# Craig Anderson

> Craig Anderson is a seed investor at Pentech Ventures backing FinTech and Financial Services. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pentech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pentech-ventures)
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/craig-anderson/3/832/ab7

Craig Anderson is a seed investor at Pentech Ventures focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Craig Anderson - Partner @ Pentech Ventures

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 38% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 38% |
| Finance | 2 | 25% |
| Legal | 1 | 13% |
| Software | 1 | 13% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series C | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PrimaryBid | PrimaryBid is a technology platform that allows everyday investors fair access to public companies raising capital. PrimaryBid always ensures that retail investors transact at the same time and at the same price as institutional investors.Through PrimaryBid's long-term agreement with the London Stock Exchange, the company has created theinfrastructure to seamlessly connect everyday investors with public companies when it matters most. | $190M | Series C | Feb 20, 2022 |  |
| Vauban | Vauban is a tech company reshaping the world of private investing. The platform makes it easier, faster, and more cost-effective for anyone to co-invest in private companies. With Vauban, you can easily create your Syndicate online, start sharing your deal flow and let your network co-invest with you in startups. Vauban has automated the SPV &funds setup process. | $6.3M | Seed | Nov 26, 2021 |  |
| PrimaryBid | PrimaryBid is a technology platform that allows everyday investors fair access to public companies raising capital. PrimaryBid always ensures that retail investors transact at the same time and at the same price as institutional investors.Through PrimaryBid's long-term agreement with the London Stock Exchange, the company has created theinfrastructure to seamlessly connect everyday investors with public companies when it matters most. | $50M | Series B | Oct 26, 2020 |  |
| PrimaryBid | PrimaryBid is a technology platform that allows everyday investors fair access to public companies raising capital. PrimaryBid always ensures that retail investors transact at the same time and at the same price as institutional investors.Through PrimaryBid's long-term agreement with the London Stock Exchange, the company has created theinfrastructure to seamlessly connect everyday investors with public companies when it matters most. | $8.6M | Series A | Sep 08, 2019 |  |
| TravelNest | TravelNest is an Edinburgh-based software company providing advertising and optimisation for the holiday rentals industry across Europe. Founded in 2015, our aim is to reinvent the way owners advertise their rental properties, helping you find the best channels for advertising and optimising your listings. | $3.9M | Seed | Dec 04, 2017 |  |
| Nutmeg | Nutmeg is changing the way people manage their money. Specializing in investments, ISAs and pensions, Nutmeg's online investment management service is intelligent, straightforward and fair. It is the first wealth manager with a 6 year performance track record in the UK. Founded in 2011, the company is based in London, UK. | $15.3M | Series D | Dec 22, 2016 |  |
| Nutmeg | Nutmeg is changing the way people manage their money. Specializing in investments, ISAs and pensions, Nutmeg's online investment management service is intelligent, straightforward and fair. It is the first wealth manager with a 6 year performance track record in the UK. Founded in 2011, the company is based in London, UK. | $38.2M | Series C | Nov 14, 2016 |  |
| Nutmeg | Nutmeg is changing the way people manage their money. Specializing in investments, ISAs and pensions, Nutmeg's online investment management service is intelligent, straightforward and fair. It is the first wealth manager with a 6 year performance track record in the UK. Founded in 2011, the company is based in London, UK. |  | Series A | Jun 18, 2012 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Outward VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outward-vc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Armada Investment AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/armada-investment-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Salica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hambroperksltd) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ABN AMRO Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ABN-AMRO-Ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Balderton Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/balderton-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Molten Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-esprit) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Pentech Ventures

VC Fund · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Pentech Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on finding category defining software companies. Their passion is helping founders develop their startup into an internationally successful organisation. They have done this multiple times, partnering with leading VCs, corporations and investment banks along the way. They consider any opportunitycapable of becoming a market leader but are most comfortable being the first venture investor, supporting founders through the early stages of proving product and market fit. Their initial investment is likely to be £500K to £2M, with up to £10M invested over the lifetime of the investment.They invest in founders who are ambitious to build a global company, have the passion and ability to attract the best team and who are focused on the data and understand the key drivers in proving and building their business. They support the founders they invest in to develop and grow with their business.

5 contacts available at Pentech Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Craig Anderson | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-anderson-3 |
| Eddie Anderson | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eddie-anderson |
| Marc Moens | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marc-moens |
| Sandy McKinnon | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sandy-mckinnon |
| Andy Duncan | Financial Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-duncan-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Craig Anderson invest in?

Craig Anderson invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 Craig Anderson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Craig Anderson closed in Feb 2022. Shizune tracks 8 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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