Samos Investments

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A venture capital investor with a focus on high-growth European businesses

Portfolio

Samos invests across a range of sectors including deep-tech/AI, consumer internet, e-commerce, B2B Software, and financial services/technology. The Samos Partners are also active angel/seed investors.

Our Team

Samos takes a proactive approach with its portfolio companies, working alongside many of the US and Europe’s top venture funds, family offices and private investors.

Charles Cecil — Charles CecilChairman

Ned Cranbourne — Ned CranbornePartner

Shan Drummond — Shan DrummondPartner

June Angelides — June Angelides MBEPrincipal@JuneAngelides

Latest News

1991 Ventures in London joins the growing list of VCs aimed at Ukrainian startups

Stockholm-based MANTLE secures over €2.8 Million for Clean Skincare Expansion — Stockholm-based MANTLE secures over €2.8 Million for Clean Skincare Expansion
EU Startups

Jude is building a bladder health champion — Jude is building a bladder health champion
Tech Crunch

Metomic helps prevent employees from sharing sensitive data in SaaS apps — Metomic helps prevent employees from sharing sensitive data in SaaS apps
Tech Crunch

Octopus Ventures helps Skin & Me dial it down with £10 million cash infusion — Octopus Ventures helps Skin & Me dial it down with £10 million cash infusion
Tech EU

Make-up boss Jamie Genevieve is ready to face the world with a £5.5m deal for Vieve — Make-up boss Jamie Genevieve is ready to face the world with a £5.5m deal for Vieve
The Times

Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z — Aztec Network takes on encrypted blockchains with $100M round led by a16z
Tech Crunch

Code First Girls raises £4.5m Series A to tackle tech’s gender gap — Code First Girls raises £4.5m Series A to tackle tech’s gender gap
Sifted

Moneybox plans crypto and investment push with £35m Series D from Fidelity — Moneybox plans crypto and investment push with £35m Series D from Fidelity
AltFi

Lantum, a platform to manage healthcare staffing, gets a $15M injection — Lantum, a platform to manage healthcare staffing, gets a $15M injection
Tech Crunch

Papier inks $50M Series C in a run to lead the online stationery market — Papier inks $50M Series C in a run to lead the online stationery market
Tech Crunch

Ethereum Privacy Startup Aztec Raises $17M in Paradigm-Led Series A — Ethereum Privacy Startup Aztec Raises $17M in Paradigm-Led Series A
Coindesk

Signal AI, a ‘decision augmentation’ startup, raises $50M for a platform that extracts insights from the internet and other public content — Signal AI, a ‘decision augmentation’ startup, raises $50M for a platform that extracts insights from the internet and other public content
Tech Crunch

Flair is helping the Premier League and NHS measure racism — Flair is helping the Premier League and NHS measure racism
Flair is helping the Premier League and NHS measure racism

Healthier doughnut brand Urban Legend closes first multimillion-pound fundraising

The Grocer

YELA secures $2M to reproduce Cameo’s celebrity success with an app for the Middle East

Lick Home secures £15.57 million Series A investment led by OMERS Ventures — Lick Home secures £15.57 million Series A investment led by OMERS Ventures
UK Tech News

UK’s Bloom & Wild buys Dutch rival as flower delivery blossoms — UK’s Bloom & Wild buys Dutch rival as flower delivery blossoms
FT

UK’s Bloom & Wild raises $102M to seed its flower delivery service across Europe — UK’s Bloom & Wild raises $102M to seed its flower delivery service across Europe
Tech Crunch

Fintech start-up Curve raises $95 million to bring its ‘smart’ payment card to the U.S. — Fintech start-up Curve raises $95 million to bring its ‘smart’ payment card to the U.S.
CNBC

LICK HOME RAISES £3MILLION TO SUPPORT ITS PLANS TO ‘STIR UP THE DUSTY INTERIOR MARKET’ — LICK HOME RAISES £3MILLION TO SUPPORT ITS PLANS TO ‘STIR UP THE DUSTY INTERIOR MARKET’
Business Insider

Investing app Moneybox bags £30m, plans crowdfund — Investing app Moneybox bags £30m, plans crowdfund
Business Cloud

Permutive raises $18.5M to help publishers target ads in a new privacy landscape — Permutive raises $18.5M to help publishers target ads in a new privacy landscape
Tech Crunch

Nuji Acquired by Klarna — Nuji Acquired by Klarna
Business Cloud

Charlotte Tilbury sells majority stake to Puig — Charlotte Tilbury sells majority stake to Puig
Business of Fashion

Lick Home launches in the UK — Lick Home launches in the UK
Insight DIY

Signal AI launches next generation of its technology, AIQ — Signal AI launches next generation of its technology, AIQ
PRWeek

Maven Capital, Guinness Asset Management Lead Coniq Funding Round — Maven Capital, Guinness Asset Management Lead Coniq Funding Round
Alpha Week

From SW3 to Silicon Valley: Amber Atherton is on a mission to change social media, one super fan at a time — From SW3 to Silicon Valley: Amber Atherton is on a mission to change social media, one super fan at a time
Evening Standard

Plato and BMLL Technologies introduce free market quality data tool — Plato and BMLL Technologies introduce free market quality data tool
The Trade News

