# Aron Gelbard

> Aron Gelbard is a seed investor at Bloom & Wild (London) backing SaaS and Legal. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bloom & Wild](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloom-wild)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Oct 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aron-gelbard-a075a11/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/arongelbard
- Website: https://x.com/arongelbard
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arongelbard

Aron Gelbard is a seed investor at Bloom & Wild in London focused on SaaS and Legal. Aron Grisha Gelbard is based out of London and is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bloom & Wild. Aron previously worked at Bain & Company as a Manager. Aron Grisha Gelbard attended the Harvard Business School.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Legal | 1 | 33% |
| Legal Tech | 1 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 33% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lawhive | Lawhive provides online legal services that connect clients with solicitors and lawyers for a wide range of legal matters, including property, family, employment, immigration, and other areas of law. It operates a platform that makes it possible for individuals and small businesses to request legal support, receive transparent pricing, and bematched with qualified legal professionals through an online process. The company manages client enquiries and assigns solicitors to handle cases through digital communication channels, giving clients clear updates as their matters progress. Lawhive also supports its lawyers with administrative and regulatory infrastructure so they can focus on delivering legal work. The platform combines technology with a network of regulated legal practitioners to streamline access to legal services. | $2M | Seed | Oct 07, 2022 |  |
| Lawhive | Lawhive provides online legal services that connect clients with solicitors and lawyers for a wide range of legal matters, including property, family, employment, immigration, and other areas of law. It operates a platform that makes it possible for individuals and small businesses to request legal support, receive transparent pricing, and bematched with qualified legal professionals through an online process. The company manages client enquiries and assigns solicitors to handle cases through digital communication channels, giving clients clear updates as their matters progress. Lawhive also supports its lawyers with administrative and regulatory infrastructure so they can focus on delivering legal work. The platform combines technology with a network of regulated legal practitioners to streamline access to legal services. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Oct 07, 2022 |  |
| Dishpatch | Dispatch is a finish-at-home meal kit platform that claims to bring the best of London’s ‘world-beating’ food scene to homes across the UK | $14.1M | Seed | Jun 15, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Episode 1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/episode) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Stride.VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stride-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tiny-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Entrée Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/entree-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LocalGlobe](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/localglobe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bloom & Wild

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Bloom & Wild, a letterbox flower delivery company, take an online approach to the traditional business of ordering and delivering flowers. It has infused the traditional flower-giving experience with predictive analytics and technology to deliver a fresher, less-traveled bouquet to the people they care most about.Founded in 2013 by AronGelbard and Ben Stanway, Bloom & Wild aims to become the pan-European market leader in flower and gift delivery. The company continued its expansion into more European markets and added bricks and mortar retail for the UK. By entering into a retail partnership with Sainsbury’s, Bloom & Wild sees an exclusive range of premium bouquets available in selected superstores nationwide.

5 contacts available at Bloom & Wild.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aron Gelbard | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aron-gelbard |
| Ben Stanway | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-stanway |
| Matt Jenkins | Senior Data Scientist | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-jenkins-3 |
| Patrick Hurenkamp | Chief Innovation Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/patrick-hurenkamp |
| Phill Burton | COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phill-burton |

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## FAQ

### What does Aron Gelbard invest in?

Aron Gelbard invests primarily in SaaS, Legal and Legal Tech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Aron Gelbard's check size?

Aron Gelbard typically joins rounds of $2M–$14M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Aron Gelbard participates in.

### When did Aron Gelbard last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Aron Gelbard closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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