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Downing Ventures

10 Lower Thames Street, London, England, EC3R 6AF, United Kingdom

Overview

Venture capital investment in early and growth stage technology businesses.

Founded

1986

Deals · 12mo

0

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Financial Services
Impact Investing
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

56rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
TidalSense
May 2023Led
$9 MOther Equity
Qkine
Dec 2022Led
$5 MOther Equity
FundamentalVR
Aug 2022Led
$20 MSeries B
Distributed
Jun 2022Led
$10 MOther Equity
Dragonfly AI
Apr 2022Led
$4 MSeries A
MIP Diagnostics
Feb 2022Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Virtuoso
Nov 2021Participated
$13 MSeries A
Closed Loop Medicine
Nov 2021Participated
$18 MSeries A
DiA Imaging Analysis
Aug 2021Participated
$14 MSeries B
Invizius
May 2021Led
$7 MSeries A
Cape
Apr 2021Participated
$20 MSeries A
Ondat
Feb 2021Led
$10 MSeries B
TidalSense
May 2023Led
$9 MOther Equity
Qkine
Dec 2022Led
$5 MOther Equity
FundamentalVR
Aug 2022Led
$20 MSeries B
Distributed
Jun 2022Led
$10 MOther Equity
Dragonfly AI
Apr 2022Led
$4 MSeries A
MIP Diagnostics
Feb 2022Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Virtuoso
Nov 2021Participated
$13 MSeries A
Closed Loop Medicine
Nov 2021Participated
$18 MSeries A
DiA Imaging Analysis
Aug 2021Participated
$14 MSeries B
Invizius
May 2021Led
$7 MSeries A
Cape
Apr 2021Participated
$20 MSeries A
Ondat
Feb 2021Led
$10 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

Downing Ventures: 56 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Downing Ventures: 56 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed35
Series A611
Series B53
Series C+13
Other Equity109

Monthly Deal Activity

Downing Ventures: 56 deals are recorded across 129 months.All available history.
Downing Ventures: 56 deals are recorded across 129 months. All available history
MonthDeals
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Jan '182
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Apr '181
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Sep '182
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '194
Feb '191
Mar '190
Apr '191
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Sector Breakdown

Downing Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (17 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Downing Ventures: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (17 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software17
Health & Life Sciences16
Networks, Cloud & Communication15
Data, Analytics & IT12
E-Commerce & Retail11
AI & Machine Learning10
Consumer & Lifestyle6
Marketing & Advertising5
Manufacturing5
Professional Services5
Developer Tools5
Education & Workforce4
Real Estate & Construction4
Space & Frontier Tech4
Hardware & Robotics4
Fintech4
Media & Entertainment4
Cybersecurity & Privacy3
AR/VR3
Transportation & Logistics2
Travel & Hospitality1
Government & Defense1
Clean Energy & Sustainability1
Food & Agriculture1
Social & Community Platforms1

Deal Size Distribution

Downing Ventures: 56 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Downing Ventures: 56 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M18
$5M-$10M21
$10M-$25M14
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Downing Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (49 deals).All available history.

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Downing Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (49 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe49
United States6
Israel1
Downing Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with BGF sharing 6 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Downing Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with BGF sharing 6 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
BGF6
London Co-Investment Fund5
Calculus Capital4
Beringea3
Guinness Asset Management3
Maven Capital Partners3
Mercia3
Parkwalk Advisors3
Scottish Enterprise3
24Haymarket2
AlbionVC2
Amadeus Capital Partners2
Ananda Impact Ventures2
Cambridge Innovation Capital2
Capita2
Crane Venture Partners2
Forward Partners2
Frontline Ventures2
LocalGlobe2
Octopus Ventures2

Investment Strategy

Downing Ventures: Led accounts for 45% and participating for 55% of round participation.All available history.
Downing Ventures: Led accounts for 45% and participating for 55% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led2545%
Participating3155%
Downing Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 44% and co-led for 56% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Downing Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 44% and co-led for 56% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead1144%
Co-led1456%

Team

Chris Allner

Partner

Daniel Cheung

Associate

Gideon Shmuel

Venture Partner

Jack Eadie

Partner

Joseph Raffa

Venture Partner

Kathy Gromotka

Associate

Matt Pierce

Investment Director

Nick Lewis

Founding Partner, Investment Committee Member & Chairman

Richard Lewis

Investment Director