# Andrew Garside

> Andrew Garside is a Series A investor at Livingbridge (London) backing Insurance and Health Care. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Livingbridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isis-equity-partners)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-garside/7/619/b94

Andrew Garside is a Series A investor at Livingbridge in London focused on Insurance and Health Care. Andrew Garside lead one of the investment teams at ISIS. Their job is to understand the motivations and objectives of the stakeholders in an enterprise and work out how ISIS can best play a role in the future growth. To contribute to the development of a business, they need to keep learning and developing their own skills. The best projects arewhere they “click” with a team and there is mutual respect for what each party brings to the table – foundation for a great relationship going forward.He joined ISIS in 2005 as he was so impressed with the attitude of everyone he knew and met here – rigorous and hardworking but not over-confident. It’s a strong team that really enjoys working together. His journey before started by studying Engineering and Management at university and then working to improve manufacturing processes. He joined 3i as a graduate on the point of the 1990 recession and built a decent track record and managed several offices over 15 years.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Health Care | 1 | 100% |
| Health Insurance | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Equipsme | Equipsme offers business health insurance plans for employees and their families. | $3.3M | Series A | Sep 10, 2018 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baronsmead Venture Trusts](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baronsmead-venture-trusts) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Livingbridge

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Livingbridge is an independent private equity firm, based in the UK, the US and Australia. They have £1 billion ready to invest over the next 5 years and they invest anywhere from £2 million to £70 million in fast-growing companies. The Livingbridge team have been backing businesses together for twenty years.They have done it over a hundredtimes, turning many into household names both at home and abroad. They understand that for business owners it’s more than just business. They get growth.With UK offices in London, Birmingham and Manchester and an Australian office in Melbourne, Livingbridge have teams on the ground locally who can provide support to their portfolio companies on a daily basis.

5 contacts available at Livingbridge.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Garside | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-garside |
| Dame Carnwath | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alison-carnwath |
| James Titmuss | Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-titmuss |
| Matt Upton | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-upton |
| Mo Aneese | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mo-aneese |

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## FAQ

### What does Andrew Garside invest in?

Andrew Garside invests primarily in Insurance, Health Care and Health Insurance startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Garside last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Andrew Garside closed in Sep 2018. Shizune tracks 1 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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