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Playfair Capital

VC
London, UKWebsite

Playfair Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in London, UK investing in Other, Enterprise. The firm typically writes $250K–$2.0M checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$2.0M
Portfolio
3 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$102M
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Enterprise
HQ
London, UK

Last verified: 2026-07-18

Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$102M

Portfolio

3+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage investor focused on ambitious technical founders building scalable technology businesses.

How Playfair Capital invests

Playfair Capital is a vc firm based in London, UK. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Enterprise.

Playfair Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $102M in assets under management.

Playfair Capital has backed 3 companies in our records, including Darktrace, Paddle, Zego.

Partners & Team

AS

Andrew Sheffield

Venture Capital Principal

AM

Anouska Moss

Executive Assistant

MG

Matt Gill

Chief Financial Officer

HS

Henrik Sanchez

General Partner

CS

Chris Smith

Managing Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Enterprise

Portfolio Companies (3)

Other

DA

Darktrace

Cybersecurity
PA

Paddle

B2B SaaS (Payments/Billing)
ZE

Zego

Insurtech
How to pitch Playfair Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Enterprise — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Andrew Sheffield, Venture Capital Principal.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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