Avonmore Developments

• Have invested in 45+ early-stage companies in over 75 funding rounds
• Asian market know-how through Cocoon Capital (launched by Michael Blakey in 2016)
• Currently 19 companies in current UK portfolio along with numerous investments across SE Asia
• Several very profitable exits to date
• Avonmore portfolio companies have subsequently raised money from the likes of Softbank, Amadeus, Index, Molten, IQ, Notion, Lower Carbon, QED and Ventech amongst many others
• Simon Blakey is a member of Cambridge Angels and chairs the investment Committee Playfair Capital (named ‘hottest seed fund” at the Europas Tech Startup awards in 2020)
• He has also been on the Investment Committee of the UK Government-backed Angel Cofund since 2014
• Our 2017 sale of Bybox for £105M was awarded "Angel Exit of the Year" by the BBAA

What are we looking for?

• Entrepreneurial management teams with in-depth market knowledge and experience in their chosen sector
• Some proven market demand
• Defendable technology and generally with a B2B sales focus
• UK (preference) or Europe-based Avonmore provides initial funding of £50,000 - £200,000 from its own resources but works with a wide range of high net worth investors, family offices and venture capital funds to raise larger syndicates For details on our investment strategy, please take a look at our FAQs