# Simon Blakey at Avonmore Developments

> Simon Blakey, Venture Partner at Avonmore Developments. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/simon-blakey (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

London, GB · Partner

# Simon Blakey

Venture Partner at [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair)

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** - none observed
- **Filings:** - with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- **Named in rounds** No round names them yet
- **On filings** No filing names them
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Playfair Capital
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date.

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## The firm

[**Playfair Capital** VC firm · GB **13** cheques in 12 months **88** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair)

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Buzzmove](https://millionrounds.com/startup/buzzmove)
- [Bybox](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bybox)
- [Chattermill](https://millionrounds.com/startup/chattermill)
- [Commerce Decisions](https://millionrounds.com/startup/commerce-decisions)
- [Epoch Biodesign](https://millionrounds.com/startup/epoch-biodesign)
- [Glow Digital Media](https://millionrounds.com/startup/glow-digital-media)
- [GroupSpaces](https://millionrounds.com/startup/groupspaces)
- [ManholeMetrics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/manholemetrics)
- [Oc Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/oc-robotics)
- [ParcelBright](https://millionrounds.com/startup/parcelbright)
- [Reposit](https://millionrounds.com/startup/reposit-inc)
- [Roadmap Systems](https://millionrounds.com/startup/roadmap-systems-limited)
- [Specle](https://millionrounds.com/startup/specle)
- [TagMan](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tagman)
- [Trouva](https://millionrounds.com/company/trouva)
- [Ventrata](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ventrata)
- [Virtual It](https://millionrounds.com/startup/virtual-it)
- [Xampla](https://millionrounds.com/startup/xampla)
- Audiense formerly SocialBro
- MAS Technicae Group International
- Screenburn
- Ticket Group

## Also at Playfair Capital

- [**Federico Pirzio-Biroli** Founding Partner & Chairman *8 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/federico-pirzio-biroli)
- [**Andrew Sheffield** VC Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-sheffield)
- [**Chris Smith** Contributing Editor *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-smith-8)
- [**Clare Zhang** VC Associate *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/clare-zhang)
- [**Deanne Saunders** Office & Building Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/deanne-saunders)
- [**Felix Neubeck** Associate *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/felix-neubeck)
- [**Henrik Sanchez** Kauffman Fellow (Class 28) *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/henrik-sanchez)
- [**Jeevan Blondek** Strategy & Operations, Senior Manager *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jeevan-blondek)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Angel Insights](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/angel-insights) · 30 May 2025 · 37 min 25 years of angel investing: hard-won lessons from Simon Blakey With [Simon Blakey](https://millionrounds.com/person/simon-blakey) Mentions [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist)[Cambridge Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cambridge-angels)[Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) About this episode How a biochemist turned management consultant became one of the UK's most experienced angel investors, and what new angels can learn from his journey. When Simon Blakey made his first angel investment in 2000, the startup ecosystem looked radically different. There was no AngelList, no Seed… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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