# David Mowat

> David Mowat is a Series B investor at Circularity Capital (Edinburgh) backing Travel and Leisure. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Circularity Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/circularity-capital)
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mowat-56166012/

David Mowat is a Series B investor at Circularity Capital in Edinburgh focused on Travel and Leisure. David Has Spent Over 13 Years Working In A Number Of Senior Positions Within Venture Capital And Private Equity. Most recently David was one of the founding members of the £480m private equity portfolio manager, Caird Capital, where he had direct responsibility for the investment management and divestment strategy for a portfolio of investments.Prior to Caird, David worked as a senior member of Bank of Scotland’s Integrated Finance Team (BoSIF) and also as an Investment Director with Botts & Company. Through the course of his roles at Caird, BoSIF and Botts, David had direct responsibility for the origination, execution, investment management and/or divestment of 18 mid-market investments. Prior to his work as an investor David spent 5 years as a corporate finance adviser focused on the UK SME market. David is a qualified CA with very strong analytical skills and direct experience of representing investors at numerous investee company Boards. David also has direct executive and non-executive director experience with a portfolio of UK SMEs.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 25% |
| Leisure | 1 | 25% |
| Tourism | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| the Bike Club | the Bike Club is a platform that offers pay monthly kids bikes that are exchanged as children grow up. | $20.7M | Series B | May 18, 2022 |  |
| Cocogreen | Cocogreen® is a leading international brand of speciality coir substrates for edible crops. |  | Private Equity | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| Winnow | Winnow builds artificial intelligence tools to help chefs run more profitable and sustainable kitchens by cutting food waste in half. They develop technology to cut food waste in their operations. Their digital tools provide data to drive improvements in kitchen production processes and reduce environmental footprint.Winnow's mission is toconnect commercial kitchen, create a movement of chefs, and inspire others. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $12M | Series B | Oct 17, 2019 |  |
| Winnow | Winnow builds artificial intelligence tools to help chefs run more profitable and sustainable kitchens by cutting food waste in half. They develop technology to cut food waste in their operations. Their digital tools provide data to drive improvements in kitchen production processes and reduce environmental footprint.Winnow's mission is toconnect commercial kitchen, create a movement of chefs, and inspire others. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in London, England, United Kingdom. | $7.4M | Series A | Oct 23, 2017 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [D-Ax Corporate Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d-ax-corporate-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mustard Seed](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mustard-seed) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Codex Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/codex-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ingka Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingka-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [R/GA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r-ga-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Ingenious Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-ingenious-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Circularity Capital

VC Fund · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Circularity Capital is a specialist private equity firm investing in European growth SMEs operating in the circular economy.The company uses the circular economy as a framework to support investee businesses decouple their growth from resource constraints, enhance resource productivity and drive competitive advantage.The team has specificexpertise and a powerful network in the circular economy which we use to identify, source and secure proprietary investment opportunities and add value to portfolio businesses through access to talent, market information and new business development opportunities. The company's investors include financial institutions, global corporations and leading family offices.At the heart of Circularity’s ability to create value for investors is its focus on combining specialist expertise in the circular economy with institutional quality private equity experience.

5 contacts available at Circularity Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Mowat | Co-Founding Partner & Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mowat |
| Jamie Butterworth | Co-Founding Partner & Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-butterworth |
| Anders Brejner | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anders-brejner-d076 |
| Andrew Shannon | Co-Founding Partner, Head of Compliance, and Investment Committee Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-shannon-2 |
| Ian Nolan | Co-Founding Partner and Chair of Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-nolan-7b6c |

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## FAQ

### What does David Mowat invest in?

David Mowat invests primarily in Travel, Leisure and Tourism startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 4 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 Mowat last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Mowat closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 4 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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