# Chester Investments

> Chester Investments is a VC fund in Johannesburg backing Sensor, Hospital and Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Chester Investments is an investment holding company based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 50% |
| Hospital | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GlySure | GlySure has developed a continuous intravascular glucose monitoring system using a proprietary optical fluorescence sensor to meet the $2B+ worldwide demand for implementation of Tight Glycemic Control (TGC) in the hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The company has demonstrated through ICU testing highly accurate sensors which can providecontinuous glucose readings throughout the length of a patient’s stay in the ICU. | $13.6M | Series C | Nov 28, 2012 |  |
| GlySure | GlySure has developed a continuous intravascular glucose monitoring system using a proprietary optical fluorescence sensor to meet the $2B+ worldwide demand for implementation of Tight Glycemic Control (TGC) in the hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The company has demonstrated through ICU testing highly accurate sensors which can providecontinuous glucose readings throughout the length of a patient’s stay in the ICU. | $9.2M | Series C | Jan 09, 2012 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amadeus Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amadeus-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Delta Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/delta-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Morningside](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morningside-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Chester Investments invest in?

Chester Investments invests primarily in Sensor, Hospital and Health Care startups, most often at Series C 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 Chester Investments last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chester Investments closed in Nov 2012. 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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