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Longwall Ventures

30 Upper High Street, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3EZ, United Kingdom

Overview

Venture capital firm specializing in growth and early-stage investments.

Founded

2011

Deals ยท 12mo

1

Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Finance
Financial Services
Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

18rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Lightcast Discovery
Apr 2026Participated
$27 MOther Equity
OrganOx
Feb 2025Participated
$142 MOther Equity
Biofidelity
Apr 2024Participated
$24 MOther Equity
Lightcast Discovery
Aug 2023Participated
$49 MSeries B
Wayland Additive
Apr 2023Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Caristo Diagnostics
Apr 2023Participated
$16 MSeries A
MIRICO
Jul 2022Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Helio Display Materials
Mar 2022Led
$5 MSeries A
Closed Loop Medicine
Nov 2021Participated
$18 MSeries A
Biofidelity
Aug 2020Participated
$12 MSeries A
LettUs Grow
Jan 2020Led
$3 MSeed
Closed Loop Medicine
May 2019Participated
$3 MSeries A
Lightcast Discovery
Apr 2026Participated
$27 MOther Equity
OrganOx
Feb 2025Participated
$142 MOther Equity
Biofidelity
Apr 2024Participated
$24 MOther Equity
Lightcast Discovery
Aug 2023Participated
$49 MSeries B
Wayland Additive
Apr 2023Participated
$6 MOther Equity
Caristo Diagnostics
Apr 2023Participated
$16 MSeries A
MIRICO
Jul 2022Participated
$2 MOther Equity
Helio Display Materials
Mar 2022Led
$5 MSeries A
Closed Loop Medicine
Nov 2021Participated
$18 MSeries A
Biofidelity
Aug 2020Participated
$12 MSeries A
LettUs Grow
Jan 2020Led
$3 MSeed
Closed Loop Medicine
May 2019Participated
$3 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Longwall Ventures: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Longwall Ventures: 18 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed10
Series A14
Series B02
Other Equity37

Monthly Deal Activity

Longwall Ventures: 18 deals are recorded across 140 months.All available history.
Longwall Ventures: 18 deals are recorded across 140 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Mar '151
Apr '150
May '150
Jun '150
Jul '150
Aug '150
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Dec '150
Jan '160
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Jan '180
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Apr '181
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Jun '181
Jul '180
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Oct '180
Nov '180
Dec '180
Jan '190
Feb '190
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Sector Breakdown

Longwall Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 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.

Longwall Ventures: Health & Life Sciences is the largest displayed sector by deal count (8 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Health & Life Sciences8
Manufacturing7
Hardware & Robotics6
Clean Energy & Sustainability6
Space & Frontier Tech6
Food & Agriculture4
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

Longwall Ventures: 18 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.

Longwall Ventures: 18 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M7
$5M-$10M3
$10M-$25M5
$25M-$50M2
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M1
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Longwall Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (17 deals).All available history.

Top 2 of 2 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Longwall Ventures: Europe has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (17 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
Europe17
United States1
Longwall Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with BGF sharing 4 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.

Longwall Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with BGF sharing 4 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
BGF4
ACF Investors2
Agilent Technologies2
ARCH Venture Partners2
BlueYard Capital2
Illumina Ventures2
IQ Capital2
M Ventures2
NanoDimension2
OMX Ventures2
Parkwalk Advisors2
Rainbow Seed Fund2
STFC Innovation2
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund2
University of Oxford2
Ananda Impact Ventures1
Avidity Partners1
Bethnal Green Ventures1
Cambridge Angels1
ClearlySo1

Investment Strategy

Longwall Ventures: Led accounts for 28% and participating for 72% of round participation.All available history.
Longwall Ventures: Led accounts for 28% and participating for 72% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led528%
Participating1372%
Longwall Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 80% and co-led for 20% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Longwall Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 80% and co-led for 20% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead480%
Co-led120%

Team

David Denny

Partner

Kate Ronayne

Investment Director

Matthew Frohn

Partner

Michael Penington

Partner

Rebecca Todd

Investment Director