David Rowan
Angel Investor @ Voyagers
London, United Kingdom
David Rowan is a seed investor at Voyagers in London focused on Software and Machine Learning. David Rowan is editor of the UK edition of WIRED magazine, which won 2009 Launch of the David Rowan is Editor of the WIRED UK, the technology and trends magazine covering online brands, gadgets and the culture that surrounds them. David has reported on technology for The Times and Channel 4 News, the latter requiring him to illustrate the newiPod Video from the set of a porn shoot. He's also written for The Sunday Times and Telegraph Magazines, and edited the Guardian's on-line content. David has curated an exhibition of British creative talent at the Government's Cabinet Forum conference. He has also addressed the TEDs, and frequently contributes on Newsnight and the Today programme. He also writes a monthly column for GQ. David is in touch with many of the world's leading trend-setters and spotters. In presentations he looks at how the net is disrupting almost every sector, how apps change consumer behaviour and why 'social commerce' is killing traditional marketing. He reveals the 10 trends that will change your market in the next decade - and what you should be doing now to protect yourself.
- Total investments:
- 26
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries David Rowan invests in
Stages David Rowan invests in
Countries David Rowan invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5.5M
- Pre-Seed
- $486k–$2.6M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (27%)
- Machine Learning 5 (19%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (15%)
- FinTech 3 (12%)
- Information Technology 3 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 13 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 5 (19%)
- Angel 1 (4%)
- Series C 1 (4%)
- Funding Round 1 (4%)
Country
- United Kingdom 9 (35%)
- Croatia 2 (8%)
- Germany 2 (8%)
- United States 2 (8%)
- India 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Nala Earth provides data and tools that enable businesses to better understand and connect with the natural world. | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Oct 17, 2023 | ||
| EWOR is a fellowship for outlier founders building transformative tech. We believe that entrepreneurs shape the future – yet only a few create generational impact. This is why we back the top 0.1% of founders with up to €500,000 in funding and weekly 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders (Adjust, ProGlove, SumUp) who now work full-time at EWOR. Ourapproach is virtual-first and modular so that it can suit each founder's non-linear journey, no matter where in the world they are. No standardised playbooks or rigid programming. Building alongside proven peers, our fellows break records – from raising a €13M pre-seed round as a first-time founder to achieving a $3B valuation within 2 years of joining EWOR. | $3.5M / Seed / May 15, 2023 | ||
| Rhizocore Technologies produces locally-adapted mycorrhizal fungi to enhance tree planting success. | $486.4K / Pre-Seed / Mar 31, 2022 | ||
| Climate X is a dual headquartered (London, UK and New York, US) global climate physical risk and resilience data analytics company whose customer's include leading global financial institutions across banking, real estate and insurance. Learn more by visiting www.climate-x.com. | $5.4M / Seed / Mar 23, 2022 | ||
| Hey, we're Jude. A healthcare start-up on a mission is to bring bladder care into the mainstream. | $2.6M / Pre-Seed / Mar 07, 2022 | ||
| Skyfri is one of the fastest-growing cleantech companies globally, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with more than 140 employees across offices in the Denver, London, Oslo, Singapore and Bangalore. The company provides solar asset owners with sophisticated firmware and software to increase revenues and reduce down-time in production, through itsplatform Skyfri Intelligence. The platform is built to automate operations, maintenance, and asset management - accelerating the deployment of solar energy globally. In certain regions, Skyfri Intelligence is supported by Skyfri Energy, the company's own service division. Skyfri is backed by some of Europe's climate tech investors and has a strong management team with experience in building and listing renewable energy and technology companies. | $3.5M / Convertible Note / Jan 30, 2022 | ||
| Vinehealth’s technology applies behavioural science and AI to deliver highly personalised patient support at scale; thereby generating rich patient-reported data to inform health service delivery, drug development and research. | $5.5M / Seed / Dec 03, 2021 | ||
| Climate X is a dual headquartered (London, UK and New York, US) global climate physical risk and resilience data analytics company whose customer's include leading global financial institutions across banking, real estate and insurance. Learn more by visiting www.climate-x.com. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Jul 13, 2021 | ||
| CyGenica uses a non-viral, non-toxic platform to develop in vitro and in vivo delivery solutions for drugs, gene editing components, and antibiotics. | $1.4M / Seed / Jun 08, 2021 | ||
| Carbo Culture is a Nordic-American carbon tech startup that removes carbon from the atmosphere. Carbo Culture removes atmospheric carbon and turns it into a functional material called biocarbon through its own patented technology that exposes woody waste to an ultra-high temperature for an instant. But that’s not all. The biocarbon’s benefitsare twofold: 1) the carbon maintains a stable form that keeps out of the atmosphere for up to 1,000 years and 2) it’s a functional material that can be applied to further environmental benefits, such as biomaterials or soil.In other words, Carbo Culture’s biocarbon not only has the power to remove carbon from the atmosphere and help mitigate climate change, but also help adapt to climate change by using the material itself. | $6.2M / Seed / Apr 14, 2021 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Voyagers
VOYAGERS organises by-invitation adventures designed to build close connections between exceptional people, with the goal of accelerating positive impact. Relationships deepen through our regular video calls, group chats and in-person dinner salons.
Voyagers Contacts
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FAQ
What does David Rowan invest in?
David Rowan invests primarily in Software, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is David Rowan's check size?
David Rowan typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.5M at Seed and $486k–$2.6M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds David Rowan participates in.
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When did David Rowan last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for David Rowan closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 26 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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