# Tom Stafford: portfolio, investments and team

> Tom Stafford is a vc firm based in Hong Kong SAR China. 7 investments on record, latest Nov 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-stafford (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Hong Kong SAR China · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors)

# Tom Stafford

Last cheque observed Nov 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet VC firm

Growth Seed Series A

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record

Since the last cheque **2546** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$16M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Mostly in **United Kingdom, 50%**

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## Tom Stafford highlights

- 01 7 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 86% of its rounds

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A Series B
- **Based in:** Hong Kong SAR China
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances**

- **2019** 4 rounds
- **Nov** **[Immo Investment](https://millionrounds.com/company/immo-investment)** Series A · GB · TechCrunch **$11M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Inne](https://millionrounds.com/company/inne)** Series A · DE · TechCrunch **$8.8M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Zego](https://millionrounds.com/company/zego)** Series B · GB · FinSMEs **$42M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Zencargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/zencargo)** Series A · GB · FinSMEs **$20M** With 5 others
- **2018** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[TravelPerk](https://millionrounds.com/company/travelperk)** Series C · ES · TechCrunch **$44M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Paystack](https://millionrounds.com/company/paystack)** Series A · NG · FinSMEs **$8.0M** With 7 others
- **2015** 1 round
- **Aug** **[SavingGlobal](https://millionrounds.com/company/savingglobal)** Series B **$22M** With 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 cheque

Growth Seed Series A

Median round joined **$16M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Nov 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *4*
- Series B said *2*
- Series C *1*
- Growth said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2015 2019

Often in the room with

- [HV Holtzbrinck Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-holtzbrinck-ventures) 2
- [Taavet Hinrikus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taavet-hinrikus) 2
- [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Tom Stafford. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**HV Holtzbrinck Ventures** Private equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hv-holtzbrinck-ventures)[**Taavet Hinrikus** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/taavet-hinrikus)[**Yuri Milner** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Tom Stafford put money into.

[**Inne** $8.8M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/inne)[**Zego** $42M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/zego)[**Zencargo** $20M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/zencargo)[**TravelPerk** $44M · Oct 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/travelperk)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Tom Stafford in their description, not their title.

- [Fintech Insider](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/fintech-insider) 29 Dec 2023 · 49 min Bonus: Behind the Scenes of Fintech Insider Mentions [Tom Stafford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-stafford) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 3 Apr 2020 · 38 min 20VC: The Framework to Scale A Team From 20 to 190 in 24 Months, How To Structure The Perfect Investor Updates & How To Create A Culture of Distributed Ownership with Radical Transparency with Jean-Charles Samulian, Co-Founder & CEO @ Alan Mentions [Brent Hoberman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brent-hoberman)[Shakil Khan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shakil-khan)[Tom Stafford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-stafford) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Tom Stafford

### What does Tom Stafford invest in?

Tom Stafford invests most often at Series A and Series B (86% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Tom Stafford?

7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Nov 2019.

### What has Tom Stafford invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Immo Investment (Series A, Nov 2019), Inne (Series A, Oct 2019) and Zego (Series B, Jun 2019).

### How big are Tom Stafford's cheques?

The median round it joins is $16M.

### Does Tom Stafford lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Tom Stafford invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (50%), Germany (17%) and Spain (17%).

### Is Tom Stafford investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Nov 2019.

### Who does Tom Stafford invest alongside?

Most often HV Holtzbrinck Ventures (2 rounds together), Taavet Hinrikus (2 rounds together) and Yuri Milner (2 rounds together).

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