# David Rutter

> David Rutter is a seed investor at R3 (London) backing FinTech, Internet and Blockchain. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [R3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/r3-cev)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviderutter/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/daviderutter1
- Website: https://x.com/daviderutter1

David Rutter is a seed investor at R3 in London focused on FinTech and Internet. David E. Rutter is based out of London and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of R3. David previously worked at LiquidityEdge as a Founder. David E. Rutter attended the Villanova University.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $150M–$150M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 3 | 38% |
| Internet | 2 | 25% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 25% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 25% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 25% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 38% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 63% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MSquared | MSquared (M²) develops a network that allows metaverses to be used together. It uses blockchain and cryptocurrency to connect digital assets to various organizations. MSquared is based in London, United Kingdom. | $150M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Improbable | Improbable is dedicated to building powerful technology designed to help solve previously impossible problems and enable the creation of new realities. In gaming and entertainment, Improbable unlocks truly next-generation gameplay through virtual worlds of unprecedented scale, persistence, and richness. In other industries, they hope to help answercritical questions through simulations that could lead to a better functioning world.Their platform, SpatialOS, lets developers transcend the limits of regular computation, allowing swarms of servers running in the cloud to cooperate in order to simulate worlds far larger and more complex than any single server could.They are a British technology company proudly building a diverse workforce, driven by a shared desire to improve and achieve extraordinary things. They are crafting technology for the future and fostering a problem-solving culture that embraces innovation through iteration and experimentation.stitutions across the world. | $150M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 07, 2022 |  |
| Thirdfort | Thirdfort is an app-based solution that lets conveyancers verify client ID and source of funds in minutes. Combining ID scanning technology to check a client’s identity with open banking to prove money is from a legitimate source, Thirdfort is being used by award winning conveyancers around the UK. Thirdfort is backed by Alex Chesterman (Founderof Zoopla), Mishcon de Reya, Lawyer Checker and HM Land Registry. | $19.7M | Series A | Mar 07, 2022 |  |
| Aerotrax | Aerotrax is an enterprise software company focused on digitally tracking the lifecycle of every plane, part, and component in the air and on the ground. |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 25, 2021 |  |
| Thirdfort | Thirdfort is an app-based solution that lets conveyancers verify client ID and source of funds in minutes. Combining ID scanning technology to check a client’s identity with open banking to prove money is from a legitimate source, Thirdfort is being used by award winning conveyancers around the UK. Thirdfort is backed by Alex Chesterman (Founderof Zoopla), Mishcon de Reya, Lawyer Checker and HM Land Registry. | $2.1M | Debt Financing | Apr 12, 2021 |  |
| VALK | VALK is building decentralized infrastructure for capital markets. Our solution allows you to transform your business by making your transaction processes and workflows 100% digital and access a wider ecosystem of financial institutions and innovative DeFi products and liquidity.Today VALK is used by more than 70 investment banks, hedge funds,asset managers, family offices, fund managers and individual private companies (large, SME, startups) in more than 15 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America and South America. VALK has supported more than 4bn USD worth of deals in the last year.In 2021, VALK won the Sell-Side technology and Asset Management Awards and is part of the FCA Sandbox as well as Tech Nation’s fintech cohort. at www.valktech.io or contact@valktech.io |  | Seed | Oct 17, 2020 |  |
| agora Digital Capital Markets Ltd | Digital Debt Capital Markets is a fintech company | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 21, 2020 |  |
| Thirdfort | Thirdfort is an app-based solution that lets conveyancers verify client ID and source of funds in minutes. Combining ID scanning technology to check a client’s identity with open banking to prove money is from a legitimate source, Thirdfort is being used by award winning conveyancers around the UK. Thirdfort is backed by Alex Chesterman (Founderof Zoopla), Mishcon de Reya, Lawyer Checker and HM Land Registry. | $1.3M | Seed | Aug 26, 2020 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mirana](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mirana) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CMT Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cmt-digital-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ethereal Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ethereal-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mishcon de Reya](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mishcon-de-reya) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About R3

VC Fund · New York, United States

R3 provides enterprise technology and services for direct, digital collaboration. The company’s multi-party solutions leverage its trust technology, connected networks, and expertise in regulated markets to improve processes in banking, capital markets, global trade, and insurance.As an early adopter of both private distributed ledger technology(DLT) application platforms and confidential computing technology, R3 enables institutions to leverage direct digital collaboration fully. The company manages one of the largest DLT production ecosystems globally, connecting over 400 institutions, including global systems integrators, cloud providers, technology firms, software vendors, corporates, regulators, and financial institutions from both the public and private sectors.

5 contacts available at R3.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Isabelle Corbett | Head of Regulatory Affairs and GovTech | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isabelle-corbett |
| Todd McDonald | Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/todd-mcdonald-2 |
| Amit Ghosh | Chief Information and Services Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-ghosh |
| Andy Mosson | Head of Sales | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andy-mosson |
| David Rutter | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-rutter |

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## FAQ

### What does David Rutter invest in?

David Rutter invests primarily in FinTech, Internet and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 8 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 Rutter's check size?

David Rutter typically joins rounds of $150M–$150M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds David Rutter participates in.

### When did David Rutter last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Rutter closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 8 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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