Avonmore Developments
VC Fund
London, United Kingdom
Avonmore Developments is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Avonmore Developments is the family office of Simon and Michael Blakey that focuses on investments into seed and early-stage businesses, primarily in the UK and Europe. Avonmore has been operating since 2000 and has invested in over 40 different businesses in over 80 funding rounds. Michael Blakey now runs Singapore-based seed fund Cocoon Capital(www.cocooncap.com) that invests in early stage businesses across SE Asia. Simon Blakey is a member of Cambridge Angels, Chairs the Investment Committee of Playfair Capital (www.playfaircapital.com) and is on the investment committee of the Angel CoFund (www.acfinvestors.com/angel-cofund/)Avonmore's approach to deals is hands-on: mobilising other angel investors, working actively with entrepreneurs post-deal, and coordinating further funding rounds.
- Total investments:
- 69
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Avonmore Developments invests in
Stages Avonmore Developments invests in
Countries Avonmore Developments invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $650k–$8.3M
- Pre-Seed
- $379k–$2.4M
- Series A
- $1.8M–$65M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 11 (16%)
- Artificial Intelligence 7 (10%)
- Apps 5 (7%)
- E-Commerce 5 (7%)
- Advertising 5 (7%)
Stage
- Seed 24 (35%)
- Pre-Seed 13 (19%)
- Series A 8 (12%)
- Angel 5 (7%)
- Series B 3 (4%)
Country
- United Kingdom 33 (48%)
- United States 2 (3%)
- Japan 1 (1%)
- Canada 1 (1%)
- France 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Blakey
Co-Founder & Managing Director
|
Co-Founder & Managing Director | Total investments: 31 | Find email | |
Michael Blakey
Co-Founder & Director
|
Co-Founder & Director | Total investments: 12 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensors and AI models to digitize our sense of smell for better health. | Pre-Seed / Nov 24, 2025 | ||
| Teal is a payroll data API platform building financial data solutions for the credit industry. Payroll is the source of income for most people, it offers the most direct, consistent, and reliable foundation for assessing creditworthiness. Teal’s technology puts this data in the hands of both lenders and borrowers, helping lenders meet regulatoryexpectations, while giving individuals more control over how they access the credit they need.Teal is partnering with payroll and HCM providers to bring more transparency and control to how income data is used across financial services, helping lenders streamline underwriting and perform ongoing income and employment checks. Its modular API architecture ensures faster integration and adaptability, making it easier for lenders to customise Teal to their existing workflows with minimal effort. | $1.9M / Pre-Seed / Jun 10, 2025 | ||
| ManholeMetrics is an IoT sensors and analytics start-up on a mission to end flooding and bring wastewater into the 21st Century. We empower infrastructure asset owners and operators with the data and insights to anticipate and proactively respond to flooding. | $650K / Seed / Apr 23, 2025 | ||
| Mellizyme Biotechnology is currently operating in stealth. | $18.3M / Series A / Mar 05, 2025 | ||
| Astral Systems is a pioneering transformative fusion technology to address real global health and energy challenges.Our mission is to provide innovative, cutting edge fusion technology that enhance access to critical medical isotopes, accelerate fusion research, and lay the groundwork for sustainable energy systems. | $5.6M / Seed / Feb 06, 2025 | ||
| Kuai Commerce is a social commerce solutions for brand acceleration. | Seed / Jul 26, 2024 | ||
| BugBiome is a biotech start-up offers a revolutionary solution to the age-old problem of mosquito bites. | $391.4K / Pre-Seed / Feb 12, 2024 | ||
| ZeroRISC operates as a stealth start-up making hardware security foundations transparent and trustworthy. | $5M / Seed / Oct 30, 2023 | ||
| ManholeMetrics is an IoT sensors and analytics start-up on a mission to end flooding and bring wastewater into the 21st Century. We empower infrastructure asset owners and operators with the data and insights to anticipate and proactively respond to flooding. | $396K / Seed / Apr 13, 2023 | ||
| ManholeMetrics is an IoT sensors and analytics start-up on a mission to end flooding and bring wastewater into the 21st Century. We empower infrastructure asset owners and operators with the data and insights to anticipate and proactively respond to flooding. | $378.8K / Pre-Seed / Apr 13, 2023 | ||
| See all 69 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Avonmore Developments invest in?
Avonmore Developments invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Apps startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 69 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 Avonmore Developments's check size?
Avonmore Developments typically joins rounds of $650k–$8.3M at Seed, $379k–$2.4M at Pre-Seed and $1.8M–$65M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Avonmore Developments participates in.
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Who are the partners at Avonmore Developments?
The team at Avonmore Developments includes Simon Blakey (Co-Founder & Managing Director) and Michael Blakey (Co-Founder & Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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