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Onyx Capital

VC
London, UKWebsite

Onyx Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$1.0M
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
3 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
London, UK
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-18

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $1.0M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in crypto-enabled financial infrastructure enabling global money movement. Focused on early-stage startups in emerging markets.

How Onyx Capital invests

Onyx Capital is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Consumer Social, Media.

Onyx Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.

Onyx Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including LiftPay, CrossNet Financial.

Partners & Team

GN

Greg Newman

General Partner

energy derivatives
crude oil
company growth
strategic vision

Greg operates as the Group Chief Executive and an Executive Director on the Company’s Board. He pulled back from trading as Head of Crude at Onyx in early 2019 to focus on driving the company’s growth and strategic vision full-time. He holds a BEng in Biochemical Engineering from University College London.

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Amara Roy

Solo GP

Blockchain
Payments
Remittances
OK

Omar Kayaam

General Partner

energy derivatives
gasoline
operations
expansion
market-making

Omar pulled out of full-time trading in 2022 where he was Head of gasoline, to oversee operations and expansion in the firm's market-making operation. He also operates as Executive Director on the Company's Board. He holds an M.Sc. and a B.A. Hons. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Consumer Social
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

LI

LiftPay

Payments
CR

CrossNet Financial

Remittances
How to pitch Onyx Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Greg Newman, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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