Carwow hits £2m target in 60min of 28-day crowdfunding scheme — Carwow hits £2m target in 60min of 28-day crowdfunding scheme
am-online.com

Customer marketing platform Ometria raises $21M Series B round led by Octopus Ventures — Customer marketing platform Ometria raises $21M Series B round led by Octopus Ventures
Tech Crunch

Kheiron raises $22 million for machine learning that helps radiologists detect cancer earlier — Kheiron raises $22 million for machine learning that helps radiologists detect cancer earlier
venturebeat.com

ETH Privacy Startup Aztec ‘Ignites’ Its SNARKs Generation Ceremony — ETH Privacy Startup Aztec ‘Ignites’ Its SNARKs Generation Ceremony
cointelegraph.com

London design startup Papier picks up $11m from top UK venture funds — London design startup Papier picks up $11m from top UK venture funds
cityam.com

UK Fintech Curve Beats Records With Crowdfunding Milestone — UK Fintech Curve Beats Records With Crowdfunding Milestone
businesscloud.co.uk

The nanny network: Koru Kids founder Rachel Carrell on using tech to fill the childcare gap — The nanny network: Koru Kids founder Rachel Carrell on using tech to fill the childcare gap
Standard.co.uk

The Business of Fashion strikes deal with the Financial Times — The Business of Fashion strikes deal with the Financial Times
ft.com

Urban closes $10M Series B in bid to become ‘one-stop shop’ for on-demand wellness services — Urban closes $10M Series B in bid to become ‘one-stop shop’ for on-demand wellness services
Tech Crunch

Saudi agric, livestock company, SALIC,leads £7m Hummingbird investment round — Saudi agric, livestock company, SALIC,leads £7m Hummingbird investment round
businessamlive.com

Bloom & Wild launches premium floral range on Ocado — Bloom & Wild launches premium floral range on Ocado
retailtechinnovationhub.com

Moneybox launches socially responsible fund — Moneybox launches socially responsible fund
Finextra.com

Zencargo raises a Seed Plus round led by London’s LocalGlobe to tackle global freight — Zencargo raises a Seed Plus round led by London’s LocalGlobe to tackle global freight
Tech Crunch

ConsenSys Backs $2.1 Million Funding Round for Ethereum Privacy Startup — ConsenSys Backs $2.1 Million Funding Round for Ethereum Privacy Startup
Investing.com

Kheiron launches Mia™, winner of Aunt Minnie’s ‘Best New Radiology Software’ — Kheiron launches Mia™, winner of Aunt Minnie’s ‘Best New Radiology Software’
prnewswire.co.uk

Signal Media raises $16m — Signal Media raises $16m
Tech Crunch

Koru Kids raises £3.5m — Koru Kids raises £3.5m
Evening Standard

Interiors Marketplace eporta raises $8m — Interiors Marketplace eporta raises $8m
Tech Crunch

Small World sold in £80m deal — Small World sold in £80m deal
City AM

Lepe Partners lead £2.3m investment in Coniq

Seedcamp sells fund delivering 4x return to investors — Seedcamp sells fund delivering 4x return to investors
Seedcamp

Advertising start-up Zyper raises £750k — Advertising start-up Zyper raises £750k
Business Insider

Retail tech startup Exaactly raises £260k seed — Retail tech startup Exaactly raises £260k seed
UKTN

CarWow raises $39m Series C — CarWow raises $39m Series C
Tech Crunch

London fintech Curve raises $10M Series A — London fintech Curve raises $10M Series A
Tech Crunch

Content production firm Quill closes £3.5m Series B — Content production firm Quill closes £3.5m Series B
Tech City News

Charlotte Tilbury receives investment from Sequoia Capital — Charlotte Tilbury receives investment from Sequoia Capital
Business of Fashion

‘Micro-YouTube’ Startup Emoticast Banks $5 Million From Sean Parker, Ynon Kreiz, Will.i.am, Other Investors — ‘Micro-YouTube’ Startup Emoticast Banks $5 Million From Sean Parker, Ynon Kreiz, Will.i.am, Other Investors
Variety

AI startup Signal Media raises £5.8m Series A — AI startup Signal Media raises £5.8m Series A
Tech City News

FinTech startup Curve adds £2m to seed round, brings total to £3.5m — FinTech startup Curve adds £2m to seed round, brings total to £3.5m
Tech City News

FinTech startup Moneybox lands $1.75m in funding — FinTech startup Moneybox lands $1.75m in funding
Tech City News

A UK healthcare startup that helps the NHS to find cheap doctors has raised £5.3 million — A UK healthcare startup that helps the NHS to find cheap doctors has raised £5.3 million
Business Insider

VouchedFor gets £3.5m boost from Octopus and private equity firm — VouchedFor gets £3.5m boost from Octopus and private equity firm
CityWire

Ometria raises $2.5m and announces marketing automation platform for retailers — Ometria raises $2.5m and announces marketing automation platform for retailers
Retail Times

Civica acquires Web Technology Group to strengthen public sector presence — Civica acquires Web Technology Group to strengthen public sector presence
Government Computing

Bloom & Wild raises GBP2.5m Series A from MMC Ventures — Bloom & Wild raises GBP2.5m Series A from MMC Ventures
Private Equity Wire