Playfair Capital
Investor profile
Investment firmVenture capital
Playfair Capital has backed 53 European tech companies across 78 funding rounds between 2013 and 2026, joining rounds totalling €388M. Most active in Software and Travel. Data as of Nov 2026.
Deals
78
distinct rounds
Companies
53
backed
Active span
2013–2026
14 yrs
Total round €
€388M
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearPlayfair Capital — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Playfair Capital — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 |
Top sectors
by dealsPlayfair Capital — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Playfair Capital — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 22 |
| Travel | 10 |
| Fintech | 9 |
| Cybersecurity | 7 |
| Transportation | 6 |
| Fashion | 5 |
| Media | 4 |
| E-commerce | 4 |
| Deeptech | 4 |
| HRtech | 4 |
Stages
by dealsPlayfair Capital — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Playfair Capital — stages | |
|---|---|
| Seed | 37 |
| Series A | 18 |
| Other | 9 |
| Pre-Seed | 8 |
| Early VC | 3 |
| Series B | 3 |
Countries
by dealsPlayfair Capital — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Playfair Capital — countries | |
|---|---|
| UK | 63 |
| Ireland | 5 |
| Switzerland | 5 |
| Sweden | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Frequent co-investors
shared rounds- Amadeus Capital Partners7
- Episode 16
- MMC Ventures6
- Octopus Ventures5
- Passion Capital5
- Portfolio Ventures5
- Seedcamp5
- Kima Ventures4
- London Co-Investment Fund4
- Wellington Partners4
- Ballpark Ventures3
- Cavalry Ventures3
- Entrepreneur First3
- Firstminute Capital3
- Founderful3
- Haatch3
- IQ Capital3
- Meyer Bergman3
- Notion Capital3
- Triple Point Ventures3
- Accel2
- Ascension VC2
- Atomico2
- Atypical Ventures2
- Balderton Capital2
Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astral Systems | UK | 2 | €32M |
| Nory | Ireland | 3 | €23M |
| StackOne | UK | 2 | €21M |
| Recycleye | UK | 3 | €21M |
| Appear Here | UK | 3 | €18M |
| Protex AI | Ireland | 1 | €18M |
| Jack & Jill | UK | 1 | €17M |
| Starship Technologies | Estonia | 1 | €16M |
| Sprout.ai | UK | 2 | €15M |
| Ravelin | UK | 3 | €14M |
| AeroCloud | UK | 2 | €13M |
| Passionfruit | UK | 2 | €13M |
| uMed | UK | 1 | €11M |
| Worldr | UK | 2 | €11M |
| Spotted Zebra | UK | 2 | €10M |
| Qureight | UK | 2 | €9.8M |
| YASO | UK | 1 | €9.5M |
| Mapillary | Sweden | 2 | €8.6M |
| Refute | UK | 2 | €8.6M |
| Festicket | UK | 3 | €8.3M |
| Cauldron | UK | 2 | €7.7M |
| Stratajet | UK | 1 | €7.3M |
| Vine Health | UK | 2 | €6.2M |
| wholi | UK | 1 | €6.0M |
| Chronext | UK | 1 | €4.8M |
| Exclaim Robotics | Switzerland | 1 | €4.3M |
| Ascento | Switzerland | 1 | €4.0M |
| Gluru | UK | 2 | €3.2M |
| Trouva | UK | 2 | €3.2M |
| Fusionality | Switzerland | 1 | €3.2M |
Biggest deals
top 10 by amount| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astral Systems | Series A | €27M | 2026-06 |
| Protex AI | Series A | €18M | 2022-08 |
| StackOne | Series A | €18M | 2025-05 |
| Jack & Jill | Seed | €17M | 2025-10 |
| Starship Technologies | Seed | €16M | 2017-01 |
| Recycleye | Series A | €15M | 2023-02 |
| Nory | Series A | €15M | 2024-05 |
| AeroCloud | Series A | €12M | 2023-02 |
| uMed | Other | €11M | 2023-07 |
| Appear Here | Series B | €11M | 2017-05 |