# Ant Barker

> Ant Barker is a seed investor at Aviva Ventures backing Insurance and Consulting. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Aviva Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aviva-ventures)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyjbarker/?originalSubdomain=uk

Ant Barker is a seed investor at Aviva Ventures focused on Insurance and Consulting. Ant Barker

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Online Portals | 1 | 50% |
| Geothermal Energy | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rendesco | Rendesco's mission is to transform the heating business by creating geothermal networks using ground-source heat pump technology. | $7.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| HealthKey | HealthKey is a platform that connects employers and insurers with health providers. | $1.4M | Seed | Apr 17, 2024 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ascension](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures-limited) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Clean Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-growth-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Eurazeo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eurazeo-com) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cur8 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ifg-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Oxford Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oxford-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Aviva Ventures

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Aviva Ventures is a U.K.-based venture capital firm that invests in digital and new technology businesses.

3 contacts available at Aviva Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Luckett | Founding Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-luckett |
| Ant Barker | Director of Venture Capital | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ant-barker |
| Fernand Lendoye | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fernand-lendoye |

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## FAQ

### What does Ant Barker invest in?

Ant Barker invests primarily in Insurance, Consulting and Clean Energy startups, most often at Seed 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 Ant Barker last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ant Barker closed in Jun 2024. 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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