# Doug Monro

> Doug Monro is a seed investor at Adzuna (London) backing FinTech, Legal and Sales. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Adzuna](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adzuna)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dougmonro
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/dougall
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/dougmonro

Doug Monro is a seed investor at Adzuna in London focused on FinTech and Legal. Doug was most recently COO of property portal Zoopla. From 2008 he led the growth of the team from 5 to 75 people and the site to number 2 in UK property with 5M visitors a month, organically and through acquisitions. Previously he was MD of Gumtree.com, the UK's largest classified ads site, where he built the team and business through a fungrowth ramp after acquisition by eBay in 2005.Prior to Gumtree, Doug worked for eBay UK, Bain & Company, Unilever and also as an entrepreneur. Doug has a BA in English from Cambridge, an MBA from Kellogg, and hates to admit he is a qualified accountant.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $637k–$8M |
| Angel | $430k–$605k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 2 | 33% |
| Legal | 1 | 17% |
| Sales | 1 | 17% |
| Energy | 1 | 17% |
| Finance | 1 | 17% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Angel | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5Mins | 5Mins s a gamified learning platform designed to help employees improve their skills .It curates short-form video content from leading creators around the world and makes it available to teams and businesses via adaptive and gamified learning engine. | $5.7M | Seed | Nov 07, 2022 |  |
| Screenloop | Screenloop is a hiring intelligence platform that allows you to source candidates, analyze interviews, and automate the reference process. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 02, 2021 |  |
| Clim8 Invest | Clim8 Invest develops an app for sustainable investing so people can make an impact on climate change with their savings. Clim8 is a simple way to invest in a sustainable portfolio of carefully selected companies already making a positive impact on climate change.Clim8's mission is to move billions of pounds of investments into clean energyand truly green, sustainable companies. | $8M | Seed | Apr 12, 2021 |  |
| MoveWise | Movewise helps vendors sell properties at a high price. | $637K | Seed | Apr 25, 2019 |  |
| Switchd | Switchd they ensure our customers are on the best energy deal, hassle free, forever. We switch people automatically so it's always hassle-free saving! | $605K | Angel | Feb 11, 2019 |  |
| VouchedFor | VouchedFor helps people find the best financial advisers, solicitors and accountants for help with life's biggest decisions, harnessing stories and data from over 30,000 satisfied clients.At life's big turning points - be it landing your dream home, gaining access to your children, or ensuring a comfortable retirement - you deservethe very best adviceThe Financial, Legal and Accounting sectors have until now evaded the global technological tidal wave. But it's time that changed - it's just too big and too important to people's lives.We are an innovative start-up backed by great VCs and Angel Investors. We've grown the team 4-fold (to 30 people) in the last year…and are set to do so again.We're based in Teddington, South West London…which means you can get a seat during rush hour on the train, drive to work (and park)….or best still, cycle here through Richmond Park. | $430K | Angel | Jun 01, 2013 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GTMfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gtmfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [7percent Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/7-percent) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AlbionVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albion-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blissgrowth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blissgrowth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blue Lion](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-lion-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British Business Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-business-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Adzuna

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Adzuna is a search engine for jobs ads used by over 10 million visitors per month that aims to list every job, everywhere. It searches thousands of websites so users don’t have to, bringing together millions of ads in one place. By providing smarter search options and powerful data about the job market, as well as unique tools like ValueMyCV,Adzuna gives jobseekers the information they need to take control of their careers. Adzuna’s data also powers the Number 10 Dashboard, used by the Prime Minister and senior officials to keep track of economic growth on a daily basis.Adzuna launched in the UK in July 2011 and now operates in 11 countries. It has a great team, top class investors, recently won an award for best crowdfunding round of the year, and have been recognized as one of the government’s Future Fifty and Sunday Times Tech Track 100 fastest-growing tech companies in Britain.Adzuna’s mission is to be the best place to start looking for a job. It loves using the awesome power of technology to help match people to better, more fulfilling jobs and keep Britain working.

4 contacts available at Adzuna.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Doug Monro | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doug-monro |
| Andrew Hunter | Co-Founder and SEO guy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-hunter |
| George Karpodinis | Head Of Technology | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/george-karpodinis |
| Siddarth Vijayakumar | Head of Marketing \| Management Team | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siddarth-vijayakumar |

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## FAQ

### What does Doug Monro invest in?

Doug Monro invests primarily in FinTech, Legal and Sales startups, most often at Seed and Angel 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.

### What is Doug Monro's check size?

Doug Monro typically joins rounds of $637k–$8M at Seed and $430k–$605k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Doug Monro participates in.

### When did Doug Monro last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Doug Monro closed in Nov 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.

### 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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