# Chris Bruce

> Chris Bruce is a seed investor at Pink Investment Club backing Human Resources and Internet. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pink Investment Club](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pink-investment-club)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Feb 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/chrisbruce1
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/cdabruce
- Website: https://www.thomsons.com/

Chris Bruce is a seed investor at Pink Investment Club in London focused on Human Resources and Internet. Chris Bruce is the Co-Founder and Investor at Pink Investment Club and Co-Founder and Adviser at Darwin. Prior to that, he was a Senior Consultant at Alexander Forbes. He attended Bristol and Cheltenham College.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3M–$4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Human Resources | 3 | 43% |
| Internet | 2 | 29% |
| Recruiting | 2 | 29% |
| Health Care | 2 | 29% |
| B2B | 1 | 14% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 57% |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vitrue Health | Whether you're a patient recovering from knee surgery or a desk worker starting to feel an ache in your back, the first step to getting you back to your best is getting an accurate measurement of your issue. Vitrue's products accurately and objectively measure musculoskeletal issues from the workplace to the clinic. VIDA is atech-driven, fully managed service to reduce musculoskeletal problems like back and neck pain in desk workers. All while making companies DSE compliant for remote, office and hybrid teams. By assessing the quality of desk workers’ workspaces through cutting-edge AI, VIDA is a modern and scalable solution with impactful benefits. 65% of employees are living​​ with MSK issues like back or neck pain. In most cases, this is entirely preventable. With VIDA, you can empower your team to improve their workspace by giving them the knowledge they need to reduce pain and improve their quality of life. Vitrue EVVA uses depth sensors to perform clinical grade assessments of patients and is used in orthopaedics, elite sport injury prevention and preventative health screening. We provide computer vision based biomechanics measurement technology to assess your clients’ performance of gold standard functional movements pre and post treatment and throughout rehabilitation. We provide data to both clinicians and patients to ensure issues are detected early, optimal treatment can be designed and patients are informed and engaged throughout their experience.Our mission is to provide a new foundation for musculoskeletal healthcare and reduce MSK pain in millions of people. | $4M | Seed | Feb 29, 2024 |  |
| HR DataHub | HR DataHub operates as an HR data benchmarking platform for organizations to tackle issues that are right at the top of the boardroom agenda. |  | Seed | Sep 15, 2020 |  |
| Unmind | Unmind is a B2B mental health platform providing clinically-backed tools and training to create healthier, happier, more human organizations that offer a positive, proactive solution that anyone can use to bolster their mental health | $10M | Series A | Feb 11, 2020 |  |
| HowNow | HowNow is a London-based EdTech startup that connects experts and learners by offering interactive video lessons. It is an online platform that gives everyone the opportunity to learn from experts all over the world. HowNow's live online video classes mean that teachers and students can interact with one another as if they were in the sameroom. The company has more than 400 experts teaching in 33 countries. | $3M | Seed | Oct 25, 2019 |  |
| HowNow | HowNow is a London-based EdTech startup that connects experts and learners by offering interactive video lessons. It is an online platform that gives everyone the opportunity to learn from experts all over the world. HowNow's live online video classes mean that teachers and students can interact with one another as if they were in the sameroom. The company has more than 400 experts teaching in 33 countries. | $3M | Seed | Oct 25, 2019 |  |
| Tempo | Tempo is a marketplace connecting personal assistants, executive assistants, office administrators, and receptionists with the best employers in London, without the recruitment agency middleman.Candidates create profiles based around video, skills, and ratings. They're then matched to employers, using a mix of clever tech and humanexpertise, to hire faster and more effectively. The entire process can be managed through the platform and it's totally free to use except when hiring.The agency was established in 2017 in London. |  | Series A | May 01, 2019 |  |
| Unmind | Unmind is a B2B mental health platform providing clinically-backed tools and training to create healthier, happier, more human organizations that offer a positive, proactive solution that anyone can use to bolster their mental health | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 11, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Felix Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felix-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fuel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fuel-ventures-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Salica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hambroperksltd) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [True.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trueglobal) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ACF Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-cofund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crista Galli Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crista-galli-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Pink Investment Club

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2 contacts available at Pink Investment Club.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chris Bruce | Co-Founder and Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-bruce-3 |
| Michael Whitfield | Serial investor, director and chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-whitfield |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Bruce invest in?

Chris Bruce invests primarily in Human Resources, Internet and Recruiting startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 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 Chris Bruce's check size?

Chris Bruce typically joins rounds of $3M–$4M 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 Chris Bruce participates in.

### When did Chris Bruce last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Bruce closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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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