Investing Profile

Simon Blakey

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Venture Partner | Senior Advisor at Playfair

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University of Birmingham Network

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Arthur Andersen Business Consulting Network

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Current Investing Position

Playfair Capital Venture Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $1.5M

Sweet Spot

$750K

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$70M

Simon Blakey is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

London Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists DeepTech (Seed)DeepTech (Pre-seed)Enterprise (Pre-seed)SaaS (Pre-seed)SaaS (Seed)Enterprise (Seed)

Simon Blakey's Investments On Record (16)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Teal	Pre SeedJun 2025$2M	$29M
Co-investors: Nadav Ben-Chanoch (Pareto Holdings), Katie Reiner (Torch Capital), Megan O'Connor (Gutter Capital), Jeff Rinehart (City Light Capital), Jonathan Wasserstrum (Unwritten Capital), Jon Oringer (Shutterstock), Dan Teran (Gutter Capital), Edward Lando (Biowear), Jesse Middleton (Flybridge Capital Partners), Timothy Mills (ACF Investors), Will Orde (Conviction VC)
Epoch Biodesign	Series AMar 2025$18M SeedJan 2022$11M Pre SeedJan 2021$4M	$45M
Co-investors: Clay Dumas (Lowercarbon Capital), Yair Reem (Hasso Plattner Ventures)
Yaso	SeedJul 2024 Pre SeedJan 2023$2M	$13M
Co-investors: Scott Weavers-Wright (Haatch), Chris Smith (Playfair Capital), Will Martin (Sprout.ai), Will Neale (Learn Capital), Simon Penson (Haatch), Mark Bennett (Haatch Ventures), Fred Soneya (Haatch)
zeroRISC	SeedOct 2023$5M	$15M
Co-investors: Pete Hutton (Cambridge Angels), Hermann Hauser (Amadeus Capital Partners), Gabe Cunningham (Fontinalis Partners), Ray Stata (Stata Venture Partners), Rajeev Surati
ManholeMetrics	Pre SeedApr 2023$380K	$380K
Koala	Series UnknownMar 2023$2M SeedJul 2020$2M	$4M
Co-investors: Chris Adelsbach (Outrun Ventures), Henrik Wetter Sanchez (Playfair Capital)
AeroCloud	Series AFeb 2023$13M SeedMay 2021$2M	$15M
Co-investors: Chris Smith (Playfair Capital), Simon Penson (Haatch), Mark Bennett (Haatch Ventures), Fred Soneya (Haatch), Scott Weavers-Wright (Haatch), Daniel Heck (Stage 2 Capital)
Type One Style	Pre SeedJan 2023$180K	$180K

Simon Blakey's Experience

Finance Manager Sainsbury'sPresent

Management Consultant Arthur Andersen Business ConsultingPresent

Managing Director Avonmore DevelopmentsPresent

Board Member Sainsbury CentrePresent

Chairman Arthur Andersen Business ConsultingPresent

Director Pout LtdPresent

Board Member ThinventoryPresent

Board Observer Arthur Andersen Business ConsultingPresent

Chairman SpeclePresent

Non-Exec Board Director Glow Digital MediaPresent

Non-Exec Board Director Night On The Town Limousine ServicePresent

Board Member ParcelBrightPresent

Investment Committee Member ACF InvestorsPresent

Board Director ChattermillPresent

Board Director VentrataPresent

Board Member RepositPresent

Angel Investor Cambridge AngelsPresent

Chair of the Investment Committee PlayfairPresent

Trustee and Treasurer Arthur Andersen Business ConsultingPresent

Board Member Cambridge AngelsPresent

Venture Partner | Senior Advisor PlayfairPresent

Simon Blakey's Education

University of Birmingham BSc Biochemisty

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