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Playfair Capital
London, United Kingdom
Playfair Capital is a sector‑agnostic, London‑based VC that exclusively invests at the pre‑seed stage across the UK and Europe. They back visionary founders with high conviction, providing capital (from $125k to $6.25 m)...
Portfolio
56+
Employees
20+
Founded
N/A
AUM
≈ $176.0M
Investment focus
Stages
Pre-Seed
Industries
No industries listedGeographic scope
Europe
Fund details
Funds
Fund 3
Vintage 2023 • $71.3
Check sizes
Min: $125.0K
Typical: $1.9M
Max: $6.3M
Sources
Playfair Capital
Playfair Capital is a sector‑agnostic, London‑based VC that exclusively invests at the pre‑seed stage across the UK and Europe. They back visionary founders with high conviction, providing capital (from $125k to $6.25 m) and hands‑on support to help companies reach Series A and become global category leaders.
Portfolio
56+
Employees
20+
Founded
N/A
AUM
≈ $176.0M
Funds
Fund 3 · Vintage 2023 • $71.3
Check Sizes
Min: $125.0K
Typical: $1.9M
Max: $6.3M
Stages
Pre-Seed
Industries
No industries listedGeographic scope
Europe
Sources
Showing 24 of 28 matched portfolio companies
AeroCloud offers a cloud‑native, modular airport management platform that unifies flight, gate, resource, asset, billing, and passenger processing into a single real‑time system. Leveraging AI, machine learning, and computer‑vision, it provides live operational insights, automated scheduling, and anonymous passenger flow monitoring to reduce queues, improve resource utilization, and lower IT overhead for airport operators, ground handlers, and airlines.
Funding: $12.6M
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+ 9 Other investorsStage 2 Capital
+ 9 Other investorsStage 2 Capital
Funding: $12.6M
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Ascento develops a compact wheeled jumping robot designed for security applications in diverse environments. This robot enhances surveillance capabilities by navigating challenging terrains and providing real-time monitoring in areas that are difficult for traditional security systems to access.
Funding: $168.3K
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Venture Kick
Venture Kick
Funding: $168.3K
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Astral Systems builds compact lattice‑confinement fusion reactors that generate over 1 trillion D‑T fusions per second in a containerized chassis. The reactors provide on‑site production of medical isotopes for hospitals and a high‑flux, tunable neutron source for research labs, with automated safety interlocks and API‑driven data integration.
Funding: $5.6M
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Playfair CapitalSpeedinvest
Playfair CapitalSpeedinvest
Funding: $5.6M
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Bryos AI provides a product search and configuration platform that enables technical sales teams to quickly generate accurate quotes for industrial components by extracting customer requirements and matching them with catalog specifications. This technology reduces the time to quote from days to minutes, increasing quote conversion rates by 30% while minimizing manual tasks.
Continuum is a free platform that offers short-form, TikTok-style videos and carousel courses specifically designed for vocational learners globally. It addresses the need for accessible and engaging educational content, enabling users to acquire practical skills efficiently.
E INC enhances the automotive purchasing process by providing a digital platform that streamlines wholesale and retail transactions through advanced technology and data analytics. This approach addresses inefficiencies in the automotive ecosystem, enabling faster and more flexible business operations for dealers and consumers.
Founded 2017
Fanory provides a platform that enables creators to build personalized mobile and web applications, facilitating direct monetization through community engagement with superfans. By offering tools for live interactions, premium content sales, and data tracking, Fanory empowers creators to transform their fanbase into a sustainable revenue stream.
H Company develops AI models, including VLMs and LLMs, to automate web processes and enhance decision-making for businesses. Their technology increases worker productivity by streamlining repetitive tasks and improving operational efficiency.
Funding: $220.0M
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Funding: $220.0M
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Heka is an AI‑driven employee benefits platform that unifies a company’s existing perks with thousands of health‑focused options in a single marketplace. Its recommendation engine personalizes monthly benefit suggestions based on individual health goals, while real‑time analytics show usage, stress indicators, and ROI, reducing HR admin and encouraging preventative health to boost engagement and productivity.
Funding: $1.2M
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Playfair Capital
Playfair Capital
Funding: $1.2M
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Koala utilizes agentic AI to help sales teams prioritize high-value signals and qualify accounts effectively. The platform unifies first-party and third-party data signals to provide a 360-view for relevant outreach from initial contact through deal closure. It enables sales development teams to scale winning plays by encoding successful outreach strategies and automating lead qualification.
Funding: $15.0M
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Funding: $15.0M
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This startup provides automated flight insurance services that compensate travelers for delays and cancellations by continuously monitoring their journeys. By triggering instant payouts for disruptions, the company simplifies the claims process and alleviates the financial impact of travel interruptions.
