenture · GB · finsmes.com$1.1MSole investor
  35. Aug
    OrthosGB · financewales.co.uk$1.3MSole investor
  36. Jul
    Acuitas MedicalGB · financewales.co.uk$1.1MSole investor
  37. Jul
    GeoVSVenture · GB · financewales.co.uk$379KSole investor
  38. Jun
    Altech SoftwareVenture · GB$441KSole investor
  39. May
    MedaPhorGB · medaphor.com$466KWith 1 other
  40. May
    MesuroGB · finsmes.com$523KWith 2 others
  41. Jan
    Microvisk TechnologiesGB · finsmes.com$3.2MWith 3 others
  42. 2009

    3 rounds

  43. Nov
    Utility and Environmental SolutionsVenture · GB · uesolutions.co.uk$658KSole investor
  44. Oct
    SubHubSeries A · GB · subhub.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  45. Jun
    MesuroSeries A · GB · topix.com$1.6MSole investor
  46. 2008

    3 rounds

  47. Jun
    EpitiroSeries A · GB$2.0MSole investor
  48. May
    InetecGB$1.8MWith 1 other
  49. Mar
    CDSM Interactive SolutionsSeries B · GB$199KWith 1 other

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 listed1 in all

Unite TechnologiesBought by PanduitUndisclosedAug 2012

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 Finance Wales. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Oxford Capital PartnersVC firm5rounds togetherFusion IPVC firm4rounds togetherACF InvestorsVC firm3rounds togetherOxford Technology ManagementVC firm3rounds togetherRainbow Seed FundVC firm3rounds togetherFuture Planet Capital RegionalVC firm2rounds togetherIP GroupVC firm2rounds togetherPorton GroupVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Finance Wales put money into.

JellagenMar 2017

Quick answers about Finance Wales

What does Finance Wales invest in?

Finance Wales invests most often at Venture and Seed (68% of the rounds on record).

How active is Finance Wales?

45 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2017.

What has Finance Wales invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Jellagen (Seed, Mar 2017).

How big are Finance Wales's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.7M.

Does Finance Wales lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 45 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Finance Wales invest?

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

Is Finance Wales investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2017.

Who does Finance Wales invest alongside?

Most often Oxford Capital Partners (5 rounds together), Fusion IP (4 rounds together) and ACF Investors (3 rounds together).

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