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Playfair Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 88 cheques on record.

Deploying nowVC firmWebsite unconfirmed

Pre-seedAdvertisingMobile AppsFintech

Deploying now
87%of best year13cheques in 12 months, 88 on record
Since the last cheque46days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.8MRounds led0 of 88Sole investor5 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 56%
Pitch Playfair Capital

Playfair Capital highlights

  1. 01

    13 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 55% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.4M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
From $2.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
AdvertisingMobile AppsFintech
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first88 appearances

  1. 2026

    13 rounds

  2. Sept
    Jack & JillSeries A · GB · Air Street Capital$40MWith 11 others
  3. Sept
    FusionalityPre-seed · CH$3.7MWith 2 others
  4. Aug
    NavifarePre-seed · CH$1.9MWith 1 other
  5. Aug
    ZerolookPre-seed · CH$1.8MWith 1 other
  6. Aug
    Exclaim RoboticsPre-seed · CH$5.0MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    QureightSeries B · GB · Ventureburn$20MWith 6 others
  8. Jul
    ValarianSeries A · GB · Ventureburn$50MWith 10 others
  9. Jul
    FENKA RoboticsDebt · DE$3.4MSole investor
  10. Jun
    WassistPre-seed · GB$1.1MWith 3 others
  11. Jun
    Astral SystemsSeries A · GB$30MWith 3 others
  12. Apr
    Otel AISeed · IE$2.4MWith 1 other
  13. Apr
    auryxPre-seed · GB$2.0MWith 1 other
  14. Apr
    EccasionSeed · NL$3.7MSole investor
  15. 2025

    9 rounds

  16. Oct
    Jack & JillSeed · GB · TechCrunch$20MWith 4 others
  17. Oct
    BelidorPre-seed · US$3.1MWith 3 others
  18. Sept
    Those BeyondSeed · GB$1.6MWith 4 others
  19. Sept
    YasoSeries A · GB$11MWith 2 others
  20. Jul
    Warden AISeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  21. Jun
    Material EvolutionVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  22. May
    Valarian TechnologiesSeed · GB$7.0MWith 4 others
  23. May
    Orca AISeries B · IL$73MWith 1 other
  24. Feb
    Astral SystemsSeed · GB$5.6MWith 2 others
  25. 2024

    8 rounds

  26. Dec
    RefutePre-seed · GB$2.9MWith 4 others
  27. Sept
    NorySeries B · GB · Firms' own news pages$37MWith 7 others
  28. Aug
    KyraVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  29. Jul
    FullCirclVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    NetFabricPre-seed · CH$2.2MWith 1 other
  31. Jul
    PassionfruitSeries A · NL$9.0MWith 3 others
  32. Jul
    Recurse MLSeed · GB$3.2MWith 2 others
  33. Apr
    QureightSeries A · GB$8.5MWith 3 others
  34. 2023

    14 rounds

  35. Oct
    Sprout.aiVenture · GB$6.6MWith 4 others
  36. Oct
    AscentoGrant · CH$168KWith 3 others
  37. Oct
    Spotted ZebraSeries A · GB$9.4MWith 2 others
  38. Sept
    Continuum IndustriesSeries A · GB$9.8MWith 4 others
  39. Sept
    FENKA RoboticsPre-seed · DE$1.8MSole investor
  40. Jul
    UmedeorSeries A · GB$13MWith 2 others
  41. Jun
    LearnerblyVenture · GBUndisclosedWith 5 others
  42. Jun
    TrezySeed · FR$3.3MWith 3 others
  43. May
    Sabi AmSeries B$38MSole investor
  44. Mar
    KoalaVenture · US$2.2MWith 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.

The team

We hold 14 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)

1 of 11 we have independently watched raise

ExitedAngelAngelAngelBvcaExitedExitedGovPre-SeedSeedSeed

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

MapillaryBought by FacebookUndisclosedJun 2020

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Playfair Capital put money into.

On podcasts

3 episodes naming Playfair Capital in the title, and 3 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Playfair Capital

What does Playfair Capital invest in?

Playfair Capital invests most often at Seed and Series A (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Mobile Apps and Fintech.

How active is Playfair Capital?

88 investments on record, 13 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Playfair Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Jack & Jill (Series A, Sept 2026), Fusionality (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and Navifare (Pre-seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Playfair Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.8M.

Does Playfair Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 88 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Playfair Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (56%), Switzerland (15%) and the United States (10%).

Is Playfair Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 13 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Playfair Capital invest alongside?

Most often Seedcamp (7 rounds together), Entrepreneur First (6 rounds together) and MMC Ventures (6 rounds together).

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