Investor

Rainbow Seed Fund

Last cheque observed Dec 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedVentureSeries A

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 11 on record
Since the last cheque4331days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.5MRounds led0 of 11Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 100%
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Rainbow Seed Fund highlights

  1. 01

    11 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 71% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $1.5M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

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

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first11 appearances

  1. 2014

    2 rounds

  2. Dec
    Contego Fraud SolutionsSeed · GB$715KWith 5 others
  3. Jul
    Spectral EdgeVenture · GB$511KWith 2 others
  4. 2013

    2 rounds

  5. Nov
    Eagle GenomicsSeed · GB · eaglegenomics.com$1.5MSole investor
  6. Oct
    Contego Fraud SolutionsSeed · GB · finsmes.com$1.4MWith 3 others
  7. 2011

    2 rounds

  8. Mar
    Tokamak SolutionsGB · enterprise-adviser.com$275KWith 1 other
  9. Jan
    Microvisk TechnologiesSeries C · GB · finsmes.com$9.5MWith 5 others
  10. 2010

    3 rounds

  11. Sept
    Microvisk TechnologiesGB · news-medical.net$3.8MWith 4 others
  12. Jan
    Microvisk TechnologiesGB · finsmes.com$3.2MWith 3 others
  13. Jan
    Crescendo BiologicsSeries A · GB · onbiovc.com$7.3MWith 2 others
  14. 2008

    1 round

  15. Jan
    Microbial SolutionsGB · microbialsolutions.co.uk$2.3MWith 2 others
  16. 2007

    1 round

  17. Nov
    Procarta BiosystemsVenture · GB · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Spectral EdgeBought by AppleUndisclosedDec 2019

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 Rainbow Seed Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Finance WalesInvestment firm3rounds togetherFuture Planet Capital RegionalVC firm3rounds togetherOxford Technology ManagementVC firm3rounds togetherACF InvestorsVC firm2rounds togetherIceni Seedcorn FundInvestment firm2rounds togetherPorton GroupVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about Rainbow Seed Fund

What does Rainbow Seed Fund invest in?

Rainbow Seed Fund invests most often at Seed and Venture (71% of the rounds on record).

How active is Rainbow Seed Fund?

11 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2014.

How big are Rainbow Seed Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.5M.

Does Rainbow Seed Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 11 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Rainbow Seed Fund invest?

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

Is Rainbow Seed Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2014.

Who does Rainbow Seed Fund invest alongside?

Most often Finance Wales (3 rounds together), Future Planet Capital Regional (3 rounds together) and Oxford Technology Management (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Rainbow Seed Fund?

Rainbow Seed Fund is a VC firm.

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