# David Braben

> David Braben is a seed investor at Frontier Developments backing Big Data and Crowdfunding. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Frontier Developments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frontier-developments)
- Location: Cambridge, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-braben-487b365
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/davidbraben

David Braben is a seed investor at Frontier Developments in Cambridge focused on Big Data and Crowdfunding. David Braben Chairman at Frontier Developments.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Crowdfunding | 1 | 50% |
| Trading Platform | 1 | 50% |
| Financial Services | 1 | 50% |
| Business Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Funderbeam | Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies. | $2.6M |  | Oct 12, 2016 |  |
| Funderbeam | Funderbeam is a funding and trading platform that connects companies and investors to buy and sell equity stakes. The platform allows the founders to gain exposure, legal support, a funding manager, or an investor network. It also allows the investors to take control of their investments and trade anytime they want.The company was founded in 2013as a global data platform for startup companies. | $2.6M | Seed | Oct 12, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [3TS Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3ts-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [IQ Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iq-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Thomson Reuters](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomson-reuters) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GEIF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geif-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Frontier Developments

VC Fund · Cambridge, United Kingdom

Frontier was founded in 1994 by David Braben, co-author of the seminal "Elite", to carry forward his groundbreaking work and development ethos into projects with a scale and ambition that only teams of skilled professionals can tackle.David plays a very active role in the company. With a talented team of developers and experiencedmanagers he has helped Frontier successfully to navigate three exciting decades of the ever-changing technology landscape of mass-market gaming platforms and overseen Frontier's emergence as one of the worldwide games industry's leading independent developers.Frontier’s development strengths are immersive, fun gameplay design and unparalleled artistic quality underpinned and enabled by cutting-edge technology development and a talent for getting the best out of hardware and UI.They get their games into customers’ hands by: i) working with a number of top publishers, with whom they have developed long term relationships, and ii) a growing number of self-published titles using digital distribution channels on the major gaming platforms.They are currently over 200 individuals with development studios in Cambridge, UK and Halifax, Canada. They are actively looking to recruit strong candidates, both graduate and industry experienced, in all areas to work on their exciting, diverse mix of projects on cutting-edge gaming platforms.

4 contacts available at Frontier Developments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Braben | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-braben |
| Alex Bevis | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-bevis-d751 |
| Jonny Watts | Chief Creative Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonny-watts-0e43 |
| Matthew Florianz | Principal Audio Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-florianz |

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## FAQ

### What does David Braben invest in?

David Braben invests primarily in Big Data, Crowdfunding and Trading Platform startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round 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 David Braben last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Braben closed in Oct 2016. 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?

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