# David Ovens

> David Ovens is a seed investor at Archangels (Edinburgh) backing Software and Insurance. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Archangels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archangel-informal-investments-limited)
- Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 83%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/invercap/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ovensdavid
- Website: https://x.com/ovensdavid

David Ovens is a seed investor at Archangels in Edinburgh focused on Software and Insurance. David Ovens is the Non-Executive Director of Mercia Fund Managers and Joint Managing Director of Archangels. David Ovens attended the University of Edinburgh.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 17% |
| Insurance | 1 | 17% |
| Health Care | 1 | 17% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 17% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 17% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PhysioMedics | PhysioMedics is a healthcare technology company which provides online software solutions to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in managing musculoskeletal disorders. | $2M |  | Jul 04, 2022 |  |
| PhysioMedics | PhysioMedics is a healthcare technology company which provides online software solutions to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in managing musculoskeletal disorders. | $1.8M | Seed | Jul 04, 2022 |  |
| Optoscribe | Optoscribe’s unique 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuit platform is ideally suited for creating custom transceiver fiber coupling and attaching solutions designed to specifically address the challenges of individual optical transceiver architectures and configurations. Designed to enable compact and robust optical interconnects, Optoscribe’splatform revolutionise the footprint and form factor of assemblies and dramatically increase the amount of data transferred across networks. This in turn minimises network costs whilst maximising cable performance. We use proven and tested manufacturing processes to enable simple volume scalability, and ensure that our products are designed to meet the stringent needs of communications markets. Easy to integrate into a wide range of advanced communications applications the 3D nature of Optoscribe’s platform lends itself to address fiber density issues as speed (bandwidth) moves from 400Gb/s to 800Gb/s and beyond. It also supports advanced space division multiplexed transmission using the latest fibers, more specifically, Single Mode Fibers (SMF), Multimode Fibers (MMF) Multicore Fibers (MCF) and Few Mode Fibers (FMF). The 3D fiber coupling solutions can address challenges in a wide variety of transceivers including Silicon Photonics, VCSEL and DFB based designs and coupling to a range of standard fiber architectures.. | $2.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 02, 2020 |  |
| Optoscribe | Optoscribe’s unique 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuit platform is ideally suited for creating custom transceiver fiber coupling and attaching solutions designed to specifically address the challenges of individual optical transceiver architectures and configurations. Designed to enable compact and robust optical interconnects, Optoscribe’splatform revolutionise the footprint and form factor of assemblies and dramatically increase the amount of data transferred across networks. This in turn minimises network costs whilst maximising cable performance. We use proven and tested manufacturing processes to enable simple volume scalability, and ensure that our products are designed to meet the stringent needs of communications markets. Easy to integrate into a wide range of advanced communications applications the 3D nature of Optoscribe’s platform lends itself to address fiber density issues as speed (bandwidth) moves from 400Gb/s to 800Gb/s and beyond. It also supports advanced space division multiplexed transmission using the latest fibers, more specifically, Single Mode Fibers (SMF), Multimode Fibers (MMF) Multicore Fibers (MCF) and Few Mode Fibers (FMF). The 3D fiber coupling solutions can address challenges in a wide variety of transceivers including Silicon Photonics, VCSEL and DFB based designs and coupling to a range of standard fiber architectures.. | $3.6M | Series C | Sep 18, 2018 |  |
| Optoscribe | Optoscribe’s unique 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuit platform is ideally suited for creating custom transceiver fiber coupling and attaching solutions designed to specifically address the challenges of individual optical transceiver architectures and configurations. Designed to enable compact and robust optical interconnects, Optoscribe’splatform revolutionise the footprint and form factor of assemblies and dramatically increase the amount of data transferred across networks. This in turn minimises network costs whilst maximising cable performance. We use proven and tested manufacturing processes to enable simple volume scalability, and ensure that our products are designed to meet the stringent needs of communications markets. Easy to integrate into a wide range of advanced communications applications the 3D nature of Optoscribe’s platform lends itself to address fiber density issues as speed (bandwidth) moves from 400Gb/s to 800Gb/s and beyond. It also supports advanced space division multiplexed transmission using the latest fibers, more specifically, Single Mode Fibers (SMF), Multimode Fibers (MMF) Multicore Fibers (MCF) and Few Mode Fibers (FMF). The 3D fiber coupling solutions can address challenges in a wide variety of transceivers including Silicon Photonics, VCSEL and DFB based designs and coupling to a range of standard fiber architectures.. | $2.4M | Series B | Jun 13, 2017 |  |
| Optoscribe | Optoscribe’s unique 3D glass-based photonic integrated circuit platform is ideally suited for creating custom transceiver fiber coupling and attaching solutions designed to specifically address the challenges of individual optical transceiver architectures and configurations. Designed to enable compact and robust optical interconnects, Optoscribe’splatform revolutionise the footprint and form factor of assemblies and dramatically increase the amount of data transferred across networks. This in turn minimises network costs whilst maximising cable performance. We use proven and tested manufacturing processes to enable simple volume scalability, and ensure that our products are designed to meet the stringent needs of communications markets. Easy to integrate into a wide range of advanced communications applications the 3D nature of Optoscribe’s platform lends itself to address fiber density issues as speed (bandwidth) moves from 400Gb/s to 800Gb/s and beyond. It also supports advanced space division multiplexed transmission using the latest fibers, more specifically, Single Mode Fibers (SMF), Multimode Fibers (MMF) Multicore Fibers (MCF) and Few Mode Fibers (FMF). The 3D fiber coupling solutions can address challenges in a wide variety of transceivers including Silicon Photonics, VCSEL and DFB based designs and coupling to a range of standard fiber architectures.. | $1.6M | Series A | Apr 25, 2016 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Par Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/par-equity) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Scottish Investment Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-investment-bank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Maven Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maven-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Scottish Enterprise](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scottish-enterprise) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Archangels

VC Fund · Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Originally formed in 1992 and based in Edinburgh, Archangels is a prominent business angel syndicate which has been at the forefront of early stage investing in Scotland for more than two decades. Today, Archangels comprises more than 60 investor members and typically co-ordinates the investment of more than £10 million per year in early stageScottish companies.Their business ethos is underpinned by four fundamental pillars, which are to:- Give something back- Help young Scottish companies- Generate attractive investment returns, and- Have funThe Archangels syndicate predominantly invests in companies from the technology, software and life sciences sectors – three markets in which Scotland produces a wealth of talent. The syndicate and its executive team have wide experience in diverse business sectors and disciplines to help and support the creation and development of young companies to maximise investor return.

5 contacts available at Archangels.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Ovens | Joint Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ovens |
| Eric Young | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-young-3 |
| Gavin Gemmell | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gavin-gemmell |
| Lindsay Miller | Office Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lindsay-miller |
| Shaolei McKie | Investment Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shaolei-mckie |

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## FAQ

### What does David Ovens invest in?

David Ovens invests primarily in Software, Insurance and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 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 Ovens last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Ovens closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 6 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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