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What does Smedvig Capital invest in?
Smedvig Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Advertising, Finance and Venture Capital & Private Equity.
Smedvig Capital highlights
- 01
44 rounds on record
- 02
Mostly Series A and Series B: 75% of its rounds
- 03
Sole investor in 39 rounds, median $4.5M
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13 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- $3.0M – $20M as they say
- Stages
- Series ASeries BGrowth
- Sectors
- AdvertisingFinanceVenture Capital & Private Equity
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first44 appearances
- 2015
4 rounds
- Jul
- Jun
- Mar
- Feb
- 2014
3 rounds
- Sept
- May
- Mar
- 2012
2 rounds
- Feb
- Feb
- 2011
2 rounds
- Sept
- Feb
- 2010
2 rounds
- Aug
- Mar
- 2009
1 round
- Mar
- 2008
5 rounds
- Sept
- Sept
- May
- May
- Feb
- 2007
4 rounds
- Aug
- Aug
- Jul
- Mar
- 2006
2 rounds
- Jun
- May
- 2005
2 rounds
- Nov
- Mar
- 2004
2 rounds
- Dec
- Apr
- 2003
3 rounds
- Oct
- Mar
- MarSeries BUndisclosedSole investor
- 2002
1 round
- Mar
- 2001
2 rounds
- Sept
- Jan
- 2000
2 rounds
- May
- Feb
- 1999
2 rounds
- Sept
- Feb
- 1998
2 rounds
- Sept
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 registration16 named
ABAlistair Benedict CairnssecretaryiCompany registersince 2004
BOBernt Olav OvstebodirectoriCompany registersince 2024
CCCristian Cornelius YoungsecretaryiCompany registersince 2011
JCJohn Clinton HewettdirectoriCompany registersince 1997
KDKlaus De VibedirectoriCompany registersince 2024
MSMarit SoltedirectoriCompany registersince 2026
ABAlistrair Benedict CairnesdirectoriCompany registersince 2007
AMAnna Margaret SmedvigdirectoriCompany registersince 2017
EMEmma Mary Russell DenhamsecretaryiCompany registersince 1997
ICInstant Companies Limitedcorporate-nominee-directoriCompany registersince 1995
MRMark Richard David SummerhayesdirectoriCompany registersince 2000
MJMelanie Janet SharpsecretaryiCompany registersince 1995
OTOdd TorlanddirectoriCompany registersince 2017
PTPeter Thomas SmedvigdirectoriCompany registersince 1995
RPRobert Peter TomsdirectoriCompany registersince 2005
SISwift Incorporations Limitedcorporate-nominee-secretaryiCompany registersince 1995
We also hold 19 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 UK company register, which it must file accurately by law
- Companies House
- 03121131, since 1995
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed13 in all
SelStorBought by Pelican Self StorageUndisclosedJun 2013
SelStorBought by Pelican Self StorageUndisclosedDec 2012
Ocean OutdoorBought by Lloyds Development CapitalUndisclosedMay 2012
SusoBought by Cott BeveragesUndisclosedJan 2012
ITIS HoldingsBought by INRIXUndisclosedAug 2011
TreFoil EnergyBought by Mercuria Energy GroupUndisclosedJan 2011
PROTEGOBought by Cornerstone Real Estate AdvisersUndisclosedNov 2009
PDVBought by DM plcUndisclosedJan 2009
LovejuiceBought by Revive Juice BarsUndisclosedJan 2008
Blueheath HoldingsBought by Giant TopcoUndisclosedJun 2007
City Invoice FinanceBought by ABN AMRO Commercial FinanceUndisclosedAug 2006
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.