Aberdeen Standard Investments
VC Fund
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Aberdeen Standard Investments is a VC fund in Aberdeen focused on FinTech and Finance. Standard Life Aberdeen plc is one of the world’s largest investment companies, created in 2017 from the merger of Standard Life plc and Aberdeen Asset Management PLC. Operating under the brand Aberdeen Standard Investments, the investment arm manages £569.7bn* of assets, making it the largest active manager in the UK and the second-largest inEurope. It has a significant global presence and the scale and expertise to help clients meet their investment goals.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Aberdeen Standard Investments invests in
Stages Aberdeen Standard Investments invests in
Countries Aberdeen Standard Investments invests in
Contacts
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Alan Gauld
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Alistair Watson
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Dave Winter
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John Sievwright
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Mary Drabble
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 2 (22%)
- Finance 2 (22%)
- Payments 2 (22%)
- Software 2 (22%)
- E-Commerce 2 (22%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Funding Round 2 (22%)
- Series D 1 (11%)
- Debt Financing 1 (11%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (11%)
Country
- United Kingdom 2 (22%)
- India 1 (11%)
- Sweden 1 (11%)
- Singapore 1 (11%)
- The Netherlands 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Alan Gauld
Investment Director
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Investment Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Alistair Watson
Head of Strategy Innovation
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Head of Strategy Innovation | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
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Dave Winter
Chief Operating Officer - Americas
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Chief Operating Officer - Americas | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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John Sievwright
Trustee
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Trustee | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Mary Drabble
Principal Data Governance Analyst
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Principal Data Governance Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Nykaa
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Nykaa is an e-Commerce platform for different beauty and wellness products for men and women. They also offer comprehensive content including product reviews, beauty how-to videos, articles by experts, and an e-beauty magazine. Their helpline helps to choose products and services best suited for customer's needs. Nykaa's products areauthentic sourced directly from brands and provide a delivery experience.Nykaa was founded in 2012 by Falguni Nayar and is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. | $25.9M / Post-IPO Equity / Nov 10, 2022 | |
Eagle Genomics
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Eagle Genomics is a enterprise software solutions company whose products enable the management, orchestration and exploitation of genomics and other life sciences data. They help Life Science companies get the maximum value from their R&D data and they are delivering the information architecture for the genomics era. Their suite of softwareproducts radically reduces cost and time to complete research, enabling drastic productivity improvements.Their architecture translates data sets into data assets, redefining the current paradigm in the industry, enabling the objective measurement of the value of digital assets and providing clarity on “return on information”. Their mix of expertise in biology, bioinformatics, data science and enterprise-class software engineering is unique in the field and has been applied over the last decade to solve their customers’ challenges in areas as diverse as drug development, personal hygiene and plant breeding.With global customers in the pharmaceuticals, fast moving consumer goods and agri-tech industries they understand the common challenges facing these industries in the handling of ever growing of data and information resources. Eagle Genomics is at the forefront in addressing the challenges, risks, and opportunities in delivering the enterprise information architecture for the genomics era. | Oct 31, 2022 | |
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Eagle Genomics
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Eagle Genomics is a enterprise software solutions company whose products enable the management, orchestration and exploitation of genomics and other life sciences data. They help Life Science companies get the maximum value from their R&D data and they are delivering the information architecture for the genomics era. Their suite of softwareproducts radically reduces cost and time to complete research, enabling drastic productivity improvements.Their architecture translates data sets into data assets, redefining the current paradigm in the industry, enabling the objective measurement of the value of digital assets and providing clarity on “return on information”. Their mix of expertise in biology, bioinformatics, data science and enterprise-class software engineering is unique in the field and has been applied over the last decade to solve their customers’ challenges in areas as diverse as drug development, personal hygiene and plant breeding.With global customers in the pharmaceuticals, fast moving consumer goods and agri-tech industries they understand the common challenges facing these industries in the handling of ever growing of data and information resources. Eagle Genomics is at the forefront in addressing the challenges, risks, and opportunities in delivering the enterprise information architecture for the genomics era. | $19.8M / Series B / Oct 31, 2022 | |
Dott
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Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel.The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered inAmsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. | Debt Financing / Jan 31, 2022 | |
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Dott
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Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel.The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered inAmsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. | $70M / Series B / Jan 31, 2022 | |
Signal AI
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Signal AI is an AI-powered business intelligence and media monitoring company that aggregates, analyses, and provides business leaders with insights into digital, print and broadcast media, news, and regulatory data. Signal AI’s machine learning enables businesses to track their competitive landscape, changes to regulation, and monitor theirreputation—empowering them to make smarter, faster business decisions.The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $50M / Series D / Dec 15, 2021 | |
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Dott
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Dott offers dock-less, shared electrical scooters, and bikes as alternatives for short-distance travel.The company is a micro-mobility European start-up, gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. We recently raised an initial investment of €20 million, co-led by EQT Ventures and Naspers. Dott is headquartered inAmsterdam and is gathering the most experienced team in mobility and tech in Europe. | $102.3M / Series B / Apr 20, 2021 | |
Trustly
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Trustly is delivering the most logical way to pay online that supports leading brands in boosting their conversion and providing world-class user experiences." | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 10, 2020 | |
Singlife
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Singapore Life provides digital life insurance services. Singapore Life offers high net worth universal life solutions for those that prefer Singapore and the Singapore regulatory environment as a destination for their wealth and protection needs. It also offers protection solutions made available both digitally and through financial advisers tothe retail segment, revolutionising how easy insurance can be. The Company incorporates multiple InsurTech solutions to improve the customer experience. Singapore Life represents the next generation of life insurance where customers are empowered through a simplified insurance purchase process. | Jan 15, 2019 |
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FAQ
What does Aberdeen Standard Investments invest in?
Aberdeen Standard Investments invests primarily in FinTech, Finance and Payments startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Aberdeen Standard Investments?
The team at Aberdeen Standard Investments includes Alan Gauld (Investment Director), Alistair Watson (Head of Strategy Innovation) and Dave Winter (Chief Operating Officer - Americas), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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