# Andrew Ferguson

> Andrew Ferguson is a funding round investor at Baird Capital backing Social Media. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Baird Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baird-capital)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2020
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-ferguson/4/bb2/558

Andrew Ferguson is a funding round investor at Baird Capital in Chicago focused on Social Media and Risk Management. Andrew Ferguson is the Partner at Baird Capital. Andrew Ferguson joined Baird Capital's U.K. Private Equity team in 1996 following the acquisition of North of England Ventures, where he had been responsible for managing the regional fund for the North East. Prior to joining North of England Ventures in 1993 he spent seven years with PriceWaterhouse, latterly in corporate finance. Andrew has an Economics degree from Warwick University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Risk Management | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aura Futures | Aura Futures is provides workspace technology services to mid-to-large enterprises. Aura is the essential atmosphere that encompasses and embodies the workspace, making everything and everyone work seamlessly together. We blend the best that technology has to offer with first class service, so you can focus on what matters most to yourorganisation.We transform the interplay between technology and people in your business which improves the overall wellness of your employees and productivity of your teams, whilst enhancing the user experience and generating significant savings to your bottom line. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 18, 2020 |  |
| Crisp | Crisp is a leading provider of social media brand safety and crisis monitoring services to global brands, media publishers and social platforms. Crisp has been protecting hundreds of globally recognized brands and social platforms for over ten years, including the world’s largest media and entertainment business; four of the top five luxury andfashion brands and the world’s largest pharmaceutical company.Crisp is headquarted in the UK with offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and London. | $25M |  | Oct 22, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Baird Capital

VC Fund · Milwaukee, United States

Baird Capital makes venture capital, growth equity, and private equity investments in strategically-targeted sectors around the world.The company values its creators who identify exceptional opportunities and partners with senior industry executives to build world-class companies. Its in-depth sector knowledge, deep relationships withentrepreneurial management teams, and global network of 60 investment and operating professionals in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Asia help ensure that the company consistently drives value in its portfolio companies.Baird Capital was founded on January 1, 1919 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

5 contacts available at Baird Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Ferguson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-ferguson-3 |
| Andy Tse | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-tse |
| Benedict Rocchio | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benedict-rocchio |
| Daina Spedding | Director in the Global Private Equity | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daina-spedding |
| David Barrass | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-barrass |

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## FAQ

### What does Andrew Ferguson invest in?

Andrew Ferguson invests primarily in Social Media, Risk Management and Information Technology startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Andrew Ferguson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Andrew Ferguson closed in Mar 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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