# Playfair Capital: portfolio, investments and team

> Playfair Capital is a vc firm based in United Kingdom. 88 investments on record, 13 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Playfair Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 88 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Advertising Mobile Apps Fintech

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**87%** of best year **13** **cheques in 12 months**, 88 on record

Since the last cheque **46** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$6.8M** Rounds led **0 of 88** Sole investor **5 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 56%**

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## Playfair Capital highlights

- 01 13 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 55% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 5 rounds, median $3.4M
- 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:** Advertising Mobile Apps Fintech
- **Based in:** London, United Kingdom
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **88 appearances**

- **2026** 13 rounds
- **Sept** **[Jack & Jill](https://millionrounds.com/company/jack-and-jill)** Series A · GB · Air Street Capital **$40M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Fusionality](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusionality)** Pre-seed · CH **$3.7M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Navifare](https://millionrounds.com/company/navifare)** Pre-seed · CH **$1.9M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Zerolook](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerolook)** Pre-seed · CH **$1.8M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Exclaim Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclaim-robotics)** Pre-seed · CH **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Qureight](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureight)** Series B · GB · Ventureburn **$20M** With 6 others
- **Jul** **[Valarian](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian)** Series A · GB · Ventureburn **$50M** With 10 others
- **Jul** **[FENKA Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fenka-robotics)** Debt · DE **$3.4M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Wassist](https://millionrounds.com/company/wassist)** Pre-seed · GB **$1.1M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Astral Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/astral-systems)** Series A · GB **$30M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Otel AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/otel-ai)** Seed · IE **$2.4M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[auryx](https://millionrounds.com/company/auryx)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Eccasion](https://millionrounds.com/company/eccasion)** Seed · NL **$3.7M** Sole investor
- **2025** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[Jack & Jill](https://millionrounds.com/company/jack-and-jill)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$20M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Belidor](https://millionrounds.com/company/belidor)** Pre-seed · US **$3.1M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Those Beyond](https://millionrounds.com/company/those-beyond)** Seed · GB **$1.6M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Yaso](https://millionrounds.com/company/yaso)** Series A · GB **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jul** **[Warden AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/warden-ai)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Material Evolution](https://millionrounds.com/company/material-evolution)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **May** **[Valarian Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian-technologies)** Seed · GB **$7.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **Orca AI** Series B · IL **$73M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Astral Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/astral-systems)** Seed · GB **$5.6M** With 2 others
- **2024** 8 rounds
- **Dec** **[Refute](https://millionrounds.com/company/refute)** Pre-seed · GB **$2.9M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Nory](https://millionrounds.com/company/nory)** Series B · GB · Firms' own news pages **$37M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Kyra](https://millionrounds.com/company/kyra)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[FullCircl](https://millionrounds.com/company/fullcircl)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[NetFabric](https://millionrounds.com/company/netfabric)** Pre-seed · CH **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Passionfruit](https://millionrounds.com/company/passionfruit)** Series A · NL **$9.0M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Recurse ML](https://millionrounds.com/company/recurse-ml)** Seed · GB **$3.2M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Qureight](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureight)** Series A · GB **$8.5M** With 3 others
- **2023** 14 rounds
- **Oct** **[Sprout.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/sprout-ai)** Venture · GB **$6.6M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Ascento](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascento)** Grant · CH **$168K** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Spotted Zebra](https://millionrounds.com/company/spotted-zebra)** Series A · GB **$9.4M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Continuum Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/continuum-industries)** Series A · GB **$9.8M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[FENKA Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fenka-robotics)** Pre-seed · DE **$1.8M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Umedeor](https://millionrounds.com/company/umedeor)** Series A · GB **$13M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Learnerbly](https://millionrounds.com/company/learnerbly)** Venture · GB **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Trezy](https://millionrounds.com/company/trezy)** Seed · FR **$3.3M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Sabi Am](https://millionrounds.com/company/sabi-am)** Series B **$38M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Koala](https://millionrounds.com/company/koa-la)** Venture · US **$2.2M** With 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

[Exited](https://millionrounds.com/company/superawesome) Angel Angel Angel Bvca Exited Exited Gov Pre-Seed Seed Seed

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 listed **1 in all**

**[Mapillary](https://millionrounds.com/company/mapillary)** Bought by [Facebook](https://millionrounds.com/fund/facebook) **Undisclosed** Jun 2020

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

## The cheque

Pre-seed

Median round joined **$6.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.4M**

Led 0 of 88 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** From $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 5 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *28*
- Series A *16*
- Venture *15*
- Pre-seed said *12*
- Series B *9*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Seedcamp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp) 7
- [Entrepreneur First](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first) 6
- [MMC Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures) 6
- [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) 6
- [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) 6
- [Kima Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures) 5

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## 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.

[**Seedcamp** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seedcamp)[**Entrepreneur First** Accelerator **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/entrepreneurs-first)[**MMC Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mmc-ventures)[**Octopus Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures)[**Techstars** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)[**Kima Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kima-ventures)[**Passion Capital** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/passion-capital)[**Amadeus Capital Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amadeus-capital-partners)[**Ballpark Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballpark-ventures)[**Episode 1** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/episode-1)[**Founderful** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founderful)[**Meyer Bergman** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meyer-bergman)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Playfair Capital put money into.

[**Fusionality** $3.7M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fusionality)[**Navifare** $1.9M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/navifare)[**Zerolook** $1.8M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zerolook)[**Exclaim Robotics** $5.0M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/exclaim-robotics)[**Qureight** $20M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qureight)[**Valarian** $50M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/valarian)

## On podcasts

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

- [The Healthtech Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/healthtech-podcast) 9 Apr 2020 · 44 min Episode 85: The Story of Playfair Capital 🟢 Mentions [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair)[Chris Smith](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-smith-8) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [This Much I Know](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-much-i-know) 29 Jun 2016 · 31 min Founder of Playfair Capital, Federico Pirzio-Biroli, on the future of investing in Africa Mentions [Federico Pirzio-Biroli](https://millionrounds.com/fund/federico-pirzio-biroli)[Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 12 Aug 2015 · 27 min 20 VC 062: Shaking Up London's VC Scene with Fede Pirzio-Biroli, Founder @ Playfair Capital Mentions [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair)[Passion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/passion-capital) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) 30 May 2025 · 37 min 25 years of angel investing: hard-won lessons from Simon Blakey Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 14 Apr 2016 · 37 min 78. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 2 (Nathan Benaich) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) 11 Apr 2016 · 42 min 77. Artificial Intelligence Investing, Part 1 (Nathan Benaich) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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