Investing Profile

Simon Blakey

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Business Angel and Chair of the Investment Committee at Playfair

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Current Investing Position

Playfair Capital Investor

Investment Range

$100K - $1.5M

Sweet Spot

$750K

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$70M

Simon Blakey is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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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), 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), Katie Reiner (Torch Capital), 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 (Extantia Capital)
Yaso	SeedJul 2024 Pre SeedJan 2023$2M	$13M
Co-investors: Scott Weavers-Wright (Haatch), Chris Smith (Playfair Capital), Simon Penson (Haatch), Mark Bennett (Haatch), Fred Soneya (Haatch), Will Neale (Passion Capital), Will Martin
zeroRISC	SeedOct 2023$5M	$15M
Co-investors: Hermann Hauser (Amadeus Capital Partners), Gabe Cunningham (Fontinalis Partners), Ray Stata (Stata Venture Partners), Rajeev Surati, Pete Hutton
ManholeMetrics	Pre SeedApr 2023$380K	$380K
Koala	Series UnknownMar 2023$2M SeedJul 2020$2M	$6M
Co-investors: Guillaume Cabane (Sequoia Capital), Chris Adelsbach (Black Tip Capital), Henrik Wetter Sanchez (Playfair Capital), Mathilde Collin, Nicolas Pinto
AeroCloud	Series AFeb 2023$13M SeedMay 2021$2M	$15M
Co-investors: Chris Smith (Playfair Capital), Simon Penson (Haatch), Mark Bennett (Haatch), Fred Soneya (Haatch), Scott Weavers-Wright (Haatch), Daniel Heck (Openview Venture Partners)
Type One Style	Pre SeedJan 2023$180K	$180K