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Investec

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 12 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $87M, Jan 2026VC firm

DebtVentureSeries AMedicalPharmaceuticalBanking

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque69days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$105MRounds led1 of 12Sole investor2 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 50%
Pitch Investec

Investec highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Venture: 60% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $12M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
From $2.0M as they say
Sectors
MedicalPharmaceuticalBanking
Based in
London, Australia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Aug
    FlexentialDebt · US · Ventureburn$800MWith 10 others
  3. May
    Spearmint EnergyDebt · US · Ventureburn$450MLed
  4. 2019

    1 round

  5. Jul
    Fusion FactoryAU · Afr$2.8MSole investor
  6. 2017

    1 round

  7. Oct
    OpenpayAU · Businessinsider$10MWith 2 others
  8. 2016

    1 round

  9. Dec
    Spruce FinanceDebt · US · FinSMEs$105MWith 1 other
  10. 2015

    1 round

  11. Apr
    TERMINALFOURVenture · IE$1.1MWith 1 other
  12. 2014

    1 round

  13. Apr
    NujiraVenture · GB$20MWith 6 others
  14. 2013

    1 round

  15. Oct
    FenergoGrowth · IE · finsmes.com$5.1MWith 1 other
  16. 2008

    1 round

  17. Jun
    TelinetVenture · GB · telinet.co.uk$22MSole investor
  18. 2007

    3 rounds

  19. Dec
    E-Band CommunicationsSeries B · US$10MWith 4 others
  20. Sept
    CPowerSeries A · US · cpowered.com$17MWith 4 others
  21. Apr
    ProximetrySeries A · US · proximetry.com$5.0MWith 3 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 registration5 named

DTDana TroetelDirector of Investec Asset Management North America, Inc., managing member of the Fund.iFiling they signed
MKMartin Keith SladeCompany Secretary of Managing MemberiFiling they signed
RGRichard GarlandManaging Director of Managing MemberiFiling they signed
SPSteve PaddonManaging Director of Managing MemberiFiling they signed
SWSteven W. PaddonManaging Director of Managing MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 21 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 SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$270Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
1+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Investec Alternative Investment Management Limited
SEC number
CRD 339589

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

TelinetBought by Daisy GroupUndisclosedApr 2011
CPowerBought by Constellation Energy$78MSept 2010

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Investec put money into.

Flexential$800M · Aug 2026Spearmint Energy$450M · May 2026Spruce Finance$105M · Dec 2016

Quick answers about Investec

What does Investec invest in?

Investec invests most often at Debt and Venture (60% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Medical, Pharmaceutical and Banking.

How active is Investec?

12 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Investec invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Flexential (Debt, Aug 2026), Spearmint Energy (Debt, May 2026) and Fusion Factory (Undisclosed round, Jul 2019).

How big are Investec's cheques?

The median round it joins is $105M.

Does Investec lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 12 investments on record (8%).

Where does Investec invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (50%), Australia (17%) and Ireland (17%).

Is Investec investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Investec?

Investec is a VC firm based in London, Australia.

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