# David Mott

> David Mott is a Series B investor at The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association backing SaaS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-british-private-equity-venture-capital-association)
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/david-mott/0/193/5b8
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/DavidMott
- Website: http://www.oxcp.com

David Mott is a Series B investor at The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association in Oxford focused on SaaS and Email. David co-founded Oxford Capital and is focused helping investors access private capital markets. David has played a key role in expanding the firm's activities in venture capital, infrastructure, media and real estate sectors. in 2017, David was appointed as chair of the BVCA's Venture Capital committee where he is leading initiatives topromote the long term sustainability of the sector and share best practice across the industries participants. During his career as an investment manager, he has led numerous investment and exit transactions, including both IPOs and acquisitions. David has advised the government and the European Commission on investment policy and is an active member of the BVCA’s venture capital committee.He is a member of YPO, the Young Presidents Organization, London chapter. Prior to establishing Oxford Capital, David worked in London, Switzerland and Germany with Result Ventures, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte and in Hong Kong with Jardine Fleming. David has a BA in Economics and Japanese from the University of Durham and completed the Private Equity leadership development programme at Harvard Business School.David speaks French, German and Japanese. David is a passionate collector of contemporary art and has represented Great Britain at masters level in Modern Pentathlon.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Email | 1 | 20% |
| Men's | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |
| Fashion | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 40% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Equity Crowdfunding | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spoke London | Spoke London is a privately held company that provides better fitting, better looking men's clothes, sold exclusively online. | $6.1M | Equity Crowdfunding | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| Red Sift | Red Sift's Digital Resilience Platform solves for the greatest vulnerabilities across the complete attack surface. By providing comprehensive coverage of an organization’s digital footprint through best-in-class discovery and monitoring, Red Sift enables users to proactively uncover threats within email, domains, brand, and the networkperimeter. Paired with sophisticated remediation capabilities, Red Sift provides organizations with the tools to shut down phishing and ensure ongoing compliance with email and web security protocols.Red Sift is a global organization with offices in North America, Australia, Spain, and the UK. It boasts an impressive client base across all industries, including Domino’s, ZoomInfo, Athletic Greens, Pipedrive, and top global law firms. Red Sift is also a trusted partner of Entrust, Microsoft, and Validity, among others. Find out more at redsift.com. | $54M | Series B | Feb 24, 2022 |  |
| Bower Collective | Bower Collective is a direct-to-consumer digital platform for sustainable home and personal care products. | $2.9M | Seed | Jul 15, 2021 |  |
| Spoke London | Spoke London is a privately held company that provides better fitting, better looking men's clothes, sold exclusively online. | $10.3M | Series B | Oct 15, 2019 |  |
| Red Sift | Red Sift's Digital Resilience Platform solves for the greatest vulnerabilities across the complete attack surface. By providing comprehensive coverage of an organization’s digital footprint through best-in-class discovery and monitoring, Red Sift enables users to proactively uncover threats within email, domains, brand, and the networkperimeter. Paired with sophisticated remediation capabilities, Red Sift provides organizations with the tools to shut down phishing and ensure ongoing compliance with email and web security protocols.Red Sift is a global organization with offices in North America, Australia, Spain, and the UK. It boasts an impressive client base across all industries, including Domino’s, ZoomInfo, Athletic Greens, Pipedrive, and top global law firms. Red Sift is also a trusted partner of Entrust, Microsoft, and Validity, among others. Find out more at redsift.com. | $8.5M | Series A | Sep 19, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [24 Haymarket](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/24-haymarket) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Business Growth Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-growth-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Forward Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forward-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MMC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mmc-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aken Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aken-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Döhler Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doehler-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body and public policy advocate for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK.Since our founding in 1983 we have represented the industry and delivered authoritative research and analysis, proprietary publications, specialist training, topicalconferences and best practice standards.Our membership comprises more than 650 influential firms, including over 250 private equity and venture capital houses, as well as institutional investors, professional advisers, service providers and international associations. We work together to provide capital and expertise to growing businesses, to unlock potential and to deliver enhanced returns to the millions who directly and indirectly invest in our industry.

5 contacts available at The British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Calum Paterson | Chairman 2018-19 and Member of Council | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/calum-paterson |
| Charlie Troup | Chair | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charlie-troup |
| David Mott | Chair, Venture Capital Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mott-2 |
| Kerry Baldwin | Council Member, Chair | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kerry-baldwin |
| Phil Goodwin | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-goodwin |

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## FAQ

### What does David Mott invest in?

David Mott invests primarily in SaaS, Email and Men's startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 5 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 Mott last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Mott closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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