Material Evolution utilizes proprietary Alkali Fusion® technology and AI-driven processes to produce MevoCem, an ultra-low carbon cement that emits 144-196 kg of CO2e per tonne, significantly less than traditional Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). This approach addresses the cement industry's substantial carbon footprint while maintaining a robust 52.5 strength rating and seamless integration into existing construction workflows.
Funding: $18.9M
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KOMPAS VC
KOMPAS VC
Funding: $18.9M
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NetFabric delivers an AI‑driven automation layer for network operations, continuously ingesting telemetry and ticket data from any vendor to autonomously investigate incidents, map dependencies, and produce structured root‑cause reports with evidence in minutes. The platform also performs post‑change validation, detects regressions, and executes deterministic remediation playbooks from existing documentation, all in a read‑only mode that integrates with existing monitoring and ticketing tools.
Funding: $2.2M
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FounderfulPlayfair Capital
FounderfulPlayfair Capital
Funding: $2.2M
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Omnipresent provides an Employer of Record solution that enables companies to hire and manage employees in over 160 countries without establishing a local legal entity. The platform simplifies global HR operations, including onboarding, payroll, and compliance, allowing businesses to efficiently scale their remote teams while adhering to local labor laws.
Funding: $137.8M
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Funding: $137.8M
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Orca AI provides an AI and computer vision-based platform that enhances maritime situational awareness by automatically detecting marine targets and prioritizing alerts, significantly reducing human error during navigation. The technology improves operational safety and efficiency, resulting in a 74% reduction in close encounter events and annual fuel savings of $100,000 per vessel.
Funding: $44.5M
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MizMaa VenturesOCV
MizMaa VenturesOCV
Funding: $44.5M
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Passionfruit automates the response process for ESG questionnaires and compliance requests by analyzing existing policies and previously approved answers, significantly reducing the time spent on these tasks. The platform integrates with various knowledge hubs to ensure consistent and accurate responses across frameworks like CDP, Ecovadis, and CSRD, saving users up to 75% of their compliance time.
Protex AI provides an AI-driven safety technology that continuously monitors CCTV footage to autonomously identify unsafe events and generate evidence-based reports. This solution enables EHS teams to enhance workplace safety by proactively addressing risks and implementing corrective actions, significantly reducing incident rates.
Funding: $18.1M
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Funding: $18.1M
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Qureight provides an AI-powered platform for analyzing complex healthcare data, including medical imaging, clinical trial results, and biomarkers, to support drug development in lung and heart diseases. By enabling real-time data curation, central image reads, and machine learning-driven insights, it helps biopharma companies and research organizations streamline clinical trials, reduce development timelines, and improve patient selection.
Ravelin is a fraud detection and prevention platform that utilizes machine learning and human insights to identify and mitigate online payment fraud, account takeovers, and promotional abuse. By optimizing transaction security and reducing chargeback rates, Ravelin enables businesses to accept more payments securely while protecting customer accounts.
Automates Java codebase maintenance by integrating a single-command tool that deploys and upgrades dependencies across any environment. This reduces the time spent on manual updates, condensing months of work into a single code review cycle while ensuring on-premises security and compliance.
Funding: $3.2M
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Playfair CapitalSeedcamp
Playfair CapitalSeedcamp
Funding: $3.2M
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Refute employs quantitative analysis to detect and respond to disinformation campaigns by tracing and scoring narratives across interconnected data sources. This technology enables organizations to counteract misinformation swiftly, mitigating its impact on their reputation and operations.
Seldon is a machine learning deployment platform that enables organizations to deploy and manage models at scale, reducing deployment time from months to minutes. By providing production-ready inference servers and advanced experimentation tools, Seldon enhances operational efficiency and reduces infrastructure costs, delivering an average productivity gain of 85%.
Sourcerie is a customer insights platform that utilizes sentiment analysis and feedback aggregation to provide brands with real-time data on consumer preferences and product performance. This enables companies to make informed decisions on product development and marketing strategies, significantly reducing the time and risk associated with launching new products.
Funding: $3.1M
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Playfair CapitalVorwerk Ventures
Playfair CapitalVorwerk Ventures
Funding: $3.1M
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Sourcerie is an AI-powered customer insights platform that enables brands to gather and analyze real-time feedback from their customer panels, facilitating rapid product testing and iteration. By providing SKU-level happiness scores and sentiment analysis, it helps businesses make informed decisions that enhance customer loyalty and optimize product development cycles.
Funding: $2.2M
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Playfair CapitalVorwerk Ventures
Playfair CapitalVorwerk Ventures
Funding: $2.2M
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recycleye
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numerai
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valarian
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cryptofacilities
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umed
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sourcerie
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sproutai
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seldon
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kyra
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learnerbly
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ondevice
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